The question of evil has always puzzled me. With the absolute beginning coming from an absolutely perfect and good Being, how could evil exist or have a beginning?
2006-06-29 09:48:44 · 19 answers · asked by Ace5027 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God created all his angels and they were created perfect, but they were created with free-will. As vikingprince stated, God did not want humans to be like robots. I personally am glad that he created us with the ability to love and to make our own choices. One of God's angels misused his free-will and decided he wanted all humans to worship him and to ignore God, the one who brought him into existance. When he rebelled against God, he became Satan (meaning resister) He then deceived our first parents which is why mankind is in the state it is in now. God has promised to destroy Satan and all wlckedness very soon. God has allowed wickedness for a reason--because satan challenged God;s right to rule over man. God has allowed ample time for Satans's challenge to be answered, but we are nearing the time when God will be proved true and the devil, a liar.
God should never be blamed for bad things that happen.
2006-06-29 10:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by Micah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean evil in man or evil at all? It is true that God created beings and everything, and that they were created in His likeness, but this does not mean that they are perfect like HIm.
When the angel Lucifer decided to try and overthrow God and sign up one-third of the angels with him, I guess that was kind of one of the first most evil things brewing.
On Earth, though, God gave man free will, and he gave reign to Adam. The first sin was commited when the forbiddem fruit was bitten into, and Adam's ownership of Earth was kind of usurped by Satan at that point. Another bit of "evil."
So "evil" has been around since "Satan" was still the angel Lucifer, and possibly before... but I am not aware of anything prior.
2006-06-29 17:01:44 · answer #2 · answered by Niki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil is the option not to follow God, since God is goodness and love if you choose not to follow Him you naturally become selfish and wicked. Look what not following God did to Satan. God loves us so much that he gave his only son so that we would not have to face the punnishment of sin which is death - all we have to accept him and follow him.
All humanity is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe. This conflict originated in heaven when a created being, endowed with freedom of choice, in self-exaltation became Satan, God's adversary, and led into rebellion a portion of the angels. He introduced the spirit of rebellion into this world when he led Adam and Eve into sin. This human sin resulted in the distortion of the image of God in humanity, the disordering of the created world, and its eventual devastation at the time of the worldwide flood. Observed by the whole creation, this world became the arena of the universal conflict, out of which the God of love will ultimately be vindicated. To assist His people in this controversy, Christ sends the Holy Spirit and the loyal angels to guide, protect, and sustain them in the way of salvation. (Rev. 12:4-9; Isa. 14:12-14; Eze. 28:12-18; Gen. 3; Rom. 1:19-32; 5:12-21; 8:19-22; Gen. 6-8; 2 Peter 3:6; 1 Cor. 4:9; Heb. 1:14.)
2006-06-29 16:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by Damian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's logically false to believe that a perfect being must create perfect things.
Besides, God does not control free will. And the submission to evil, would be an issue of free will.
2006-06-29 16:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The devil! There has always been free will sense the beginning of time and with that free will came a source for evil to be born!
2006-06-29 16:56:54 · answer #5 · answered by princeessintraning 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religions created evil. It's there best tool for creating fear in people, hence the "need" for Religion. Religions create a void and then try to fill it. Along with mythological BS, they use smoke and mirrors to confuse people so they can become rich and powerful. Religion is evil.
2006-06-29 16:56:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God created every being including those who brought evil in this world. First satan for his pride then adam and eve for their disobedience. All these sins were choices made which evil came from.
2006-06-29 16:55:31 · answer #7 · answered by Airman_P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I created Evil! Mwah-hahaha! Honestly, I don't know. But I don't believe in god because every religion has its own hypocracies and when you question it, they throw some propoganda bullcrap at you (hey, kinda like the Bush Administration!). So, as you can see, I don't really think about questions like these.
2006-06-29 16:55:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God did not want robots. He allowed evil to exist. He did not actually make the evil he just allowed it to be.
2006-06-29 16:53:51 · answer #9 · answered by vikingprincess1955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you love if your not allowed a choice? You can choose to love you mom and dad or hate them. They can't force you to love them. Along with that freedom to love comes the freedom to love yourself. The Devil loved himself more then God and sin came into play. He said God's law and love were unjust and now we see that God's law and love was better. Example is earth where people don't follow God's law.
Evil is self love or was created from it.
2006-06-29 17:00:45 · answer #10 · answered by havocstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