What one desired
for evil God has allowed for good.
The «more than» is decisive,
for the evils God receives are like impulses that God then renders into a richness of contrast, supplementing evil with its ideal complement, and so achieving aesthetic harmony.
Not exact matches
God has recently revealed the reasons
for humanity's pain... Th Holy Mural Lecture Series explains why
God created ALL light and darkness... ALL good and
evil... ALL Heaven, hell, Earth wind and fire... You Tube / Holy Mural...
16The LORD
God commanded the man, saying, «From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17but from the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.»
God's will is to allow people to choose
for themselves whether they choose good or
evil.
That's why
God commanded a lot of certain areas to be wiped out, not because he was
evil but because certain areas were genetically infiltrated with fallen angels (when cast out of 3rd heaven to earth
for their repellion.
I think it's somewhat plausible to say that
god gives us the choice to do
evil, which accounts
for human - made wrongdoing.
= > There is no necessity
for the flood story to be anything more than a massive collection of spiritual truths that explain relationship between
God and man, good and
evil, life and death all in accordance with the plan of creation
for the salvation of souls.
God has recently revealed the reasons
for humanity's pain... The Holy Mural Lecture Series explains why
God created ALL light and darkness... ALL good and
evil... ALL Heaven, hell, Earth wind and fire... You Tube / Holy Mural...
BEcause your blood contains sin, and
God has become the scapegoat
for the
evil hatred we carry.
A:
God uses
evil as a learning tool to draw us closer to him (like a test does
for students)
People can choose to use it
for good or
evil, because
God gave us free will.
If you worship an invisible
god, you'd better damn well keep your religion invisible as well and quit using it as a justification
for every
evil thing you do to other people.
I don't know how many people here are from Aurora — Co, but some comments are not helping in any way the survivors and families.I respect all religions in the world and I also respect the opinion of those who don't believe in
God or anything.But, instead of blasphemy the name of
God, send your positive thoughts and energy to those who survived this tragedy.Even though some of you show no signs of good Christians you should show at least signs of good neighbors.You still can be an Atheist and have compassion
for others!Don't let the
evil be inside you, Aurora — CO needs to heal in peace!!!
> I know this may hit a nerve but i will pray
for you whether you believe in
God or not and just know there are things that go bump in the night and there is a force of
evil just as there is a force of good out there.
Its time
for the people that run the church to ask
God for forgiviness and too forsake their
evil doings.
God is
evil for allowing hell as an option to «choose.»
As children we longed
for maturity and knowledge of good and
evil, we longed to know
God and be like Him.
However, the new theology is both explicable and testable in the ontological sense, that
God is not responsible
for the origin of
evil and temptation.
Rom 9:11,12
For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or
evil, that the purpose of
God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth; It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 2:16 - 17 And the Lord
God commanded the man, «You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil,
for when you eat of it you will surely die.»
And oh yes, there's that part in Revelation (the last few chapters) where
God simply «must» release Satan again, after killing all the «
evil» people and having Jesus reign on earth
for an eon over all the «good» people that are left.
NOt all who call themselves prophets are true believers... some are just
for the gains... those are persecuted... cause their
evil gets them... those who don't separate themselves from
God's side and wisdom can not be harm by
evil...
evil bows to them and allows them to pass by him unharmed... Cause
evil can not harm
God... it's the law of Nature... only
evil can be harmed by
evil...
Seems like you and your
god are the hateful ones, what with threats of eternal torture
for «sins» of a short mortal life, and similar horrors throughout your
evil storybook a.k.a. bible.
«If the
gods listened to the prayers of men, all humankind would quickly perish since they constantly pray
for many
evils to befall one another» Epicurus
@CP: before the age of 24 I buried my Mom and 2 children... tragedy didn't make me believe then and it certainly won't make me believe now... if anything those tragedies made me question what kind of an
evil monster
god really is if he allows 3 innocent people to die horrible deaths (my Mom was an avid believer and went to her grave believing she was going to be with
god... it was a comfort
for her and eased her mind... I just don't see it as a necessity)
Atheists often point out that IF there was a
god, He would be responsible
for the
evil in the world.
