Tuesday, March 2, 2010

IF THERE IS A GOD, WHY THE EVIL?


We have all heard the famous quote, “If there is a God, why is there evil?” Truth is, for we who believe in the Bible find the answer readily explained. God is the creator of all that is good and perfect. And found within creation is what we call, Free Will. Even Angels had the power to chose and Lucifer chose to create pride within him (Ez 28:15). With this, Lucifer created SIN and from sin came all that is evil.
Lucifer (Satan) came into the Garden of Eden to tempt Eve and succeeded in having her and Adam to eat the forbidden fruit (Gen 3:1-6). From this, sin was born into the human family. From Sin has come everything that is evil (Rom 5:12-21). Through man’s choice does evil come upon all, whether they are good people or bad people (Matt 5:45). Sin is the cause of all “evil” that comes upon earth, whether that evil comes from nature, human behavior, whether premeditated or accident. Evil does not come as a decision of God, but as a reaction of SIN.
This truth is found within the laws that govern the universe. Take for an example the law of gravity. This law exists whether a person believes in gravity or not, or whether a person is good or evil. As an example, let’s say these two people (good and evil) are standing out on a ledge of a 40 story building and they both fall or jump. Which one dies? Both of them do. God didn’t make a decision to “kill” them, the laws of gravity holds the power to enact its repercussion upon violators of its law.
The law of gravity is not bias nor prejudice. It would not save the good man and kill the evil man. The law of gravity has no bias choice within itself. If I realize there is such thing as the law of gravity and learn to understand how it works and then respect it, then I reap the benefit from my respect. If I chose to ignore it or to disobey it, I will reap the judgment of its repercussion.
If I wish to say, God is the creator of the Law of Gravity and thereby credit him to such deaths to the good and evil person who suffered from their ignorance or arrogance, then my credit (though wrongfully assigned) may well be a twisted attempt to affix God as the “fault” of such tragedy.

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