2007-01-14 00:48:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
According to the God-inspired Holy Babble...er, Bible, God CREATES evil:
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
2007-01-14 00:57:01 · answer #1 · answered by Antique Silver Buttons 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is fitting to describe God as omnipotent and omniscient—almighty and all-knowing. But some add the word omnipresent. Thus many believe that God is present everywhere simultaneously. Is he? In several Bible verses, “the heavens” are mentioned as God’s “established place of dwelling.” (1 Kings 8:39, 43, 49; 2 Chronicles 6:33, 39). So according to His own word, God is not everywhere present simultaneously. He has an established place of dwelling.
Some feel that evil is the absence of good. Is that really so? Well, there is certainly evil in the world but as we look around, do we not find good as well? Clearly, they can exist simultaneously. But how do we understand evil from the Bible's point of view?
Evil is that which results in pain, sorrow, or distress. In order to convey the correct thought in English, the very comprehensive Hebrew word ra is variously as translated bad, gloomy, ugly, evil, calamitous, malignant, ungenerous, and envious, depending upon the context. See, Genesis 2:9; 40:7; 41:3; Exodus 33:4; Deuteronomy 6:22; 28:35; Proverbs 23:6; 28:22.
The Hebrew verb qalal means call down evil upon. God, rightly, brought evil or calamity upon Adam for his disobedience. So in Isaiah 45:7, the scriptures referred to God as the Creator of evil or calamity.
His enforcement of the penalty for sin – death - has proved to be an evil, or a calamity, for mankind. So, scripturally speaking, evil is not always synonymous with wrongdoing. Examples of evils or calamities created by Jehovah God are the Flood of Noah’s day and the Ten Plagues on Egypt. This calamity or "evil" was an exercise of justice in both instances.
Hannah J Paul
2007-01-14 01:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you get close to touch an evil it turns into God. So you can never touch an evil
2007-01-14 00:52:46 · answer #3 · answered by RMG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gives you abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness to have victory over sin or evil (Rom 5:17). When you are under grace sin or evil shall have no power over you (Rom 6:14). When you walk in the Spirit you will not sin or do evil. (Gal 5:16)
2007-01-14 01:03:56 · answer #4 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowing that evil is present before us doesn't mean we must be evil ourselves. Why is it you don't think that God can do the same? Jim
2007-01-14 01:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evil is absence of goodness, like darkness is absence of light.
The Omnipotent God is absolute goodness, how can evil be mentioned before His presence!
2007-01-14 00:55:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its said that God is All That Is. Its never said that God is All That Is except for this short list of things.
2007-01-14 00:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a spirit, and does not need to touch anything to combat it.
2007-01-14 01:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to me, to combat evil he must touch it constantly.
2007-01-14 00:56:46 · answer #9 · answered by one10soldier 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionaly by using a long fork when they have lunch together.
2007-01-14 00:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