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How God shows evil and uses it as Good - ad docendum

  Omnis Scriptura divinitus inspirata est et utilis ad docendum, ad arguendum, ad corrigendum, ad erudiendum in iustitia All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16) Usually, it seems that God's action is not present in history, but this turns out to be true only for those who do not know how to read the structure of God's work, the way He structures his signs. In fact, as Augustine clarifies, God, in this world, let deliberately the devil operate, a wicked essence by his choice (d iabolus voluntate sua malus ), so that good may arise from evil: [Deus] fecit, ut diabolus institutione illius bonus, voluntate sua malus [. ..] id est, ut prosint temptationes eius sanctis, quibus eas obesse desiderat, [God] created the devil good by his order, but wicked essence by his choice, in such a way that his temptations would benefit the saints, with respect to whom [the Saints]...