Why Did God Create Evil?

[ba'al]

The evil spirit here did the lord's work.

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

Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

1 Samuel 18:10
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

 

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Also let’s expand our brains even more on this and but some science babble in there. Like multi-verses.
God is omnipotent and all the omnis and stuff.
So God has been postulated to have complete knowledge of all potential multiverses, possibilities.

When we ask why God created evil, could it be b/c somewhere in another time and place, what is evil here is actually good somewhere else?
We can’t see the whole picture until/unless we become divine. But to rob something of existence out of our own fear seems tricky.
Hitler could have been Mother Theresa in another life.

I dunno. There doesn’t seem to be an abortion option for divine love. Even if it only gets to live for a second, it gets to exist. Even if it causes irreparable harm to entire universes, it gets to be.
Life is that precious. Existence is that precious...probably b/c of the potential.

I dunno just rambling now

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

The evil spirit here did the lord's work.

Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

1 Samuel 18:10
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

You can replace 'evil' in those verses with adverse and they'd still make sense.

This is just part of the problem of translating Hebrew terms, or ANY non-English terms, into English.

Oh, yeah, check your concordance/Strong's for Amos 6:3 and see how ra' is used there.​

 

[ba'al]

You can replace 'evil' in those verses with adverse and they'd still make sense.
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The primary usage for ra tends to be Evil atleast in the KJV. So in the text when it says he creates all things that's false according to your current understanding? Like in Colossians 16

Oh, yeah, check your concordance/Strong's for Amos 6:3 and see how ra' is used there.

Like I said befoe it can be calamity but the primary usage and the word it's transliterated as mainly in the KJV is evil.

it's RA. It can be transliterated as Calamity. But the first definiton listed in bible lexicons are bad and evil.

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[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

The primary usage for ra tends to be Evil atleast in the KJV. So in the text when it says he creates all things that's false according to your current understanding?​

No, that's why I told you to look how it was used in Amos. Hell, look in Psalm 10:6, Zephaniah 3:15, and Numbers 11:1 as well.​

Like I said befoe it can be calamity but the primary usage and the word it's transliterated as mainly in the KJV is evil.

Primary use doesn't matter except as a guide for a general meaning. Context does matter, absolutely. If I were to say, 'That girl is dope', would that mean she's a drug or stupid? No. Same rules apply here.

Another issue is your dependence on the KJV. Use an interlinear or JPS text.​

 

[SunZoo]

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it's convos like this that make me think maybe we really are made in "God"s image.

What if the 'god' (s) that are often being referred to in the bible did make us in his image.'

What if said god, who is issuing commandments, demanding fidelity and sacrifice is who people like to attribute the title of the creator is not..THAT, at all.

What if said god was more flesh and blood, humanoid genetically manipulating the native life on the planet (to be more like him) for his own agenda, using religion on the back end to keep his creation docile and from disseminating information that runs counter to said agenda.

It would put the so called god' of Abramaic religions exhibiting some of the same behaviors that we do, including creating challenges and "devils" in our own lives to overcome in proper perspective.

 

[ba'al]

So god doesn't create all things?

No, that's why I told you to look how it was used in Amos. Hell, look in Psalm 10:6, Zephaniah 3:15, and Numbers 11:1 as well.​

Primary use doesn't matter except as a guide for a general meaning. Context does matter, absolutely. If I were to say, 'That girl is dope', would that mean she's a drug or stupid? No. Same rules apply here.

Another issue is your dependence on the KJV. Use an interlinear or JPS text.​

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

So god doesn't create all things?

What do you mean by 'g-d'?​

 

[ba'al]

This is hilarious to me the semantics arguments. John 1 and Colosians 16 I'm just curious how you get around verses like that with your doctrine.

What do you mean by 'g-d'?​

 

[Yade]

Being evil is the opposite of holy
So we’re creating evil ourselves by not being holy

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

This is hilarious to me the semantics arguments. John 1 and Colosians 16 I'm just curious how you get around verses like that with your doctrine.

I have no 'doctrine'. I let the text speak for itself in it's proper context, therefore, there's nothing to 'get around'.

Now, what do you mean by 'g-d'?​

 

[ba'al]

I have no 'doctrine'.
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Yes you do.

I let the text speak for itself in it's proper context,​

No you don't.

Now, what do you mean by 'g-d'?​

The one spoken in context of John 1 and Colossians 16. The same diety that spoke to moses on Mount Sinai. Are you gonna continue to argue semantics and play dumb if so just say so I'm just curious how you get around the concept of all things being created from Him.​

 

[Archangel]

The OG Hebrew text postulates that the first act of 'creation' wasn't the Universe. It already existed.
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Your source on this please. Which commentary/translation are you basing this from? I've never come across this in my studies of Genesis.

 

[Booker T Garvey]

why did the council of nicaea create God?

 

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