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    A being that can systematically subvert divine ordering t... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Rational beings participate in divine providence in a more excellent way than non-rational beings.

    A being that can systematically subvert divine ordering through willful sin participates less reliably in providence than a non-rational being that unfailingly follows its natural inclination.

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    Providence(theological concept)
    God's plan for and control over future events; the idea that God guides everything that happens.
    Rational being(describes who can summon us and contribute to our identity)
    A creature capable of thinking, reasoning, and conscious thought—like humans; in philosophy, this matters because only other thinking beings can truly recognize us.
    divine ordering(the theological framework being discussed)
    The idea that God or a higher power has organized and arranged how the universe works according to a plan or purpose.
    natural inclination(compared to what the intellect might add)
    An inborn tendency or drive that something has by nature—like how water naturally flows downhill.
    non-rational being

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    (as used in metaphysics and philosophy of nature)
    A creature (like an animal or plant) that acts on instinct and natural drives rather than conscious thought and reasoning.
    willful sin(as used in theology and ethics)
    Deliberately choosing to do something wrong or against God's rules, done on purpose rather than by accident.

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