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making the latter unhappy ? He would take them out of the hell and send them
to heaven. A.-Why did He allow them to go to hell first ? 20. Q.-It is God who makes men do virtuous
or sinful deeds. They cannot do any. thing of themselves. Just as a puppet dancer makes puppets dance as he likes, so does God make people do what He
wills. A-If it is not in the power of souls to do
anything, they should not be responsible for good or bad results. If a master orders his servant to do anything and the servant does it in obedience to his order and the result turns out to be bad, would the master punish the servant for it ? No, never. Similarly if men do good or bad actions in obedience to God's orders they cannot be held responsible for their results. When men have not done good or bad actions, they cannot go to heaven or hell nor can they attain any of the four conditions of life such as
