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NASB | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 1:5 ¶ This is the message [of God's promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. |
Subject: Didn't ALL things come from God, evil to |
Bible Note: Free will. Without it we are simply robots. What a kindness to be created with free will! (We take that for granted sometimes, don't we.) Think about it, without free will, we would be nothing more than a computer program - acting out the programmers commands with no choice (ever). Ah, free will is a great gift - but like any gift it can be abused, both by man AND angels. A good illustration to help one see how free-will can be mis-used is this: can we say that a baby is born a thief, bigot, or a murderer? Not really. But, a baby can sure become a "thief, bigot, or a murderer" and as a result, bring evil upon their fellow man. Ah! Did you note that verb, "become". Interesting that the name Satan means "resister [of God]" and Devil means "slanderer [of God]". Any angel that would turn away from the Creator can only have "evil" on their mind because they opt not to serve their Creator, of which Love is His cardinal quality (1 John 4:8) "God is Love". |