Bible Skeptics KEEP Getting This Wrong About God

[@zerosteel0123]

Some things are impossible to understand while down here on Earth. I've had my own tragedies in life but nothing that has caused me to leave God. It's only because of God's comfort and love that I've been able to get through those tragedies. Life experiences either make us bitter or better and they're going to happen whether we have God in our life or not. The question is would you rather go through them with God or without him? I'd rather go through it with God myself.

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

@@zerosteel0123 amen 🙏

[@logicalatheist1065]

There's no evidence, no reason to believe your book character exists. Better off without imaginary friends.

[@CFG_DBE777]

Reminds me of Psalm 23, a good nutshell of what a relationship with God is. God bless pal

[@patrickedgington5827]

​@@logicalatheist1065 Oh boy Logicalatheist that’s a laugh, No evidence? But that’s not your problem, is it? Because you believe lots of crap without evidence. In fact, you believe it even when all the evidence says you shouldn’t? like an Oort cloud, you’re all about that, or multi verse? The muddy pond, oh ya that’s classic? Apes to man, lots of drawings? What about the evidence? Well that all turned out to have been faked, but the drawings are awesome? Speaking of, Haeckel’s Embryos, still in the text books? You don’t need evidence, in fact that just gets in your way, and when it does you blow past it like a stop sign. So, you go ahead and live in your delusions, I couldn’t care less; but it really bugs me that you tell others they lack evidence? (did someone you were afraid of tell you that?) I just can’t stand the hypocrisy. Oh, and social warrior, use your name, and picture, at least have the balls to step up? What you really mean is that there is no evidence your so-called friends, professors, or others that would make fun of you, have told you is evidence? You know the people that you have thinking for you….. What I think is you’d be better off without those friends.

[@zerosteel0123]

@CFG_DBE777 you too! God bless you

[@Abidingingrace-p6z]

Evil is simply the absence of good. It doesn't need to be created. It simply exists when people reject God.

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

I believe it was created because God Himself said He created it in scripture. Scripture is the final authority. Our awesome God can create anything and His ways and thoughts are higher than ours. He created it as a choice to prove who we love. God can create anything. It doesn't mean He is evil though. Isaiah 45:7 King James Version 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. John 1:1-5 King James Version (KJV) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. In the darkness light can be seen and guides us to God. This fallen world has hope. He created the tree of good and evil. Man decided to partake of it through disobedience and wanting to be "as gods" following Satans path. The choice was planted in the garden (creation) to show who is fauthful and therefore righteous or who is evil and shall not enter Paradise (Kingdom of Heaven). The world grew more evil so God killed everyone in the flood (because what is His is His) except Noahs family who were obedient and righteous. The world grew evil again and Christ (YHVH) came, in person to save us from ourselves again for He promised not to flood the world again. We must repent and be born again into a spiritual life out of the flesh doing all we can to stand in the light and walk the path to Christs light and living water. The truth. Love is about choice. Christ gives us the choice to choose God and His ways so that we can be in His Kingdom of light for darkness comprehends it not. Only God can show us the truth. As Pilate said, "What is truth."

[@tims5268]

Evil isn’t the absence of good 😂😂😂 is outer space evil? Is an empty shoe box evil? 😂🤣😂 What a ridiculous claim 😂

[@Bruce-s9f]

What about all the people who have never heard of your God ? In past centuries, that would be a huge majority of humanity. Even today, are you saying that all Japanese are evil (less than 2% Christians) ? Or India (about the same) ? They have _their_ religions which also define good & evil.

[@shaundaugherty1028]

You have defined evil as historic Christianity has defined it. Evil has no existence of its own, it is meonic, to use the technical term. Evil exists only to the extent God's rational creatures exercise their will against Him or to harm others.

[@mirandahotspring4019]

What absolute nonsense!

[@zerosteel0123]

So many atheists quoting Isaiah 45:7. So, I am posting the answer to that from Got questions in the article ‘Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil?’ In Isaiah 45:1-7, the prophet foresees God calling and anointing King Cyrus of Persia to be His chosen instrument to subdue nations (namely Babylon) for the sake of His people Israel. Cyrus, who was not yet born at the time of the prophecy, did not know the Lord or even acknowledge His existence, making him an unlikely choice to be God’s anointed. The pick of Cyrus proved all the more that God is sovereign and in control of all things and people. As the only true God and Creator of all life, His authority and decisions cannot truly be challenged: “There is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things” (Isaiah 45:6-7, KJV 1900). If everything God created was good (Genesis 1:31; 1 Timothy 4:4; James 1:17), why does Isaiah 45:7 say God created evil? The Hebrew word translated as “evil” (ra‘) in the King James Version of Isaiah 45:7 has two applications in the Bible. The term can be used in the sense of moral evil, such as wickedness and sin (Matthew 12:35; Judges 3:12; Proverbs 8:13; 3 John 1:11), or it can refer to harmful natural events, calamity, misfortune, adversity, affliction, or disaster. It is in this second sense that Isaiah speaks, and his meaning is reflected in most modern Bible translations of Isaiah 45:7 (emphasis added): “I make success and create disaster” (HCSB); “I make well-being and create calamity” (ESV); “I send good times and bad times” (NLT). God does not create moral evil. For one thing, moral evil is not a “thing” to be made but a choice or intent contrary to God’s good purposes, His holy character, and His law. Moral evil does not conform to God and His will. God is good (Psalm 34:8), holy (Leviticus 11:44; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Peter 1:16), and loving (1 John 4:8); therefore, His plans and purposes are good, holy, and loving. As Ruler of the universe, God sometimes creates calamity to accomplish His will. He brought disaster to discipline His people when they turned their backs on Him and refused to repent (Jeremiah 18:17). And He promised to bring calamity to Babylon through Cyrus for the sake of His chosen people-to restore them to their homeland and rebuild their ruined cities (Isaiah 41:8-10; 44:26; 45:4; 2 Chronicles 36:22-23; Ezra 1:3). As the Sovereign King over all earthly kings, God can make light or darkness and create peace or calamity. He can use Cyrus as His agent of redemption and peace for Israel and as the bringer of calamity upon Babylon. God moved beyond the boundaries of Israel, selecting a world power that did not even recognize His sovereignty to accomplish His greater kingdom purposes. Cyrus would be the Lord’s divine instrument to help spread the good news of God’s “righteousness” and “salvation” (see Isaiah 45:8) to “all the world from east to west” (Isaiah 45:6, NLT). Cyrus would be the channel, but God was the Architect and Inventor of it all. God’s sovereign rule over all things good and bad-over success and calamity for His people Israel-is cause for hope in the lives of believers today. We can trust and “know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them” (Romans 8:28, NLT). God’s purpose is to bring us to spiritual maturity (Romans 8:29; Ephesians 1:4; 5:27; Colossians 1:22; 1 Thessalonians 4:3; Jude 1:24). Our experiences may seem bright or dark, peaceful or disastrous, but God promises to craft them all together, even adversity, affliction, and “evil,” for our ultimate benefit.

