Why Did God Create Evil?

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

I’m even more confused after these replies. People saying he didn’t create evil(even though I posted the verse where he clearly states “I created evil”)

That's because you're reading a translation and 'evil' means something to you that it didn't mean to the original author.

You're further confused since you took that verse out of context and are attempting exegesis, but can only manage eisegesis......which is invalid for the purposes of interpretation.​

 

[SunZoo]

This is kind of a broad sweeping generalization don't you think, I mean just for clarification do you mean the people you come across during your daily endeavors?

A better question would be, do you practice religion or any spiritual systems and if you do,could you elucidate further or give an example?......I know that question is malformed somewhat, but I'm curious as to what filter you are viewing that question through.

I mean most people who are even aware of the god concept.

Even "non believers" are still directly tethered to the very concept they say they don't believe or have any investment in.

As for what religion/spiritual system, I have my own that is rooted primarily Taoist philosophy and the true teachings of Christ (not Christianity).

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

That's because you're reading a translation and 'evil' means something to you that it didn't mean to the original author.

You're further confused since you took that verse out of context and are attempting exegesis, but can only manage eisegesis......which is invalid for the purposes of interpretation.​

Clearly you are not ready to have a civilized conversation sir you are dismissed.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Shiiiit now we talkin breh. I hope more pastors were like you and spread this info.

It's out there, but 'tradition' is hard to overcome. People are very comfortable reading Genesis 1:1 (and the rest of the text) in a certain way with presuppositions that have no place in it.

I say, let the text speak for itself.

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[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Thats the white version to relate darkness to evil and light to goodness.

That's actually how most of the Ancient Near Eastern civilizations theorized. 'G-d' had to have an equal, yet opposite, counterpart.

It was that type of thinking that influenced the Greek/Roman pantheon.​

 

[God Almighty]

I'm coming out with a prequel to Genesis.

Crowds will be hyped. It will sell out.

Soon after, though, people will realize it was terrible.

Years later, I'll sell my creation to Disney.

 

[Kairi Irving]

He created free will. Peace or evil spawn from that.

Which is why he wants to see who will come to him on their own free will. You can't blame him for destroying yourself.

 

[ba'al]

No the actual word in the hebrew isn't "Calamity" it's RA. It can be transliterated as Calamity. But the first definiton listed in bible lexicons are bad and evil.
You can see in 1 Samuel 16:15 of the creator in the bible sending out evil spirits. Right there in black and white. Don't know why ya'll scared to admit the duality of being all powerful. The same hebraic word for evil shows up in both 1 samuel 16:15 as well as Isiah 45:7 which is RA.

The actual word is 'calamity', not evil, and reading one verse out-out-of context is retarded.
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[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

The world is just a highly developed game. Enjoy it. Reincarnate yourself as whatever u wish.

This 100%

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

No the actual word in the hebrew isn't "Calamity" it's RA. It can be transliterated as Calamity. But the first definiton listed in bible lexicons are bad and evil.

That's why context is important. This verse was part of a prophecy that was to befall Judah in 200 years. 'Evil' doesn't fit, but 'calamity' does.

Here's some other uses: ugly, displeasure, wickedness, harm, wild, sad, ill.

Those uses are just from Genesis.

Also, keep in mind the semantic range was even larger back then since the language was in-use, so there may be even more uses of the term that we're not aware of just yet. Think about it like this: 50 years ago, 'dope' meant something entirely different than it does now depending on the context in which the term is used.​

 

[Mandarin Duck]

The most high is all about balance.​

Does that mean if somebody chooses to be evil, they are doing the Lord's work?

 

[null]

And this is exactly why I don’t like talking to atheists. Y’all hear only what y’all want to hear.

Yeah. All these people who refuse to believe.

Hail Odin!

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Yeah. All these people who refuse to believe.

Hail Odin!

Odin was a honky, only had one eye, and was into bestiality, patricide and infanticide............​

 

[ba'al]

Does that mean if somebody chooses to be evil, they are doing the Lord's work?

On the left hand side. In judeo-christian text he control both but that person salvation will be in the lake of fire.

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

I think the very nature of God is such that it doesn’t shirk away from creating anything based on fear of it going wrong b/c God is strong enough to bring light out of darkness or to bring right out of wrongness.

This entire premise is a very human notion.
“Well I’m not going to go down that road b/c I know something bad is at the end of it.”
“I won’t make that b/c it’s bad.”

There seems to be a lesson for us that we need to learn about evil to manifest our destiny (which according to most religious paths is to remember our divinity or that we are God). I don’t know what the lesson is but it has to do with seeking balance or equilibrium within ourselves in ANY circumstance and not fearing or succumbing to it, but taking up the mantle of our creative divine power to reshape it.

It’s like divinely personifying the idea of taking lemons and making lemonade.
To be real...it’s kinda badass if you think about it.
It’s like Franklin Richards deciding to make an evil Infinity Gauntlet to go on a glorious journey that tests his ability to conquer it. U relish in the opportunity b/c of how powerful u are.

I think this is also connected to why we love stories so much. The drama, the overcoming of an antagonist against impossible odds. That literary tapestry (I think) resonates with us so much b/c it foreshadows our own spirit journey we must endure to remember who we truly are whether we got caught up in maya (hinduism), are distracted by desire (Buddhism), or are some fruit and got drunk off knowledge, then fell and forgot how to “be ye perfect even as ur father in heaven is perfect” (Christianity)...ect.
Apparently we as humans forgot what the hell we are, and overcoming even the worst case scenario is a big part of us waking up. It seems that becoming divine doesn’t happen easily.

Whether u believe or not, it’s a very cool concept to think about.