I think God sent life and life provides the tests.
Regards,
Scott
David Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Susan,
>I'm not one to speculate on what God will or will not do. I think of
>God as initimately involved with the universe, so much so that the
>molecules would not hold together without His constant involvement.
>But there is the Hidden Will of God and the Revealed Will. We can't
>hope to understand that Hidden Will by which holocausts and
>catastrophes occur. We need to focus on God's revealed Will through
>Baha'u'llah and follow His guidance as to how to grow through them. I
>don't think there is any profit in speculating about in what sense
>God is sending us tests. Like that story of the three brothers I
>recounted, these kinds of speculations will just drive you crazy.
Very well. I was thinking there might have been some passage in the
Writings I had overlooked which would shed more light on how God sends
tests.
Regards,
David
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