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*2.  granted us free moral agency, but never have given us anything to choose between [negation of moral choices].  
 
*2.  granted us free moral agency, but never have given us anything to choose between [negation of moral choices].  
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*3. called man to make the  Creator their ultimate object of spiritual  affection and allegiance and source of security is what is right and what is best for man, versus finite created beings or things, and 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]).
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*3. called man to make the  Creator their ultimate object of spiritual  affection and allegiance and source of security as being what is right and what is best for man, versus finite created beings or things being one's "god," and provided moral revelation and influences. But always have moved us to do good, and never have allowed us to choose evil (even if as by making believing in God and choosing good so utterly compelling — like God appearing daily and always doing miracles on demand, and preventing any seeming evidence to the contrary - so that no man could attempt to make excuses for not believing in Him [effective negation of any freedom to choose]).
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*4. allowed us to do evil, but immediately reversed any effects [negation of moral  consequences].  
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*4. allowed us to choose evil, but immediately reversed any effects and not penalized such [negation of moral  consequences].  
    
*5. allowed us to do bad, but restricted us to a place where it would harm no one but ourselves [restriction of moral  consequences].
 
*5. allowed us to do bad, but restricted us to a place where it would harm no one but ourselves [restriction of moral  consequences].
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*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].
 
*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].
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*8. restrained evil to some degree, 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.  
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*8. restrained evil to some degree, 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 supremely Good.  
    
*9. in accordance with  8, the Creator could have chose to  manifest  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  eternally  punish, to varying degrees, those whose response to God's revelation manifested they want evil,  [justice maintained while mercy and grace given].
 
*9. in accordance with  8, the Creator could have chose to  manifest  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  eternally  punish, to varying degrees, those whose response to God's revelation manifested they want evil,  [justice maintained while mercy and grace given].
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