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[–]In-the-clouds 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Step by step... but who will understand?

1] Man existed before he was on earth. He was a perfect spiritual being, made in the image of God. He was given free will, like God. But pride crept in, and he thought to usurp God. Man followed Lucifer instead, gave up his divinity, and became a mortal man.

His memory was wiped so he could be given another opportunity to take a test of free will. Now he lives on Satan's planet. Which God will he choose? Will he choose the humble Jesus or the proud devil?

2] It was not so in the beginning. The first men walked with God and had plenty of evidence he and the holy angels existed. Now we are at the last generation of man, a time when he does not want evidence of God's existence, or else God would give it. Man loves the darkness rather than the light, and will not come to the light, because his deeds are evil and he does not want them exposed by the light. God exists and it is man's choice to reject the evidence.

3] God is not angry, but is patient and long suffering, and will have all men to be saved. The devil is the one that is angry, because he knows his time is short. Men that reject God go without his protection and experience the evil rewards for his own evil deeds.

4] What else could God do? Man must have free will to have the ultimate bliss in eternity, otherwise he would be as a robot. God made the spirits to be perfect. It was their choice to reject God and follow Lucifer. God, out of his mercy, provided himself a sacrifice so that men could regain their perfect spiritual state. God's spirit was in the man Jesus, born of a virgin. Those that recognize God in Jesus see God as their Father.

5] ? The Destroyer killed the first born. Why blame God for murder, when he offered to save them from the Destroyer, if they would simply put the blood of the lamb on their door posts?

God is the Savior through Jesus. The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy.

[–]LtGreenCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I have no evidence that the boy cried wolf and I have no evidence that he didn't. In other words, I have no way of arguing against fables, so by your own rules you win. I concede.

[–]In-the-clouds 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The wolf seeks to devour the sheep, but he cannot succeed unless he can separate the sheep from their Shepherd.

When men handle the word of God deceitfully, they are wolves in sheep's clothing.

When people lose their faith in Jesus, they become easy game to the adversary. Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and he gave his life for the sheep.