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- God did not create evil, but he did create a universe in which evil could exist, including humans with the ability to choose good or evil. As the result of Adam and Eve’s disobedience, sin passed on to the rest of humanity (Romans 3:23). Theologians call this the sin nature.
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Oct 18, 2011 · Though we lack the space here for an extended discussion, let's consider seven biblical affirmations. 1. Evil is real. That is to say, we distort the Bible and do ourselves a profound disservice by minimizing the existence of suffering. God invites us to acknowledge our pain.
Jan 4, 2022 · From the disobedience in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:9) to the wickedness of Babylon the Great (Revelation 18:2), the Bible speaks of the fact of evil, and man is held responsible for the evil he commits: “The one who sins is the one who will die” (Ezekiel 18:20). Essentially, evil is a lack of goodness.
- Habakkuk 1:2–4, “How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice?
- Ecclesiastes 4:1–3, “Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed—and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors—and they have no comforter.
- Psalm 10:1, “Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
- Psalm 22:1–2, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.”
Jan 4, 2022 · God did not create evil, but He does allow evil. If God had not allowed for the possibility of evil, both mankind and angels would be serving God out of obligation, not choice. He did not want “robots” that simply did what He wanted them to do because of their “programming.”
The so-called “problem of evil” is an argument against the existence of God that reasons along these lines: A perfectly powerful being can prevent any evil. A perfectly good being will prevent evil as far as he can. God is perfectly powerful and good. So, if a perfectly powerful and good God exists, there will be no evil. There is evil.
Mar 28, 2023 · In light of everything we’ve said, we know that when I Samuel 18:10 asserts that “an evil spirit from God came upon Saul,” it cannot possibly mean that God is the source of wickedness or sin. What, then, is this verse saying?
Jan 15, 2016 · The word evil first appears in the Bible in Genesis 2:17: “You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” God created humans...
