- But God knew before He created us that we would be disobedient (What Is the Relationship Between Righteousness and Obedience?).
- If we weren’t going to be disobedient, He wouldn’t have “… already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ …” (Eph. 1: 4 GNT) (What Is the Relationship Between Righteousness and Obedience?).
- We know this union had to be something other than creation (Completion from the Cross)
- We don’t know how long after the creation of the world the first sin occurred (The Promised Messiah).
- God knew what was going to happen (How Did Jesus Redeem Us?).
- He put the plan in place that He could forgive us and redeem us. That plan was the death and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ (How Did Jesus Redeem Us?).
- The plan of salvation was God’s, designed before the foundation of the universe (What Is the Mystery of Jesus and the Church?).
- This is a deep-seated love (The Faithful Watchers: Simeon).
- It looks like God just accepted Adam and Eve’s decision to disobey Him and gave up (Does Believe or Repent Come First?; Is God Really in Control Right Now?).
- He did kick them out of the Garden (Gen. 3: 24) but not before He provided for them (Gen. 3: 21) (Is God Really in Control Right Now?).
- He didn’t unleash His great wrath then (Eph. 5: 6; Rev. 14: 10-11) (Is God Really in Control Right Now?).
- God put the plan of salvation in place long before Adam and Eve sinned. So, maybe God did just accept because that was part of The Plan (Eph. 1: 4) (Is God Really in Control Right Now?).
- And what is our reward? “… so that we would be holy and without fault before him” (Eph. 1: 4 GNT) (What Is the Relationship Between Righteousness and Obedience?).
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