The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-03-04

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have. ii SO why is the work not accom-
plisheds
But you significantly ask, after refer
ing to "a conflict in the spiritual realm" "
els the battle the Lords? viii God
conquer! Has He the ability to finish
the work upon VIII eh He has entered
In reply TO these interogstories, which by
the way, are substituted for argu ment
will institute few, which you are bound
to answer to account for existing facts
and which, when given, will not only an
swer your own questions, but sap the
foundation of your hypothetical system.
As evil exists and men have seceed.
ed, and contest has been inaugera.
ted, Had God the power to prevent it ?
Could He have intercepted the rebellion
If He could, why did He not do it, II
lie could not, why should lie be thought
able to "subdue or conquer" it in the fu-
ture Is it less difficult for God to sub.
due the evil, than to prevent it Is it
less difficult toconquer the rebellion thento
intercept it? Was God taken by surprise
Or, did He allow the inauguration of re-
bel'io ust for the honor or glory OF put
ting it down Did He permit evil Just
for the pleasure of suppressing it p? Does
lures ? Ii not, why does He contend with
them 7 If He does, why may we not ex.
pect Him to keep it up forever? Is God
able to subdue the rebellion at once II
SO. why does He not do it ? Ifnot, why
should He be thought able to do it, in the
| future viii God be stronger or his en-
emies weaker? If God has been trying
to put down this rebellion for six thous-
aud years without "succeediny," why
should we expect Him to succeed in the
future? Is not the prospect rather dark
il God has been endeavoring for SO long a
| time to subdue rebellion and there are
more rebels now than at the commence
ment of the contest? Do you deny that
there are? Does God love to see the smoke
of battle, or delight in the misery of His
creatures, il not, why does lie not now
make them loyal, holy and happy? II
God has shared the ownership and gov.
ernment of the world, with the devil for
six thousand years, may He not forever :?
Finally, will you be so kind as to furnish
your respondent and your intelligent rea-
ders, with answers to these questions =?
You refer to several different theories as
to the result of the contest none of which
expresses my view, and as you seem anx
ious to know my theory, l will promise
TO develop it in due time,
Your second argument is drawn from
the manifest nature of evil and good.
evil you say.is not selfexistent. had
a beginning and may have an end" The
same is true Of good in the creature, and
this is the real question. And why can
not evil as well be Immortal without the
will of God, as to erist without it?
II it exist by the will of God, why may
it not as well be immortal as goodness
and righteousness, which, you say are OF
God e? God is supremely good, just and
true now and always has been. But if
there WAS not powers sufficient in Su-
preme goodness, justice. and truth to
prevent evil; why should it be thought
sufficient to subdue and destroy it,? You
will materially improve your argument
by answering these questions. f.a
Your third argument is that God has
The destruction of sin. Now the
question is pertinent, has not God in the
same sense purposed the the nonexistencs
of sin But as am at this point, for tho
first time cited to scriptural quotation.
| must not delay to give it consideration.
am referred 10 Gen. 3. Is. "And l
will put eumity between the and the wo-
man and between thy seed and her seed,it
shall bruise thy head and it shall bruise
his heel" Your argument for the ode
struction OF all sin" from this passage is
based upon three assumptions, which
must be established in order to the
soundness Of your argument. LIST That
the erm" shall" is absolute, 7d That SER
peut means evil or sin. II SO not only
did sin exist before the transgression of
our first parents. but existsd sbstractly
without any moral being in which to in
here, and as such, as an melting influence
to evil. 8. That to bruiss the head
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