Hey Joe,

I read one of those articles linked form the Monergism site and I think it sheds some light on this issue. Here's a quote:

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To recapitulate: God has ordained evil in order to display to all creation, and in particular to humanity, His glory in a way otherwise impossible. Namely, He has ordained man's fall and the resulting evils to demonstrate His righteousness, justice, grace, and mercy as fully as possible.

The article is "A New Perspective on the Problem of Evil," by Doug Erlandson. (I actually know his nephew from another online forum.)

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.