In “Evil and Soul-Making”, by John Hick, he discusses how man has to grow to reach the full potential that God has for him. Hick starts off with what Irenaeus says, which is humans are still trying to become like God because we lack personal heavenly qualities to be like Him. Then he goes on to mention Johannine, who says as human we are supposed to reach a higher level of holiness, and according Irenaeus humans have failed to reach this higher level. Hicks says there must be an evolution process for us to reach this higher level that cannot be directly created. God could create us to be perfect but that would never compare to the personal growth that we experience when we do this on our own, which God enjoys seeing. He also says that this
