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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
Is this contradictory to the truth found in I Corinthians 10:13? According to that verse, God provides a way of escape (from temptation). That means if a person chooses to sin, it is in SPITE of the way of escape God provided for them. Ergo, there is no temptation that a saint, weak or otherwise, is helpless against. Whether God "allowed" the circumstance is irrelevant--He provided the escape--and if the person sins anyway, that just means he passed it right up.
I just don't see how we can pass the buck to God when we mess up. Even though He is all-powerful and all-knowing, He has chosen not to interfere with our free will. However, He still doesn't leave us helpless against the will of our flesh, but gives us a way to escape temptation. The scripture says God is faithful.  |
I think you're not really understanding the question. The question was why does God "ALLOW" circumstances that he "knows" will lead to sin. Yes, we choose to take the escape or not. But God knows if we will or not. Yet God still allows the circumstance to be.
For example, the Garden of Eden. Yes... Adam and Eve could have chosen to escape by resisting the serpent. But God allowed the circumstance to be... and God knew they would sin. Why would God even allow it at all knowing they would sin?
The reason is because even sin works it's purpose in the plans of God. It reveals our nature and our weaknesses, reveals his nature, and gives us the force to resist to make us stronger.