That is Completely UN Scriptural

Speaking of power, through out your life, as you look back have you ever noticed at times how you may have been “forced” into situations, that perhaps you wouldn’t have chosen at first? A sequence of unforeseen events which ultimately resulted in what could be perceived as harm coming your way, or perhaps you even being forced to “do evil”. Sometimes a more personal example, if you are willing, could help in preventing the group and yourself from reaching the “milk” frustration threshold. Perhaps there are events that repeatedly got louder and louder, but were of the same basic type?

I liked your Hitler example because it is one that I have struggled with for some time and I think it represents a good case study for attempting to understand some of the paradoxes of what is often termed higher thought.

If I perceive from just the perspective of raw numbers – utilitarian, just the perspective of the world we live in – then I could safely say, that absolutely would I take every chance I could to take out Hitler if I knew it would spare the lives of millions. Yet, we both know there is something bigger going on here. He was probably raised up for a purpose, not much different than ol’ Pharaoh of Exodus fame, no?

From another vantage point, those millions are probably going to have to receive their karma somehow or another. So in determining what is good vs. evil, do you see how even attempting to prevent those millions of souls from receiving their karma, could in fact, be evil or perhaps not evil, but incorrect action from a higher perspective? Is this what Paul may have meant when he spoke of being unable to discern good from evil?

Does this mean just sit on our hands and  stick our head in the ground and be all Christ like, or as the Father would do according to you, nothing?  What I find really interesting, is that with the Hitler situation, if you look at the story in depth – it was really bizarre how he did not get taken out. There was a bomb right planted in the same room he was in – that went off! Do you think that perhaps, though his actions were evil from one vantage point, he was in fact “protected” by the laws of the Father until the purpose of Hitler had been completed?