Why did God allow Satan to inhabit the new earth along with the fledgling innocent human species he had just created? Isn't that like taking a 5 month-old infant and rabid wolf and then placing the two then in the same playpen?
Also, I'm of course familiar with the idea that God is all-knowing and that he created mankind simply for his pleasure; that he wanted us to love him with a real love that could only be accomplished by giving us the freewill to choose him. That said, was it moral of God to create billions upon billions of people whom he knew would not choose him, some for very good reasons, and would instead spend eternity in hell simply because he wanted a few more eternal playmates?
For example, it took about 1,000 years for news of the gospel to get to China, does God just consider all those people casualties of his big statistical experiment called salvation?
Actually there are two questions here, hope that doesn't bother anyone
Just curious of the responses. Thanks!
Also, I'm of course familiar with the idea that God is all-knowing and that he created mankind simply for his pleasure; that he wanted us to love him with a real love that could only be accomplished by giving us the freewill to choose him. That said, was it moral of God to create billions upon billions of people whom he knew would not choose him, some for very good reasons, and would instead spend eternity in hell simply because he wanted a few more eternal playmates?
For example, it took about 1,000 years for news of the gospel to get to China, does God just consider all those people casualties of his big statistical experiment called salvation?
Actually there are two questions here, hope that doesn't bother anyone
Just curious of the responses. Thanks!