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Did God create evil?
Originally posted by daniel58I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7, KJV)
He created creatures who commited sin, which is an evil, but He didn't create evil.
Originally posted by rwingettYes, indeed, and thank you for that documentation.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7, KJV)
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? (Amos 3:6, KJV)
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? (Lamentations 3:38)
It seems pretty clear to me that god DID create evil.
Originally posted by rwingettMeaning material evil; misfortune, death, sickness, not sin,
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7, KJV)
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? (Amos 3:6, KJV)
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? (Lamentations 3:38)
It seems pretty clear to me that god DID create evil.
Originally posted by rwingettDon't tell us you turned into a fundamentalist. LOL. I suppose you do only wnen it suits you.
Nowhere does it make that distinction. It simply says that god creates evil.
Originally posted by whodeyDOES EVIL EXIST???
Don't tell us you turned into a fundamentalist. LOL. I suppose you do only wnen it suits you.
As for my take on the issue, God did not create evil simply because it does not exist. It is akin to darkness. Darkness does not exist in and of itself because there is nothing there to measure. When you speak of darkness you are really measuring the absence ...[text shortened]... il is simply the absence of the love of God in our hearts. In and of itself it does not exist.
Originally posted by whodeyThanks for clarifying that for us non-bible readers.I will be sure to let Mick know. He is very opionated and it would probably do him good to have someone set him str8.
He was his number 1 angel? If so, how did he get kicked out of heaven by the archangel Michael according to the book of Revelation?
Originally posted by rwingettQuite possibly there is a nuance in the original Hebrew that is not in English. The Catholic Bible, as an example, translates Isaiah 45:7 as 'I form the light, and create the darkness, I make well-being and create woe; I, the LORD, do all these things.'
Nowhere does it make that distinction. It simply says that god creates evil.
Originally posted by galveston75Elegant, but not true.
DOES EVIL EXIST???
The university professor challenged his students with this
question. Did God create everything that exists?
A student bravely replied "yes, he did!"
"God created everything?" The professor asked.
"Yes, sir," the student replied.
The professor answered, "If God created everything, then God created evil
since evil exists, ...[text shortened]... fessor sat down.
The young man's name --- Albert Einstein
Originally posted by whodeySo can you provide evidence that goodness is measurable and exists and evil is not measurable and is merely the absence of good? Can you show that it is not the case that goodness is the absence of evil?
As for my take on the issue, God did not create evil simply because it does not exist. It is akin to darkness. Darkness does not exist in and of itself because there is nothing there to measure. When you speak of darkness you are really measuring the absence of light because light is what exists and is measurable. Ironically, darkness is used Biblically t ...[text shortened]... vil is simply the absence of the love of God in our hearts. In and of itself it does not exist.