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NASB | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, "Can it really be that God has said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" [Rev 12:9-11] |
Subject: Who created evil? |
Bible Note: I personally have a hard time swallowing the fact that God created evil and called it not just good, but very good. Genesis 1:31. I keep looking at Gen. 2:17 and what I see is that God created a Tree of Knowledge. Knowledge if used correctly is a very good thing, but if used incorrectly, it can be an evil thing. I personally believe that it is possible to take something that is intended for one purpose and use it for another. I believe that evil is the result of bad decisions. I once bought a teenage friend of mine a parallel bible. A big thick hardback bible, that looked like your average Webster’s Dictionary. Now the bible in itself is good correct?? One day during a conversation that we were having, she informed me that her boyfriend was not listening to her. I jokingly suggested that she take that bible I bought her, climb a stepladder, and drop it on his toes. I told her that at that point she would have his attention. I took something that was good, and used it for something it was not designed for. The Tree of Knowledge was good, but God knew that when we misused that knowledge, evil would be the result of it. I have a hard time believing that evil is something that God created knowing that it would disrupt his creation of the planet Earth, disrupt the people that is on Earth to a degree that He, Himself would have to destroy everything with a flood, sacrifice His Son, and send people to the Eternal Lake of Fire. Try this one on for size. God is supposed to be a Just God. He’s going to create evil, and when I partake of His creation, I’m going to be eternally separated from Him, and that’s justice right?? So what do you think Sal?? Any of this making sense?? The CurtMan |