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The first assumption is solidly in the Bible. Isaiah 45:7 says that God makes good and he makes evil, "I make all things." Moreover, Deuteronomy 30:15-20 says that God sets before us both good and evil and tells us to choose good so that we may live.
When the scripture says that God is not the author of evil and cannot be tempted by evil (James 1:13) it is not referring to functional evil, rather, it refers to moral evil. As we’ve already seen, God will indeed use functional evil to accomplish his purposes.
Sep 11, 2023 · Some people claim that if God is truly good then he must not be great, because a good God would end the evil and suffering in the world. Here are 16 helpful Bible passages regarding why God is both good and great.
Jan 4, 2022 · The problem in Habakkuk is that God was using the Babylonians (an evil people) to accomplish His will. Our wise and perfect God can and sometimes does use the sin already existing in our world to fulfill His purpose.
- Some Perplexing Biblical Passages
- One Problematic Proposal
- A More Fruitful Alternative
- Notes
The King James Version causes some confusion at this point, apparently attributing evil’s origin to God in several verses: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things” (Isaiah 45:7). “Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the Most H...
Unlike his more moderate Calvinistic father, who claims that the origin of evil is a mystery, R.C. Sproul, Jr.’s, book Almighty Over All goes for broke, claiming that God is the author of evil.6To his credit, Sproul, Jr., is attempting to be consistent. John Calvin — probably the best Calvinist there ever was — put it this way: “since God’s will is...
We can find a more intelligible explanation for evil’s origin — one that’s not rooted in a good God or one that does not have to cry “it’s a mystery” in the absence of explanation. The explanation: particular finite, rational, free creatures brought evil about.18Let me quickly add that I am not trying to eliminate all mystery. Indeed, God’s ways ar...
1. This essay is a summary of “Evil and Primeval Sin,” in God and Evil: The Case for God in a World Filled With Pain, eds. Chad V. Meister and Jamie K. Dew, Jr. (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2013). 2. Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 197...
If God is sovereign, is He responsible for evil? No. Scripture says that when God finished His creation, He saw everything and declared it "very good" (Genesis 1:31). Many Scriptures affirm that God is not the author of evil: "God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone" (James 1:13).
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Apr 10, 2023 · God does not create moral evil. For one thing, moral evil is not a “thing” to be made but a choice or intent contrary to God’s good purposes, His holy character, and His law. Moral evil does not conform to God and His will. God is good (Psalm 34:8), holy (Leviticus 11:44; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16), and loving (1 John 4:8); therefore, His ...
