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Friday, December 10, 2010

"The Paradox of Free Will" part 1




A question that puzzles many honest Christians is "how can an omniscience (all knowing) God allow sin and suffering? How come sin and sorrow is everywhere and God takes a hands-off approach? 
Firstly, the bible says "And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels waging war with the dragon. The dragon and his angels waged war," (Revelation 12:17 NASB) 
Michael is the archangel from revelation, in 2nd Thessalonians, Paul says that He (Christ) will come with the voice of the archangel and the trump of God. therefore, we conclude that Michael is he Son of God. The dragon is called Satan in Revelation 12. Hence we see a struggle between the Son of God and Satan occurring in heaven. why did it occur?

The scriptures tell us that Satan was Lucifer in heaven, one of God's covering cherubs before he became Satan. We are also told that it was self-exaltation and self-centeredness that caused Lucifer's descent into sin. He said "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." (Isaiah 14:14 NASB) A mystery of mysteries, that sin could develop in a sinless environment but nevertheless it did. Lucifer apposed God's government of self-sacrificing love. A Love that "does not demand its own way. ... is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged." (1st Corinthians 13: 5 NLT)

Upon exercising the most longing entreaties that only infinite Love can employ,Satan chose rebellion. But before He left heaven he placed doubt in the minds of the other angels about the character of God. By "the abundance of [his] traffic they filled the midst of [him] with violence, and [he has] sinned:" (Ezekiel 28:16 WEB) 

Since Satan challenged the government of God in heaven and introduced doubt into the creatures minds, God had to vindicate His character. Satan said God was a dictator, He had a law that no one could keep, He said God was selfish and only wanted the praise of the creaurest. Additionally, given creatures have free will, a mere verbal account would not suffice in answering the charges that Satan brought against God.

God applied His Wisdom, His word to declare to men and to angels the nature of His government of Love. Scripture says "No man has ever seen God at any time; the only unique Son, or the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom [in the intimate presence] of the Father, He has declared Him [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known]. (John 1:18 AMP)

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