“If we who are made in God’s image naturally desire a healthy element of novelty, risk and adventure, why should we assume that the opposite is true of God? Conversely, if the total absence of novelty, adventure and spontaneity would be torture for us, why should we assume it is heaven for God? I know of no good answers to these questions.”
Gregory A. Boyd, ”Satan and the Problem of Evil: Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy.” pg. 148
“If God desires a bride made up of people who genuinely love him - who do not just act lovingly toward him - he must create people who have the capacity to reject him. He must endow agents with self-determination. They, not he, must determine whether or not they will love him and each other. And this, I submit, explains why God created a world in which evil was possible. If love is the goal, it could not be otherwise. God chose to create a world in which evil was possible only in the sense that he chose to create a world in which love was possible. The possibility of evil is not a second decision God makes; it is implied in the single decision to have a world in which love is possible. It is, in effect, the metaphysical price God must pay if he wants to arrive at a bride who says yes to his triune love.”
Gregory A. Boyd, “Satan and the Problem of Evil: Constructing a Trinitarian Warfare Theodicy.” pg. 55
Reblog
I feel like all tumblr is anymore is one giant reblog.
(Ironically, everyone who agrees will reblog this…)
- Obama: I like Coke
- Fox News: Obama Declares War on Pepsi
Dancing Bucharest. A project started out of Dani Ioniță’s passion for photography and the joy of seeing people dance in beautiful places in Bucharest.
Bucharest is pretty much the best. Love this place!
Anyone want to come to Romania with me next time I go?
(via gerkle)
