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God granted free will to mankind, his creatures, knowing they would immediately become rebellious, sinful, and god-hating in nature.

All of mankind, who is depraved, deserves justice, which would include eternal seperation from God and hellfire.

But God is not only severe in his justice, He is loving and merciful, and so, to His glory, God elected a people to be redeemed by Christ, who would bear their sin on Judgement Day, so that they can be reborn with a God-loving nature.

God ordained that His creature would of their own free will fall into sin, because even as we mean it for evil, God intends it for good.

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Deleted Account 2mo ago

Can an ungodly person do good deeds and put kindness into the world through their choices and actions?

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Contra 2mo ago

Yes, an ungodly person can absolutely make the world better through kindness and good choices. We Christians would call this “common grace”. However, these works don’t address their fundamental need for salvation through Christ.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Deleted Account 2mo ago

Ahhh the old original sin hey.

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Contra 2mo ago

Not quite. Original sin explains why we’re separated from God and need salvation. What I described, common grace and civil righteousness explains how God restrains evil and enables even unbelievers to do genuine good in the world.