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Featured Who created evil?

Discussion in 'Baptist Theology & Bible Study' started by ktn4eg, Apr 20, 2013.

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  1. Luke2427

    Luke2427 Active Member

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    I could not agree more.

    This syllogism illustrates that.

    God created all things.
    Evil is a thing.
    God created evil.

    If the first two premises were true the conclusion would be true. But the problem is that the second premise is false.

    Evil is not a thing in the same way that, as you note, a mountain is a thing and a turnip is a thing.

    Therefore is not created.

    A hole is not really a thing. It is the absence of a thing- dirt.

    Darkness is really not a thing. It is the absence of a thing- light.

    Evil is not really a thing. It is the absence of something- good.
     
    #21 Luke2427, Apr 21, 2013
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    Luke2427 Active Member

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    The King James translators did make mistakes but that is not one of them.

    Evil, IN ENGLISH, means all kinds of different things.

    When a series of unfortunate events overtakes a family we say IN ENGLISH, "Evil befell that home for three years..."

    We don't mean that SIN fell over it. We mean calamity.
     
    #22 Luke2427, Apr 21, 2013
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