The Role of Sin in God’s Plan
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Without sin in the world, there would have been no need for his suffering, death and resurrection. A wise and perfect God could foresee that the resurrection of his Son would one day become a reality. It was through his suffering, death and resurrection that Jesus was able to demonstrate his great love for all humans. Without sin, that demonstration of his great love would not have been needed and thus it is reasonable for us to believe that sin may have been a part of God's plan so He could demonstrate that great love for all his creation. So sin and love are kindred. It is through one (sin), that the other (love) could be more vividly demonstrated. God is love and through the greatest sacrifice of all, the Crucifixion, He could demonstrate that love for all of us. There are many questions that can be contemplated in the assessment of the role of sin in God's plan. Some of those follow: Could we understand God's great love of us and all his creation if, because of our sins, He had not come to earth and suffered and died for our sins to earn us redemption? How would God's kingdom have been created if there had been no Resurrection? What other means could God have chosen to demonstrate his great love for us? How would the faith, hope, and love of humans have been affected if there were no sinners? Would the magnitude of the love of our Lord be as possible without our dependence on his mercy and forgiveness?
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As Christians, we believe that our Lord is a loving, kind, and merciful God. Because of that belief, many Christians as well as non-Christians find it difficult to understand how a loving God can permit evil and sin in the world. The role of sin in God’s divine plan is a complex, mysterious, spiritual issue, which humans can only partially understand. The acceptance of the belief that God is perfect in love and sent his only son to suffer and die for our sins can give us small insights and understandings of the role of sin in his divine plan. The purpose of this book is to examine those small insights in order for us to better appreciate why our loving God would allow sin to be a part of his divine plan.
About the Author
George E. Pfautsch spent most of his working life as a financial executive for a major forest product and paper company. His final years with Potlatch Corporation were spent as the senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Following his retirement, he began writing about the national morality he believes was intended for this nation by the founding fathers. He is the author of ten previous books covering the subjects of faith, freedom, morality, and justice. In addition, he is the coauthor of a book written by Melitta Strandberg, which is the story of her family’s quest for freedom, before, during, and after World War II. He is also the coauthor of a book written by Leroy New, the “guitar wizard” of Branson, Missouri. He is married to Dodi, his wife of fifty-four years. He has two children and four grandchildren.