The Wonders of Eternity

One question about life that philosophers, theologians and thinking people, in general, have considered in all ages, has to do with the existence of suffering, injustice, and evil. If the world was created by a kind and loving God why does such an apparent contradiction exist? Some truth seekers want to know why suffering would be so ubiquitous in creation.  Some people simply acknowledge the perplexity of it and move on. Christian scholars may quote some scriptures and give a philosophical reason but still don't really have a complete answer.  They often claim it is simply a mystery, as even God is a mystery to them. If good and evil did not exist, what would there be in order for choices to exist? Why did God place of tree in Eden, calling it the knowledge of good and evil? We would simply be pawns in a random existence with no evident purpose if we didn't of choices and some over arching laws of the universe did not govern the nature of good or evil.  ...

Posted by Charles Brown What is the difference between having an individual will, or free will as it is known and being able to express that will? How can submitting one's will, even consecrating our life to God in complete surrender constitute the ultimate victory? I have had many discussions with my Christian friends that love God and believe in the mercy of Jesus Christ. I appreciate very much their testimonies of faith. In those discussions, I find the similarities of what I believe as coming from God very similar to theirs. I have found however a disconnect between what they express and the foundational teachings of the theologian/scholars that define basic doctrines of modern and traditional Christendom. The traditional views held by orthodox Bible scholars and Christian philosopher/theologians is that man's soul is created at his birth. There was no prior existence of your soul or mine until that day that we call our birthday. No man or woman had been cre...