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| Bible Question: Since God is sovereign, does that make Him responsible for evil? |
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Bible Answer: The responsibility for evil, or sin, does not lie with God. The true source for evil happened before the Garden, and the forming of the two who fell. There was a war in Heaven in which Lucifer, and a third of the Angels, rebelled against God's authority. Because there was no evil, or sin, up to this time, there was no law or penelty for the evil created. So if sin was in the world before the law was given, and sin is not imputed where there is no law,(Romans 5:13) then the law God implemented in the Garden must have been put in place because of original sin. How does God deal with sin? First one must repent, obey God's instructions to receive eternal life, and become one with Christ. If the pair in the Garden were of the nature of Lucifer before the law given, then the law given was to bring repentance, through obedience to God's instruction, to not eat of the tree. If they obeyed they could have eternal life by being able to eat of the tree of life. Their failure to do what God instructed, banished them from the Garden. Jesus had this same temptation in the wilderness with Satan. Satan said if you are hungry eat, by making bread out of the stones. God said to Adam do not eat from the tree. Jesus said that man must live by the word of God alone, which Adam didn't as he denied the word of God. Satan again said to Jesus, throw yourself off this high pinnacle and you will not die. The Serpent said to Eve, eat of the tree you will not die. Jesus answered, you shall not tempt the Lord thy God. Adam did tempt the Lord ignoring the consequences for disobeying the word of the Lord, in the day that you eat of it you will die. The third temptation Satan tried on Jesus was to worship him (Satan) and he would give him (Jesus) to reign supreme over all the kingdoms of the earth. The Serpent said to Eve, you will be like God, knowing good from evil. Jesus answered, you will worship the Lord your God, and only he shall you serve. Eve took the worship of self by believing she could be as God knowing good from evil, and then served Adam with the temptation of eating from the tree. |
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