Comments on: Theological ideas about the origin of evil http://freelancetheology.com/2010/02/19/origins-of-evil/ don't just ask google - email your question today! Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jon the freelance theologian http://freelancetheology.com/2010/02/19/origins-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-18027 Jon the freelance theologian Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:02:27 +0000 http://freelancetheology.com/?p=283#comment-18027 While certainly some traditions within Christianity would be happy to ascribe God as the source of evil in the universe, there is generally a reluctance to do so. The issue comes from the logical difficulty with a holy and good God punishing sin. If God is the source of all that is evil as well as all that is good, then holding created (less than perfect) beings to account for also creating evil seems illogical. Furthermore, even in those traditions that hold to a literal interpretation of the creation story in Genesis, there is a case to be made that in the Hebrew text there is primordial matter ('the firmament') that exists apart from God - 'the Spirit of God hovered over the deeps', that according to the chronology of Gensis had not been created yet. While certainly some traditions within Christianity would be happy to ascribe God as the source of evil in the universe, there is generally a reluctance to do so. The issue comes from the logical difficulty with a holy and good God punishing sin. If God is the source of all that is evil as well as all that is good, then holding created (less than perfect) beings to account for also creating evil seems illogical.

Furthermore, even in those traditions that hold to a literal interpretation of the creation story in Genesis, there is a case to be made that in the Hebrew text there is primordial matter (‘the firmament’) that exists apart from God – ‘the Spirit of God hovered over the deeps’, that according to the chronology of Gensis had not been created yet.

]]> By: Nic Trent http://freelancetheology.com/2010/02/19/origins-of-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-16901 Nic Trent Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:48:46 +0000 http://freelancetheology.com/?p=283#comment-16901 If God (YAHWEH) is the creator of every thing, He therefore created everything = Gen 1:1 & Rev 4:11. Whetever it be dark or light, cold or hot, wet or dry, good or bad, love or hate = Isa 45:7. God knows good & evil = Gen 3:5. Evil existed before Earth's creation = Gen 2:9 & Rev 12:7-9. It does not matter what God has created He know's best. There must be an opposite to compare and decide on. If God created evil it does not mean created beings have to practice it. God gave us 10 Commandments to obey, Jesus tells us to practice Christian love. We have free choice. Best wishes from Nic Trent (UK) If God (YAHWEH) is the creator of every thing, He therefore created everything = Gen 1:1 & Rev 4:11. Whetever it be dark or light, cold or hot, wet or dry, good or bad, love or hate = Isa 45:7. God knows good & evil = Gen 3:5. Evil existed before Earth’s creation = Gen 2:9 & Rev 12:7-9. It does not matter what God has created He know’s best. There must be an opposite to compare and decide on. If God created evil it does not mean created beings have to practice it. God gave us 10 Commandments to obey, Jesus tells us to practice Christian love. We have free choice. Best wishes from Nic Trent (UK)

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