Causae Peccati Actualis extra Hominem.
The scripture names a. the devil and thus opens the right insight into the realm of sin for us. The Scripture teaches an activity of the devil not only in unbelievers (Eph. 2:2; 1 Cor. 10:20), but also in the sins of the children of God, as in the census of David (1 Chron. 22:1) and in the denial of Peter (Luke 22:31) and even before that, when Peter wanted to keep Christ from suffering in Jerusalem (Matt. 16:23). The causal relationship of the devil to the sins of the children of God is also shown to us by the temptation of Christ, although in this case the diabolic causa remained without effect. — The question has been raised whether the influence of the devil is merely moral or also physical. The latter is not to be denied absolutely. Matt. 4:5: the devil εστηαεν αυτόν επί τό πτερύγων τον ίερον. b. Other men become the cause of actual sins of deed by seducing to actual sins by word
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(false doctrine.1631) ungodly and immoral addresses, hymns and writings1632) ) or by deed (ungodly walk, lewd gestures, lewd images, especially nudities1633) ) or both seduce to deed sins.
That God, as a result of his omnipotence, does not become guilty of the sins that actually occur, was explained in the doctrine of divine providence.1634) That evil in the sense of suffering comes from God, because God governs all events, is a clear doctrine of Scripture,1636) to be held against Manichaeism and extremely comforting for the children of God. When tribulation comes, they do not need to negotiate with the devil, who knows no mercy, but they turn in repentance and faith to the one true God, who has everything in his hand and is a gracious God and Father to them for the sake of Christ. Luther: Sic Deus est bonus, iustus et misericors, etiam cum percutit. Qui hoc non credit, is discedit ab unitate fidei, quod sit unus Deus, et fingit sibi alium Deum, qui sui sit dissimilis, iam bonus, iam malus. But Luther adds: Sed donum insigne Spiritus Sancti est, credere Deum, cum mala immittit, esse propitium et misericordem [Google].1636)