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Old 05-26-2008, 04:34 PM
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I believe that Jonathan Edwards believed that the eternal existance of Hell was in order that the holiness of God would be eternally evident, therefore while Gods goodness and holiness are self evident without evil they are glorified by the existence of evil, especially in the punishemnt of evil.
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