If Adolf Hitler (The most
evil man in modern history) had, in his last moments, turned to JC, begged forgiveness
for all his sins in genuine repentance and found
God, is he or is he not in heaven?
15 And if it seem
evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the
gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the
gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as
for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
@preacherlady, Why would
God or Jesus play this type of vicious,
evil game with someone who was earnestly looking
for them?
There are many who use
God's name
for evil, including priests, judges, and politicians.
When young Solomon prays
for wisdom at the beginning of his kingship — a prayer that pleases
God — he asks
for a heart that discerns good and
evil, using the same language that gives a name to this tree (1 Kings 3:9).
You are an
evil person with no respect
for anything but a
god that will never be proven.
So they must begin with the very word by which
God instructed Adam that the tree of knowledge of good and
evil remains
for the time being outside him.
That said: «But
god did not foresee — that man would want a companion» = > «It is not good for the man to be alone» are the words used — so God did know and provided «that the snake would talk to the humans» = > «the serpent was more crafty than any other animal» - deception required capacity to deceive «that the humans would choose knowledge (and why else was that tree there)» = > It was not knowledge but knowledge of good and ev
god did not foresee — that man would want a companion» = > «It is not good
for the man to be alone» are the words used — so
God did know and provided «that the snake would talk to the humans» = > «the serpent was more crafty than any other animal» - deception required capacity to deceive «that the humans would choose knowledge (and why else was that tree there)» = > It was not knowledge but knowledge of good and ev
God did know and provided «that the snake would talk to the humans» = > «the serpent was more crafty than any other animal» - deception required capacity to deceive «that the humans would choose knowledge (and why else was that tree there)» = > It was not knowledge but knowledge of good and
evil.
26
For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise th
For this cause
God gave them up unto vile passions:
for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise th
for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have
God in their knowledge,
God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to
God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of
God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
There was no
evil here, but
God gave to man the responsibility
for this world.
«Because
God said so» can never be justification
for doing
evil deeds in the name of a benevolent being.
Vic: «
God did not cause people to crucify the Lord Jesus Christ, rather, as
God is Omniscient, He knew beforehand what man will do at «Free Will,» and He (
God) therefore predetermined the counter measure accordingly, hence turning the
evil doing of condemning the Lord Jesus Christ to the Cross † into Salvation
for humankind.»
On the other hand, the proponent of «C» omnipotence maintains that it is not logically possible
for God to unilaterally control the activities of self determining beings, even if such activities are intrinsically possible, and, accordingly, can acknowledge that genuine
evil is possible (GPE 269f).
If your statement was even remotely true (which it is not) your
god would also be responsible
for all negative and bad outcomes, thus making him good and
evil.
And our hearts come to be able to say, «You meant it
for evil, but
God meant it
for good.»
For the Holy Spirit to share His dwelling place with an
evil spirit, or to get replaced by the
evil spirit, would imply that the
evil spirit was more powerful than
God.
Such
evils,
for Plantinga, can be viewed as events which
God did not desire but could not have prohibited without violating Hitler's freedom.
It can be plausibly argued that while it might appear that Plantinga's free - will defense is only relevant to moral
evil, it actually has significant, necessary ramifications
for how
God's power can be conceived in relation to nature.
844 In their religious behavior, however, men also display the limits and errors that disfigure the image of
God in them: Very often, deceived by the
Evil One, men have become vain in their reasonings, and have exchanged the truth of
God for a lie, and served the creature rather than the Creator.
For with
evil things
God can not be tried nor does he himself try anyone.
I recall how we even tried to call our exotic fuels «love» by redefining the word «love» into «speaking the truth», «being bold», «not tolerating
evil», and «winning back the nation
for God»....
Plantinga, in positing «Satan and his cohorts» as the «explanation»
for nonmoral
evil is admittedly only attempting to defend the consistency of belief both in
God and nonmoral
evil.
Second, the logic of divine over-power makes
God responsible
for all unnecessary
evil in the world.