That would mean the child or men who may die it is in god's timing and place? (If there is no lever)
What does it mean for you to watch which side god let's the train run?
I don't think you understand UA.....There is no train...there is no lever. God is not deciding anything...he is simply allowing the humans to reap what they have sown....standing back and observing...but not interfering in what they chose for themselves. Is he saddened by the suffering and death of any of his creatures? Of course, as Jesus said...
"Two sparrows sell for a coin of small value, do they not? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge." (Matthew 10:29)
According to my studies, God gave us life here on this earth and intended it to be our permanent home......but in granting free will, he did not intend for it to be
absolutely free because he is the only one who knows how to drive it so that no harm would come to his creation. He would do so by shielding his children from all evil....and even a knowledge of it, thereby maintaining their innocence. Yet the actions of one spirit creature who abused his free will, tempted others to do the same...both in heaven and on earth, forcing the Creator to put his intended purpose on hold, and deal with the rebellion in a way that ensured that it could never happen again.
Right from the start, God warned these humans that abusing free will would result in their death. They were not free to choose between good and evil themselves because oftentimes, what seems good....sometimes isn't.....and likewise what seems bad...sometimes isn't. It was not to be left up to humans to make that call. Obedience to a wise Father would mean continued life in perfect health and happiness with nothing and no one causing any harm.....that was the original plan anyway.....
But once 'the genie was out of the bottle' (so to speak) there was no putting it back, so the humans were permitted to live the life they chose and the ruler they chose as well....independence from God was to be put to the test. Was a knowledge of good and bad something beneficial as the devil had suggested? Would they be better off with this knowledge.....or not? Time would tell.
What has history shown concerning our ability as individuals and as a society to make wise choices concerning the difference between good and bad? Our ability to govern ourselves successfully has been tested down through many ages and forms of self-rule...but to date, nothing has been successful in bringing about a cohesive society who can use their free will in a way that does no harm to themselves or others.
God tried to tell us...but in the end it was better to show us where self-determination would lead us.....I believe that we are close to the end of the lesson now, as we are locked into features of the "sign" that Jesus gave indicating his return as judge of all the world.
When the judgment is over and the results of the lessons are recorded for all eternity to come, God will then usher all those who remained faithful to him, back to the paradise conditions that he planned for us in the beginning. Their names are written in his "Book of Life" because they have a record of faithfulness throughout the period of the lesson....but those who don't, will have no future at all. (Revelation 20:15) They have not qualified for their place in God's Kingdom.
So in the end....the paradise we lost in the beginning, is returned to us and the life we were meant to live becomes a reality. (Revelation 21:2-4)
That is how I see the Bible's message.
