"Well OSTS, Satan, through Adam challenged God's right to rule......so God had to let it play out to show that He really SHOULD be the one ruling mankind. Both the angels and humans needed to see this. "
Me - Why couldn't God have allowed Adam's children to remain perfect? That way other humans AND the angels could both watch Adam grow old and die.....thus learning the lesson. Besides.....this would have also prevented God from punishing generation after generation of innocent humans for one man's sin.
"Well OSTS.....you see......Adam's children weren't born until AFTER Adam had sinned.....therefore sin was inherited and it spread to all future generations."
Me - But God can fix that in the future.....in the new system, right?
"Yes OSTS! Exactly"
Me - So.....why didn't he just do as I suggested.....and allow Adam's children to remain perfect. I mean if he can make imperfect people perfect in the future.....why couldn't he do it back then?
"Well OSTS......it is just like a dented baking pan. Once the pan has a dent.....all future loaves baked in that pan will contain the same error. "
Me - Yeah....I get that.......But "with God all things are possible", right? Are you telling me God couldn't figure out how to NOT make sin pass from ONE man to ONE child but in the future he is going to figure out how to do that with MILLIONS of people? He couldn't figure out how to remove that dent back then......but in the future he will be able to remove the dent?
"Well OSTS.....it is certainly not a matter of Jehovah not being able to figure it out. Obviously He knows all. That just isn't what His plan was. His plan is to fix the dent in the new system. "
Me - So although He could have fixed the dent thousands of years ago.....thus sparing billions of lives and agony and pain etc etc.......while still showing that He is truly the universal sovereign by allowing Adam and ONLY Adam to grow old and die.......he chose not to? He chose to punish future innocent generations of people? Doesn't that seem a bit harsh?
"Well OSTS......I can see you are not being reasonable. It is a very simple concept and you refuse to get it. I wouldn't question Jehovah if I were you. "
A cloud of dust then quickly rose into the air as he plunged his cranium into the sand.