Some people disparage Calvin by saying that God designed evil for the purpose of destroying people. Since God decreed the sin of the first man then He had destructive purposes that He placed upon man. But how can we be angry at the perpetrators of crimes if in fact we are putting God in that same category? What is the difference in God and a criminal?

But instead of explaining this in terms of how God views one small sin let me explain this in how God protects us. Obviously if there is one sin then it is not only a deed done against God but against mankind. Here is the problem.  If God is a God of destruction then what kind of reaction would be acceptable other than to rejoice in the destructive acts that man do against one another? I do not think we can have a God who is half in the destructive mood and half in the renewal mood.

Obviously since sin entered the world and God decreed it to enter then the question is for what reason did God allow sin to enter into the world? This question produces more questions.  There is a lot of mystery about why God would allow sin and destruction. So since God does not address this in detail then we are in danger of adding to the destructive purposes of sin and thus adding to the sorrow of sin. If we try to pursue the things that are mysteries then we add sorrow to ourselves.

The point is that God has decided to protect us from destruction by giving us a clear view of the difference between what sin does and how God acts to renew the earth. Its like this..if i did not know what the diseases was that was killing people then i would not know what to avoid. I would not be familiar with my own susceptibility to the dangers of catching that disease. But if the disease was shown to me then i could avoid it. Well God has not explained all the reasons that He has decreed sin but He has given us an explanation about identifying it and having a full remedy so that we do not suffer the physical and mental effects of it.

But we know that sin has brought the curse of death. And yet God has given us a desire to live. That desire in the bible is called a blessing. And on the other hand the consequences of sin is to be cursed. So the question is since God has not explained the reasons He decreed sin then isnt it a curse to us to try to explain the evils and the destructive consequences in trying to blame God? And this is the whole point of God declaring that He alone is the judge of the earth. Its for our own good.

So God knows that we would try to act as a god if we accused Him of being unjust in decreeing sin. But God does not explain Himself.. He just declares that He is a God of salvation and in order to set the world back in order He must curse sin for the purpose of protecting His people from its curse.

Its just like when you were raising kids and you said that the wise thing was to pick your fights. Some things you let slip by because these things would pass because they were immature at the time. So you did not become overbearing. The bible warns about our not covering over a multitude of sins. So God in distancing us from being the arbitrators of ultimate justice because He has cursed and blessed some allows us to empathize with all men. God has given us all freedom to fail and move on by Him taking the responsibility of being the ultimate arbitrator.