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I have set before you life and death; ...Therefore choose life.

Deuteronomy 30:19

"If God were to remove all evil from our world, it would mean that the essence of "humanness" would be destroyed. We would become robots. " - Billy Graham

What does he mean by this?

If God eliminated evil by programming us to perform only good acts, we would lose this distinguishing mark--the ability to make choices. We would not longer be free moral agents. We would be reduced to the status of robots.

Let's take this a step further. Robot do not love. God created us with the capacity to love. Love is based upon one's right to choose to love. We cannot force others to love us. We can make them serve us or obey us. But true love is founded upon one's freedom to choose to respond.

Give the choice, we would rather be responsible for our actions than be a robot without responsibility! Are you using your ability to make decisions wisely--and using it for God?




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