What is evil, where did it come from and did God Himself create it?
Where did evil come from? What started evil and sin? Evil and sin are such because God Himself labeled them as such. I believe that God decided what was evil by watching all of His creations through ALL of time and the things that caused extinction, destruction and mass destruction within a species was what He labeled evil/sin. This was so that mankind could overcome his animal instincts and live long upon the earth.
In the Bible evil is merely sin. God does not sin, He created the beings who go against His wisdom and what He knows through His observations. He watched, saw the ways that were killing His children and made the rules of life. FOR US--not for Himself. He can create more beings. The rules came from His love for us. Sin is disobedience to the will of God, this is evil.
God Himself does not sin.
James 1:13--Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man: 14--but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed
I don't know how much of the OT was man's word and how much is actually God speaking. He says that some prophets said that He spoke when He had not.
Ezekiel 22:28--And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, SAYING, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, WHEN THE LORD HATH NOT SPOKEN.
Hence a NEW TESTAMENT/COVENANT.
These verses clearly show that evil is merely sin and not something different. All have sinned and all have been evil in the eyes of God.
1 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 23:37, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 and many more
Then some say, why does God allow evil?
If He didn't allow us to ripen and mature by the choices we make we wouldn't be independent individuals/souls/identities----we would be Him. We are to GROW in different ways with unique personalities by the mistakes that have shaped our lives. Once we have ripened, we become like minded with Him in seeing that the rules ARE what destroys not only ourselves but those around us. But, by then we have developed our individuality. Without the lows we cannot recognize the highs. Without trial we wouldn't recognize what it is to be free. We are placed in different circumstances and raised in different ways to become unique but then coming together in the end with the truth.
God Himself does not sin but He did create evil.
Isaiah 45:7--I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all things.
He created us and by His grace and mercy gave us the freedom and right to grow up by making our own mistakes and learning from them. He admits to having created all things wise and wonderful, all things bold and beautiful and even us.
At least this is my take on it. What's yours?
Yeshua Bless You
Where did evil come from? What started evil and sin? Evil and sin are such because God Himself labeled them as such. I believe that God decided what was evil by watching all of His creations through ALL of time and the things that caused extinction, destruction and mass destruction within a species was what He labeled evil/sin. This was so that mankind could overcome his animal instincts and live long upon the earth.
In the Bible evil is merely sin. God does not sin, He created the beings who go against His wisdom and what He knows through His observations. He watched, saw the ways that were killing His children and made the rules of life. FOR US--not for Himself. He can create more beings. The rules came from His love for us. Sin is disobedience to the will of God, this is evil.
God Himself does not sin.
James 1:13--Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man: 14--but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed
I don't know how much of the OT was man's word and how much is actually God speaking. He says that some prophets said that He spoke when He had not.
Ezekiel 22:28--And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, SAYING, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, WHEN THE LORD HATH NOT SPOKEN.
Hence a NEW TESTAMENT/COVENANT.
These verses clearly show that evil is merely sin and not something different. All have sinned and all have been evil in the eyes of God.
1 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 23:37, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 and many more
Then some say, why does God allow evil?
If He didn't allow us to ripen and mature by the choices we make we wouldn't be independent individuals/souls/identities----we would be Him. We are to GROW in different ways with unique personalities by the mistakes that have shaped our lives. Once we have ripened, we become like minded with Him in seeing that the rules ARE what destroys not only ourselves but those around us. But, by then we have developed our individuality. Without the lows we cannot recognize the highs. Without trial we wouldn't recognize what it is to be free. We are placed in different circumstances and raised in different ways to become unique but then coming together in the end with the truth.
God Himself does not sin but He did create evil.
Isaiah 45:7--I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all things.
He created us and by His grace and mercy gave us the freedom and right to grow up by making our own mistakes and learning from them. He admits to having created all things wise and wonderful, all things bold and beautiful and even us.
At least this is my take on it. What's yours?
Yeshua Bless You