Ultimate Cause (the foundation of the event) – God created the universe and provided the foundation upon which an event can occur.Yet, His permission is not an endorsement.
Though God did state He does not desire sin, He has permitted it to exist, otherwise, it could not have existed.
I define them, work, with them, and attempt to draw logical conclusions as they relate to the sovereignty of God, our existence, the existence of evil, and our free will. The following is food for thought regarding God’s omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience.