a couple nights ago i was asked this question: because opposition is required in all things, does this mean God knew that at least one soul would be damned in the great war of heaven? well i thought about it and decided that yes He would have to have known that this would happen because if it didnt then how would we have agency? there would be no one to try to get us to do things that we shouldnt right? but how can that be? why would God let one of his own children be damned? doesnt he love us all the same? well in thinking about this and answering the question i came up with the idea that yes not only did God know that one soul was going to be damned, but he also knew that a lot of souls would CHOOSE damnation. Satan chose his own path and he chose damnation over God. the scripture that came to mind was "it is better that one man should perish than a whole nation should dwindle in unbelief."
then this led me to think about how so many of us here on earth who already made the decision once to be on the Lord's side will make the wrong decision and choose damnation for themselves. i have heard many people argue that in heaven we knew which side was right but here we dont know. well to those people i believe you are wrong... we know and are told now just as we were then that Gods side will win. good will always beat evil and if we are not consciously choosing good then we are consequently choosing evil. so i ask you... why would you, or why are you, knowingly choosing evil and damnation?
I disagree with you. I think that on this earth people don't know what will cause them damnation. What would you say to the atheists who believe in no damnation? They couldn't know. The only people who could know if what they were doing in damning themselves is those who know a church is true. Not just believe, but know. But then we run into the problem of the definition of know. One could argue that nobody really knows a church is true, it's all built off of belief and faith.
ReplyDeleteAlso if you're Mormon (which I know you are) damnation isn't really the word you're looking for. Very few people are actually 'damned' because it takes alot to get to outer darkness. People may making actions that would send them to a lesser degree
:) food for thought.
ReplyDeletei see your point, but i think that even atheists who just believe in nature know that good will always triumph over evil because there is proof of it all over in nature and in life. which is my point...
ReplyDeletealso a very good point. i do believe that satan and the 1/3 chose damnation for themselves but there is a difference between that and what most people on earth now are choosing... for the purpose of this blog lets let the word 'damnation' relate to not becoming a celestial being, but yes you are correct there