In discussion with a family member about evil, she stated that there is the permissive will of God, meaning, God has allowed it despite not necessarily approving of it.
Now to me, this seems like absolute insanity and creates an unfathomable amount of logical contradictions in the bible.
For example, God's purpose for allowing someone to commit an evil act, in my eyes is to ultimately for his praise and to display his glory as Scripture says:
--Romans 3:5 ''But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath upon us?''
-- Romans 5:8 ''but God demonstrates his love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.''
-- Romans 9:21-23 ''Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory''
Anyway, the issue I really must take up with this notion of a ''permissible will'' is the simple fact that, we know God is Holy, Good and he Hates sin and those who indulge in sin.
-- Psalm 5:5 ''The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.''
Therefore, if we say the reason for God allowing something that he hates and absolutely abhors is simple because of his permissible will? He allows it because he values our own choices and desires over his own will? He places a greater value on our total free-will, than he places the existence of evil?
Is this our holy, good, and just God of the scripture?
I would like to hear what else scripture has to say on this matter, as of course the truth for all of us is what's important here!
God Bless
Now to me, this seems like absolute insanity and creates an unfathomable amount of logical contradictions in the bible.
For example, God's purpose for allowing someone to commit an evil act, in my eyes is to ultimately for his praise and to display his glory as Scripture says:
--Romans 3:5 ''But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath upon us?''
-- Romans 5:8 ''but God demonstrates his love for us in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.''
-- Romans 9:21-23 ''Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory''
Anyway, the issue I really must take up with this notion of a ''permissible will'' is the simple fact that, we know God is Holy, Good and he Hates sin and those who indulge in sin.
-- Psalm 5:5 ''The boastful shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers.''
Therefore, if we say the reason for God allowing something that he hates and absolutely abhors is simple because of his permissible will? He allows it because he values our own choices and desires over his own will? He places a greater value on our total free-will, than he places the existence of evil?
Is this our holy, good, and just God of the scripture?
I would like to hear what else scripture has to say on this matter, as of course the truth for all of us is what's important here!
God Bless
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