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DID GOD CREATE EVIL?

DID GOD CREATE EVIL?. The Problem of Evil. “The Problem of Evil”. Where did evil come from? Could and can evil be prevented? Why is evil’s continued existence allowed?. “The Problem of Evil”. Any attempt to address these questions is called Theodicy.

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DID GOD CREATE EVIL?

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  1. DID GOD CREATE EVIL? The Problem of Evil

  2. “The Problem of Evil” • Where did evil come from? • Could and can evil be prevented? • Why is evil’s continued existence allowed?

  3. “The Problem of Evil” • Any attempt to address these questions is called Theodicy. • Greek terms: Theos = God and dike= Justice • Where did evil come from or did God create evil?

  4. First Question: What is Evil? • The Euro-centric idea of evil: 1. morally reprehensible: 2. sinister: 3.arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct • Is the want of conformity to the will, way or purpose of God

  5. Christian Theism • Evil is the opposite of Good • Evil is the natural result of the creative venture • Lucifer was created perfect until he sinned

  6. Biblical Evil • A State of Being • Being in a State

  7. A State of Being –Moral Evil • Moral Evil (Jas. 1:13–15,Jdg. 2:11; 1 Ki. 11:6, etc.) • Humanity’s sinful inclination (Jdg. 2:11; 1 Ki. 11:6, etc.) • Spiritual conflict (Eph. 6:10–17; Rev. 12:7–12) • Embodiment of wickedness (Mt. 5:37; 6:13; 13:19, 38; Jn. 17:15; Eph.6:16; 2 Thes. 3:3; 1 Jn.2:13–14; 3:12; 5:18–19)

  8. Being in a State -Physical Evil • Punishment (Is. 45:7; La. 3:38; Am. 3:6) • Retributive Affliction (Mt. 9:2; 23:35; Jn. 5:14; Acts 5:5; 13:11) • Vanity & Curses (Rom. 8:19–23, Gn. 3:17–18 ) • Christian Suffering (Jas. 1:2–4; 1 Pet. 1:7; etc.) • Chastening (Rom. 8:38–39)

  9. Strong’s Definition • Strong's Exhaustive Concordanace of the Bible • {7451} [r" — ra`, rah; from 7489; bad or (as noun or adjective) evil (moral):(as verb) — adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil-favouredness, + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill-favoured, + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty). The tense in which the term is used is important in determining its meaning

  10. GOD IS GOOD!An Attribute of God's Character • Ps:100:5: For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations • Ps:135:3: Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. • Jer:33:11: The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD

  11. GOD IS GOOD!An Attribute of God's Character • Nahum:1:7: The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him • But, Isaiah says that God creates evil. • "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things." (Isaiah 45:7) • 2Chron:20:9: "If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help."

  12. Did God create evil? • A better question is not how or whence evil comes but how shall I meet it. • When the problem of evil is addressed on this level, the Bible offers a full and satisfying solution to the problem of evil. All areas are addressed • Moral Evil's solution is found in the forgiving and sanctifying grace of God. • Natural Evils from without are solved by the believer when they: 1. Accepted as an educative opportunity 2. Meet them with faith in God’s Goodness • Ultimately all evil will be destroyed by Christ. (Rom. 8:19-22; Eph. 1:9-10; 1Jn.3:8; Rev. 21:1,4; 22:3)

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