nice to see you 'devil'
we are actually given the freedom to choose. Because if God were to
make human beings without free will to choose, we will be
robots.
However, the freedom to choose doesnt mean God can tolerate watever
choices we make. Why not? Because God has a holy standard, He is a
holy God without sin and error, is just and perfect in every way.
This aspect He cannot compromise.
Since God is holy, He cant condone sin and wickedness. Adam and Eve
and all of us here choose to go agaisnt Him at some point in our
lives. We know something is not right and yet we do it. We chose
the choice and we will face the consequences.
On the other hand, God is merciful and full of compassion. He didnt
create us and wait for us to go against Him so that He can have a
chance to destroy us for His leisure. He griefs when He see sin in
His creations, because sin come into the way between Him and us. A
barrier that needs to be removed.
And He sent His Son Jesus Christ. Both God and Man in one person.
In Christ, God paid the penalty for our sins and open a way for us
to come back to God once again. The sins we commited are punished
in the body of Jesus because He is sinless. He is fit to die for
all of us. In other words, Jesus paid for something He didnt
commit. So that the holy standard of 'sin must be punished' has
been fufilled, at the cost of His Son.
Again. We are given free choice. To believe in Jesus or not. And
same as the above, there are eternal consequences.
