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NASB | Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness. [2 Cor 4:6] |
Subject: Darkness: an Effect or Substance? |
Bible Note: Charis: Thank you for a clear, accurate answer, one that is not 1000 words long or mired in denominational dogma (not that you have ever posted such an answer for you haven't). Very refreshing! Just as darkness has no substance and is the absence of light, so also "Sin is not itself a thing created. Sin is neither substance, being, spirit, nor matter. So it is technically not proper to think of sin as something that was created. Sin is simply a want of moral perfection in a fallen creature. Fallen creatures themselves bear full responsibility for their sin. And all evil in the universe emanates from the sins of fallen creatures. "For example, Romans 5:12 says that death entered the world because of sin. Death, pain, disease, stress, exhaustion, calamity, and all the bad things that happen came as a result of the entrance of sin into the universe (see Genesis 3:14-24). All those evil effects of sin continue to work in the world and will be with us as long as sin is." (www.gty.org) |