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1 | is. 45:7 I dont think god did, | Is 45:7 | vero | 143593 | ||
did god create evil and if didnt who did and for what purpose. could you include scriputure | ||||||
2 | is. 45:7 I dont think god did, | Is 45:7 | Morant61 | 143594 | ||
Greetings Vero! One of the problems with this issue is that we don't properly understand the nature of evil. Evil is not a thing that needs to be created, nor is evil a thing that has a physical existence. Evil is simply disobedience to God's will. Thus, it is more an attitude than anything else. Here is what I have written about Is. 45:7 in a previous post: *********************** May I interject my friend? Some words have different meanings in different contexts. In this case, the word 'evil' (KJV) is found in contrast to the word 'peace'. Thus, most commentators feel that God is saying that He brings either 'peace' or 'disaster'. Here is what Barnes Commentary says about this phrase: "And create evil - The parallelism here shows that this is not to be understood in the sense of all evil, but of that which is the opposite of peace and prosperity. That is, God directs judgments, disappointments, trials, and calamities; he has power to suffer the mad passions of people to rage, and to afflict nations with war; he presides over adverse as well as prosperous events. The passage does not prove that God is the author of moral evil, or sin, and such a sentiment is abhorrent to the general strain of the Bible, and to all just views of the character of a holy God." so, the context of Is. 45:7 is quite clear. God was working through Cyrus to accomplish His goals. It wasn't by chance or accident that death or life, properity or disaster occured, but it was the result of God's sovereign plan. So, I would agree with Radioman2 that 'evil' as we think of it, is not created, but that God does bring 'disaster' upon people as part of His will. ********************** I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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