What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "Why do many Christians say God allowed this or that? Where do they get the idea that maybe God couldn't intervene?"
Answer
The provided scriptures explain that God's allowance of suffering is not due to a lack of power, but rather to the protection of human freedom, so that love may be voluntary and not forced. God permits temporary suffering in part to prevent greater decline or loss for many. However, they point out that finite human minds cannot fully comprehend the infinite intentions of God.
Freedom of the Will as an Answer to God's Tolerance
»Where do evil and suffering come from? Is God responsible for them? If not, why does He at least not prevent them? ... Love is the cornerstone of God's government ... to all He grants freedom of the will, so that they may render Him voluntary service.«
The Reason for Divine Permitting and Judgment
»It was the mercy of God that thousands should suffer, to avoid the necessity of passing judgments upon millions. To save the many, He had to punish the few. ... It was love for the world, for the nation Israel, and even for the transgressors, that the crime was punished with swift and severe rigor.«
The Question of God's Power and Human Freedom
»Is it not possible that God has made humans free to choose their own course? ... Yet they will contend that God does not have the power to act according to His will, or that everything abhorrent is pleasing to Him.«
The Limits of Human Understanding
»These questions were not asked so that we might answer them, but to direct our attention to the deep mysteries of God and to teach us that our wisdom is limited ... the judgments and purposes of God are unsearchable.«
Original Sources (English)
Stephan Krol
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Why I built EGW Vision
Hello, I am Stephan Krol. I started this Ellen White website to make the writings of Ellen G. White and the Adventist pioneers easier to access for everyone.
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