In the beginning God carefully designed and manufactured Man. He then began the testing and perfecting of what he had made,
He designed and created the world in which man would live and play out the game of life.
The object of the game is for man to grow as the earthly child of God slowly over the course of much time to adulthood.
As souls (spirit man) these creations become actors on the stage of life. Shakespeare said the whole world is a stage and every man must play a part. A soul throughout many incarnations plays roles major or minor throughout the game. It is by how well he performs these roles and what he learns from them that in the end he will be judged for his entire career. God arranges a full gamut of experiences good and bad to test and train man to become completely equipped for every good work (perfect).
The lives of a soul is like in a PACman (planned and created man) game. There are many rewards or blessings as well a many dangers and pitfalls whereby we may lose our immediate life (physical). Depending on how well you play the game your physical life can be regenerated and you can continue to play in a new life. There are many levels of play where PACman learns increasing survival and success skills. The problems and the rewards increase with each play.
God a quantum leaps superior programmer than man himself designed a world with the ultimate challenges, diversity, and fascination. This attention to detail by the creator makes life on earth the ultimate experience wherein even the angels envy man. This is even though the angels lives are everlasting. Animals are not creations in Gods spiritual image.
They only have instinct, not reasoning that comes from the spirit inheritance from God. The carnivorous instinct of certain animals are in no way immoral. They are not in control of these and is as designed by God to be. They insure the ecological balance of the earth. If we as man recognize his special nature and superiority over the animals man can avoid becoming beastly like them. Mans responsibility is to care for the animals and the earth and its vegetation.
By mans copying and imitating in his own creations man has produced great marvels not possible without them. The sonar of a bat. The flight and navigation of birds, etc. We are greatly blessed by the quantum leaps superior wisdom of the creator. We criticize ad complain why there exist insects to pester us or rain and snow when we don't want it.
How short sighted that complaining is. Remember the lesson given Job and accept it for ourselves. Where were we when God created the earth and all its wonders. Its a good thing God did not have to consult with us on creation. We would have left out all the good things that makes life enjoyable. We would have forgot to even make sex feel good. Face it. Without God we're dummies.
Evil is a required element allowed in Gods created world to train us to make proper choices. It increases our ability to love, forgive, and have joy. If you haven't had hard times you don't know what good times are.
From all the things God has allowed we have the opportunity to build our living skills to the point of perfection. We will one day with training from God become completely equipped for every good work. The primary factor is recogizing that the key to success is trusting God.
This can't be done if we don't believe he exists. It ts a promise in the final days all men will come to know he exist and is almighty through miraculous workings by God. Though this is so we all are missing out on rich blessings every second we remain seperated from God.
In the end at a time called judgement day our final score will be compiled by Christ to determine whether we remain alive in our relationship with God or everlastingly have our souls seperated from God which is hell.
Zechariah