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>>21348978
Glad you asked !

Jesus’ death proved that a human can remain loyal to God even when faced with the severest of tests.—Hebrews 4:15.

Jesus “became obedient to the point of death,” thus proving that a human could be faithful to God under any test or trial.—Philippians 2:8.

Despite having a perfect mind and body, Adam disobeyed God because he selfishly desired something that did not belong to him. (Genesis 2:16, 17; 3:6) Later, God’s chief enemy, Satan, suggested that no human would unselfishly obey God, especially if his life were on the line. (Job 2:4) Yet, the perfect man Jesus obeyed God and remained loyal to him, even undergoing a disgraceful and painful death. (Hebrews 7:26)

This completely settled the matter: A human CAN remain faithful to God under whatever test or trial may be brought upon him !!

>>20037640
Satan is the original cause of evil.

Though once a perfect angel, Satan developed feelings of self-importance and craved worship, and eventually challenged God's right to rule. Satan caused Adam and Eve to disobey God, and humanity subsequently became participants in a challenge involving the competing claims of Jehovah and Satan to universal sovereignty. Other angels who sided with Satan became demons.

God's subsequent tolerance of evil is explained in part by the value of free will.

But

This period of suffering is one of non-interference from God, which serves to demonstrate that Jehovah's right to rule is both correct and in the best interests of all intelligent beings, settling the issue of universal sovereignty.

Further, it gives individual humans the opportunity to show their willingness to submit to God's rulership.

At some future time known to him, God will consider his right to universal sovereignty to have been settled for all time.

The reconciliation of faithful humankind will have been accomplished through Christ, and nonconforming humans and demons will have been destroyed.

Thereafter, evil (any failure to submit to God's rulership) will be summarily executed !

>>19646933
>Again I cannot trust you nor your reasoning due to the various issues I have mentioned

Which ones ?

>When every other major Bible translation disagrees with yours you've messed up big time.

The evidence speaks for itself.

The statement “the Word was with God” indicates that two separate persons are discussed in the verse.

It is not possible for the Word to be “with God” and at the same time be God Almighty.

The context also confirms that the Word is not Almighty God.

John 1:18 states that “no man has seen God at any time.” However, people did see the Word, Jesus, for John 1:14 states that “the Word became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory.”

>>19646935
Have you read the Bible ?