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permission of evil is designed to work out a greater good – a lasting and valuable lesson.
"For
thou art
Though opposed
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and "Evil" are God did not
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Only Liberty |
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desires intelligent and willing obedience, rather than ignorant, mechanical service. 
Four
avenues 1. Intuition 2. Observation 3. Experience 4. Information
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learns by practical experience.
Adam and Eve yielded to the temptation which God wisely permitted.
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wilfully shared Eve's act of disobedience.
Man,
through impairment of his moral nature,
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God has
Evil is
not always sin. Man’s
noblest quality is liberty of choice.
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was permitted to choose for himself, he fell from divine fellowship.
God did not force man "For
the wages of sin is death; |
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a favor, a gift of God.
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh
down from the Father of Lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow
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As all in Adam shared his condemnation...
The doctrine of
Eternal torture All in
Christ
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Christ purchased Adam’s race.
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we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. "But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive."
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Second Chance vs. First Individual Opportunity
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Why
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The wisdom of God confines sin to certain limits. |
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Other
objections to giving an individual chance now: 1. Would require a redeemer for each one condemned 2. Would not permit selection of "the body" |
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The
ransom
Blessings will result through the permission of evil. |
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All will
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The Law
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