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Nov 2, 2013 · God is referred to as the Creator of evil or calamity. (Isa 45:7; compare KJ.) His enforcing of the penalty for sin, namely, death, has proved to be an evil or a calamity, for mankind. So, then, evil is not always synonymous with wrongdoing.
Jul 1, 2013 · God knows the beginning and the end of all things.[Alpha and Omega]. That was why He created hell [evil] for evil people and heaven[good] for good people. Devil cant create anything, he did not has the power to form or create. God did not give the devil that power. I really believe in Isaiah 45: 7 as inspired by God.
Apr 10, 2023 · It is in this second sense that Isaiah speaks, and his meaning is reflected in most modern Bible translations of Isaiah 45:7 (emphasis added): “I make success and create disaster” (HCSB); “I make well-being and create calamity” (ESV); “I send good times and bad times” (NLT). God does not create moral evil.
Jan 27, 2024 · Calamity is seen as the consequence of evil thoughts and actions, and it can be a means of testing and refining God’s people. Despite the presence of calamity , God takes no pleasure in the suffering of His creation, and He is always working for the ultimate good of those who love Him.
Isaiah 45:7. I form the light, and create darkness, &c. — All men’s comforts and calamities come from my hand. “It was the great principle of the Magian religion, which prevailed in Persia in the time of Cyrus, and in which probably he was educated, that there are two supreme, coeternal, and independent causes, always acting in opposition one to the other; one, the author of all good ...
Nov 6, 2021 · Punishment is no doubt a calamity, but the evil was sin. The evil diseases of Egypt in 7:15 are also calamities; whether these diseases were the result of sin or only of natural causes, the text does not say. The evil of 13:5 is bad theology. Capital punishment is the penalty.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. 1. (n.) Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or individuals. 2. (n.) A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.
