Theocentric Musings

This is written by my friend Richard Murray, you can find him at his blog, http://www.thegoodnessofgod.com/ , it's a definite must read. Take the time to learn something: DOES GOD ALLOW EVIL? by Richard Murray Before you say, "Yes, obviously He does," I want you to take a step back and consider a couple of other possibilities. For the sake of argument, let's assume that a good God would never create or allow evil of any kind. In other words, a good God would always DISALLOW evil and never ALLOW it. With me so far? Now, assuming that such a good God would DISALLOW all evil, the question becomes HOW would He disallow it? Would such a God have any limitations on HOW He would disallow all evil motives, evil actions and evil events? Would such a good God coerce the wills of free beings to incinerate every evil thought before it arose? Would this God forcibly intervene in each and every circumstance nipping every evil event in the bud before it occurred? Would ...

My friend Richard Murray with another great observation for all of us to meditate on: Satan has the power OF death (Hebrews 2:14-15). He ruins. Jesus has the power OVER death. He resurrects. (Revelation 1:18) Know your spiritual prepositions. Follow him at his website: 'The Goodness of God',  http://www.thegoodnessofgod.com/index.html

Very interesting read. It's worth noting that more and more of what the church fathers and writers of scripture believed is becoming more prominent in this age. I enjoy delving into that era. My friend Richard Murray, who can be found at his blog here, http://www.thegoodnessofgod.com/, with some great information: FOUR REASONS THE EARLY CHURCH DID NOT BELIEVE "HELL" LASTS FOREVER Today, many people disagree on how guilty criminals should be treated. Is the purpose of punishment, the argument goes, to rehabilitate the criminal by reforming his character? Or, rather, is the purpose of punishment to inflict eye-for-an-eye retaliation on the wrongdoer? Put another way, is our motive for punishment revenge or rescue? This same analysis can be applied to God's purpose for Hell. Is God's motive in allowing sinners to go to Hell a form of "revenge" upon the sinner, or is God's motive rather to ultimately "rescue" the sinner from his own fa...