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Competition 5 Dec 2018

Why competition?

From Genesis 2 on you see competition. As a consequence of that some brothers hated the other one. There was deceit, enmity, dead. It may be wondered if such is the consequence of the fall.

As a first response, I feel sad. A loving God had created the world. Why so much envy?

I believe God was wise enough to realise that this would happen. So it must have some purpose.

The twins

Running the race.

Possible purposes for the competition.

God may be interested in our response to evil and hurt
Because men would not obey directly to God, God caused confusion
God wants men to be acquainted with the bad sides of competition and pain
To stir up creativity
To confuse men
To slow down growth

How to respond with more love

Believe that there is enough for all
Let others go first
Give up rights and position
Be happy and trust life
Care for a few things around

A choice for community

A place where all have value. A place where I can safely die to the self.