Monday, July 03, 2006

Monday Question of the Week

Did God Create Humanity in Order to Show Mercy?

4 comments:

  1. What scripture are you using to ask this? What's your premise?

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  2. i thought it was just for kicks!

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  3. Boy are you opening up a can of worms with this question...

    From a theological perspective--this means that in order for God to create humanity to show mercy, He must have INTENDED (or even purposed) there to be a "Fall of Mankind."

    I do not think that is the case. What I believe (and it will probably spurn more questions) is God created humanity:

    1) to manifest His own glory in creation & to be glorified by His creation, and

    2) to bestow His goodness upon rational creatures who could acknowledge and enjoy this goodness.

    But this, of course, is just my personal opinion.

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