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In response, various proposals have been made, such as,

In response, various proposals have been made, such as,

God could,  

God could have,  

*1. have made us (and angels) with no moral ability, depriving us from the moral ability to respond to or choose good.  

*1. made us (and angels) with no moral sense and or deprived us from the moral ability to respond to or choose good [morally insensible].  

*2. have granted us free moral agency, but never have given us anything to choose between.

*2.granted us free moral agency, but never have given us anything to choose between [negation of moral choices].  

*3. always move us to do good, and never allow us to choose evil (make believing in God and choosing good so utterly compelling, like God appearing daily and doing miracles on demand, and preventing any seeming evidence to the contrary so that no men could attempt excuses and would complain they are being forced.)

*3. provided moral revelation and influences but always have moved us to do good, and never have allowed us to choose evil (such as make believing in God and choosing good so utterly compelling — like God appearing daily and doing miracles on demand, and preventing any seeming evidence to the contrary so that no man could attempt excuses [effective negation of any freedom to choose].

*4. allow  us to do evil, but immediately reverse the effect.

*4. allowed us to do evil, but immediately reversed any effects [negation of moral  consequences].  

*5. allow  us to do bad, but restrict us to a place where it would harm no one but ourselves.  

*5. allowed us to do bad, but restricted us to a place where it would harm no one but ourselves [restriction of moral  consequences].

*6. allow  us to choose between good and evil, and to affect others by it, but not reward or punish us accordingly.

*6. allowed us to choose between good and evil, and to affect others by it, but not ultimately reward or punish us accordingly [negation of eternal moral consequences].  

*7. have given us the ability to choose, and alternatives to chose from, with the ability to effect others and things by our choices, and will reward or punishment us accordingly, especially ultimately, while also making the evil we do to work out for the good of those who want good, and who thus love God who is good.  

*7. given us the ability to choose, and alternatives to chose from, and to face and overcome evil or be overcome by it, with the ability to effect others and things by our choices, and to exercise some reward or punishment in this life for morality, and ultimately reward or punishment all accordingly [pure justice].

And as regards the latter, God could choose to enable redemption of penitent believers, through One who was righteous, and who took responsibility for our sins, and paying the price for the forgiveness of sin, and grant faith in Him and persuade men to choose thusly,  so that they may be forgiven and declared just, and thereby satisfy requirements of holiness and justice, while enabling mercy, while allowing men to resist this call.

*8. in accordance with the above, except have manifested Himself in the flesh, and by Him to provide man a means of escaping the ultimate retribution of Divine justice, and instead receive unmerited eternal favor, at God's own expense and credit, appropriated by a repentant obedient faith, in addition to the loss or gaining of certain rewards based on one's quality of work as a child of God.  And conversely, eternal punish to varying degrees those whose response to God's revelation manifested they want evil, while making the evil that man does to work out for the good of those who want good, and who thus love God, who is good [justice maintained while mercy and grace given].

==Arminian response==  

==Arminian response==