Our reality is a fiction. It is real but as something imagined and created. The characters are alive and make their own decisions but within the plot of a story. The fiction is already written. It is currently being proof-read. Our moment in time is the page the reader is on.
I write fiction. I imagine and create. I have a basis of comparison for understanding what God is doing and why. He wants us to understand. He gave us the ability to figure it out.
People ask, “Why does God allow evil in the world?” and “Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?” and as a storyteller, I can answer the question.
The heroes are heroic because of the villains. The villainy is an evil that must be stopped or avenged. The innocent suffer or there is no point to the story. If there is no wrong to right then the action is meaningless. The bad is good in context.
Our favorite stories are scary or adventurous… or both. We enjoy comedy and romance but even these are especially interesting if in a context that is scary or adventurous… or both.
God allows evil in the world because it makes the story
interesting. He allows suffering because it makes the villains especially
villainous. Our reality ends with the triumph of good against evil. The victory
is earned, not granted.
Reality is the story of our lives. However, it is up to us to make it a good one. Though He is writing it, we can still influence the outcome.
ReplyDeleteYes. The plot shall play out as planned but the sub-plots are up to us.
DeleteIf god did not give his people free will to be good or evil, then all the good would not actually be good. It would be a meaningless nothing. It makes sense as a creator to do it this way if you want your creation to have meaning and a purpose. It's really that simple and no more complicated than that.
ReplyDeleteA "choose your own adventure" story but the CHARACTERS choose rather than the writer and reader.
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