8221; is necessary to achieve completion, and allowing us to experience these things are all an innate part of Him.Critics of this position could cite many arguments against this, but I would answer all their positions with one statement: as outlined above, we could conceivably remove (virtually) all evil from a child’s life, but we would interpret that as a severe wrong-doing...why would we expect this from God?III. The Question of Free WillThe existence of God has a huge determining influence upon the belief of humanity and the question of free will. The ability to choose, whether if the choice is right or wrong is a glorious freedom that our God allows us, and stands as an indicator of what God’s character is truly like. Being an omnipotent being, this would demand that whatever positive qualities we human beings possess would be exponentially realized in an all-powerful being. Even with our diminished qualities of acceptance, love for other beings and self-respect, we can learn from ourselves about the qualities of God. In human relationships, when one party is able to exert full control over the situation, to force the person through either mental or physical methods to bend to the controlling party’s will, how do we define that relationship? We determine that this is an “unhealthy” relationship. Any person that desires a “healthy” relationship does not wish the company of a person that will acquiesce to anything that we want. Rather, the people that are controlled by such a relationship are looked upon as pathetic.David G. Myers writes about the key to a gratifying and enduring relationship: equity. “When equity exists, when both partners freely give and receive, when they share decision-making...this is at the core of every type of loving, healthy relationship. It’s true for lovers, for parent and child, and intimate friends” (p. 585). If this is the type of rel...
