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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 ...
- Questions About Isaiah
What does it mean to call evil good and good evil (Isaiah...
- Did God Create Evil
Answer. At first it might seem that if God created all...
- Questions About Isaiah
I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things. GOD'S WORD® Translation I make light and create darkness. I make blessings and create disasters. I, the LORD, do all these things. Good News Translation I create both light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. At first it might seem that if God created all things, then evil must have been created by God. However, evil is not a “thing” like a rock or electricity. You cannot have a jar of evil. Evil has no existence of its own; it is really the absence of good. For example, holes are real but they only exist in something else.
- Why Create Free Creatures Capable of Evil?
- God Knows How to Derive Good from Evil
- The Greatest Good from The Greatest Evil
“God is in no way, directly or indirectly, the cause of moral evil. He permits it, however, because he respects the freedom of his creatures and, mysteriously, knows how to derive good from it” (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 311). Free will alone cannot explain the existence of evil. If free will is the cause of evil, why would God allow th...
Genesis is bookended beautifully. At the beginning, we read of the creation and goodness of all things. Soon we find creation has become corrupted and evil has entered the world. Throughout the rest of the book, we see the fruits of this evil: murder, fratricide, genocide, rape, incest, adultery, deception, theft, etc. And in the case of Joseph, th...
We often think of the Old Testament as having the most egregious accounts of evil. And while it does certainly contain a great deal of it, it does not compare to the greatest of evils ever committed. But God knows how to draw good even from this. “From the greatest moral evil ever committed, the rejection and murder of God’s only Son, caused by the...
Jan 5, 2023 · First of all, God, while sovereign over all things, is not the creator, the author, of evil. But it also means that evil simply does not have the kind of existence good does. Good and evil are not equal and opposite things. Good is an eternal reality found in God. Evil is a consequential lacking thing. And pastorally that’s very important ...
Occasionally someone will quote Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) and claim it proves God made evil as a part of His creation: "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things" (emphasis added). But the New American Standard Bible gives the sense of Isaiah 45:6-7 more clearly: "There is no one besides Me.
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Sep 10, 2020 · All the evil things that the participants in the crucifixion did have been ordained beforehand by God. And yet, the moral blame rested on the people who crucified Christ. Indeed, God did not create evil. But He uses evil to accomplish His purposes for His own glory and for our good. Bottom Line. Sure, the Bible recognizes that evil exists.
