As I understand Protestant theology, God created Satan and knew what Satan would do. He also created Adam and Eve and knew what they were going to do. Unless God intended for Adam/Eve to 'fall', why do Protestants place them in a situation where he knew they would fall? Or better yet, why did God create Satan, knowing all the trouble he would ultimately cause?
jt: God didn't create Satan to do what he did; nor did he create Adam and Eve to do what they did but it happened. However, God made provision for it before the foundation of the world so He was two steps ahead.
If God is all knowing, and all powerful then it would seem like either he made a mistake, or he intended that sin and failure be a part of our life.
jt: Or He saw the end result as worth the risk/price.
I think everybody agrees that he doesn't make mistakes, so why do Protestants think sin is good for us?
jt: No God doesn't make mistakes and I don't know any Protestants who think sin is good for us, do you know some who actually think this way Dave?
Yes, I know......Protestants don't believe sin is "good for us", but I don't know how else to word it. Apparently there is a 'good' purpose for sin.......I'm just curious what value Protestants find in sin.
jt: I guess I am protestant because I'm not rcc but I don't find any good in sin, I just accept that it is a fact of life, that I was born with that kind of an inheritance. It took me a while to learn that Jesus had paid the price for me to be free from sin and reconciled to God because IMO generationally our thinking has become so skewed that today most protestants don't have a problem with what God calls sin. The fruit of sin is more sin, it's an ongoing cycle into decadence and destruction.
As for David murdering Uriah. I know in our natural thinking we excuse him by saying he didn't actually do it; but God held him responsible in 1 Kings 15:5 we are told "David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite." It took David a year and a visit from the prophet to repent but when he did his repentance was deep (see Psalm 51).
I have a question - are you really a Mormon and if so how so?
Grace and Peace,
Judy
