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“As a man thinks within himself, so he is.” (Proverbs 23:7, NASB)

Does man derive any benefit from suffering evil that is perpetrated against him?

For what purpose do you hope “the new generation of heathen” will do “great harm” to the atheist?

A final thought before extinguishing the bedside lamp for the evening: If God wants something then he needs for it to exist in order to get it.

The more I think about it - with the benefit of receiving and entertaining other people’s thoughts on the matter, for which I’m appreciative - the more I think we probably should.

Are you at least able to acknowledge that that’s not logical? I would need the pieces because pieces are needed to implement any plan I might have in mind. P.S. Is a plan without pieces even a plan? How many times have we heard people say, “God has a plan for your life”? A plan for your...

The underlying issue: Why did God create evil? Why does God allow evil? How does evil fit into God attaining his purposes?

Thanks. I believe God created what he needed in order to accomplish his purposes.

He couldn’t do it without the pieces to do it with. He needs the pieces. He creates the pieces.

God needs nothing? God needed to create man in order to have man. Preposterous?

Without the pieces (man, but not only man) he needs to have in order to bring a plan to fruition? Proposition: Every plan needs it’s pieces in order for the plan to be implemented.

Yes. Do you think that’s why the ban was reversed, the books were placed back in the libraries and the atheist didn’t want to talk about it? Welcome to the forum.

“There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short, and in the end the only thing that really counts is not how others see us, but how God sees us.” - Billy Graham

Thanks. “God is in need of man for the attainment of His ends.” - Abraham Heschel Why do you think his assertion isn’t true?

Exactly. Every plan needs it’s pieces in order for the plan to come to fruition. The argument is a simple one: 1. God has a plan for the age to come. 2. The plan has essential elements. (Man being but one of them.) 3. God needs (and will have) those elements in order for his plan to come to...