Bible Question: if God created all things, does it mean He created sin? |
Bible Answer: The common assumption appears to be that since God is the Creator, He is the Creator not only of every entity, but also of every action that every entity carries out. However, in creating both mankind and angels, God endowed them with free will. I think it is instructive to reflect on what the creation would be like had free will been excluded. Perhaps the greatest tragedy would be the absence of love. Love cannot be compelled, it must be offered. Since love is not just something God does, but something He is, He endowed creation with the capacity to love and to enjoy His love. Inherent with this is free will. Consequently, mankind has free will. That is a good thing, just as love is good and right and pure. Now, it is true that in the capacity to choose to love, there is also the capacity to choose to not love. There is the capacity to choose to love one's self rather than one's neighbor. Obviously, Adam and Eve chose to love themselves most when they ate of the fruit, because the reason they did so was selfish--that it was good for food, pleasing to they eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom. Satan's sin was similar as well. Consequently, sin arose from something good that men and angels used for evil. |
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