tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982942746138083135.post5442042746617800314..comments2012-02-04T13:25:04.064-05:00Chad Sparksnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982942746138083135.post-80992778601295610252012-02-04T13:25:04.064-05:002012-02-04T13:25:04.064-05:00Great rabbit trail, Chad. Remember your nickname used to be &quot;Rabbit?&quot; Your post reminds me of Paul. I find purpose in suffering as I experience God&#39;s closeness in a special way.<br /><br />~ShannonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982942746138083135.post-72624686494342079632012-01-26T23:03:51.507-05:002012-01-26T23:03:51.507-05:00Nice job on this! This is an idea I&#39;ve been grappling with for a while...did God need sin to exist for us to have a relationship with Him? Did he know (as I&#39;m convinced that He did) that we would sin...in fact, did He design us so that we WOULD sin? I can only conclude that He did design us this way, and I think your reasoning here does a great job of explaining why. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this!Phil B.noreply@blogger.com