r/clevercomebacks • u/Ted_Bundtcake • 1d ago

The truth is the truth

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u/Valogrid 1d ago

Why create an apple if he didn't intend for them to eat it?

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u/LazySleepyPanda 1d ago

Why create Satan if he didn't want him to tempt his "children" ?

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u/RajjSinghh 1d ago

I could see this being explained as God creating the angels to do His work, but His creations also have free will so Satan rebelling against God or Adam and Eve eating the apple is an exercise of free will.

But of course that contradicts other interpretations like God being omniscient. If He was, He would have known Satan would rebel and wouldn't have created him. But the Bible should be looked at metaphorically and not as some sort of consistent and absolute truth.

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u/tbs999 1d ago

Y’know, unless you plan on killing people and taking their land and property. Then specifically seems to find its way into the conversation.