[@DepthCharge01]

Thank you for also sharing this. This is something worth reiterating as atheists just mindlessly use this verse against God.

[@RaptureCatcher7]

atheists? an accuser is evil. are you accusing anyone that has a different answer to you of being an atheist? an adversary of God can be someone who has guile in their heart. isaiah and all the old testament details perfectly what is to happen during the coming seals and trumpets. to lock isaiah 45,1-7 just to cyrus is short sighted . God made his adversary. look at it how ever you like. he knew evil was part of his plan before evil even existed .

[@MrLogo73]

A disaster would still be evil. If God creates it, that would be an evil God.

[@DepthCharge01]

@@MrLogo73 By what standard?

[@beatmueller6490]

@@RaptureCatcher7 Evil wasn't "Part of His Plan" in the sense that He wanted it! God foreknew that we would choose Evil but within that knowledge, He pre-ordained a GREATER Plan to overcome evil! Hence the whole Bible focuses on Jesus' Final Victory over Evil, never to be repeated again for All Eternity. I pray you too will be there to enjoy it!

[@BE_WERM]

Thank you Calvin For these Videos And Helping People Open their Minds to the Truth Of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

Stop praying to John Calvin

[@BE_WERM]

@JoWilliams-ud4eu are you ignorant? No one is praying to Calvin, we simply rejoice seeing a Christian brother in Christ go out into the field and plant and water so the Lord can Uproot, we are just mere men, only difference between us and other men is that we have the Holy Spirit of God Dwelling with inside us, giving us wisdom acknowledge and guidance

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

@BE_WERM jk. It's supposed to be funny

[@BE_WERM]

@@JoWilliams-ud4eu okay Brother lol sorry online with no voice mixed signals can be given off

[@JoWilliams-ud4eu]

@BE_WERM that's my bad. I should have added emojis to make it more clear

[@HS-zk5nn]

yup absence of good is evil. and God is good. thus, those without God are... well Psalm 14:1 says it all.

[@williamgreenfield9991]

Baloney. As an atheist I know lots of atheists. None of them are evil. In fact, in general, atheists seem to have better morals than theists.

[@tims5268]

No it isn’t 😂😂😂 Is an empty shoe box evil? 😂😂😂 What a ridiculous claim.

[@rizdekd3912]

But is God omnipresent. If so what does it mean to be 'without' God. What is our consciousness and what is it's source, what powers it?

[@HS-zk5nn]

@@rizdekd3912 “without” means not accepting. It’s a conscious decision

[@HS-zk5nn]

@@williamgreenfield9991 those that are not innocent often say that they are innocent

[@Melbournezack117]

For as by one man’s disobedience, many were made sinners,so by one man’s obedience, many will be made righteous. Rom5:19

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

@@Melbournezack117 amen 🙏

[@zerosteel0123]

@@Melbournezack117 thank God

[@refuse2bdcvd324]

You can have good without evil, but you can't have evil without good.

[@artifacthunter1472]

If there was not evil, how would anyone know what good was?

[@Stephan-ix8me]

Ridiculous comment.

[@DepthCharge01]

Unfortunately, people who believe in dualism, especially people who are not aware that they do, don't understand or refuse to understand. I don't think they can even define good without evil.

[@Glop1177]

This is a silly statement that reeks of special pleading.

[@sifundogumede8883]

​@artifacthunter1472 if God(Good) creates human with a free will , than evil can exist

[@richardbooth9383]

I would add one clear truth to this explanation that helped me better understand God. That is the answer to "why did God put a tree in the garden and tell Adam and Eve to not eat of it?" When I heard that God put one thing (the tree of the knowledge of good and evil) it is because God is perfect, and perfect love requires obedience. God had only one "thing" that we were to not do in order to show perfect love. We failed and unfortunately, now the fallen earth God made is full of sinful things we are to not do. I understood well when I heard that "perfect love requires obedience."

[@Bruce-s9f]

So when God ordered people to stone a man to death for gathering firewood on the sabbath, obedience was "good" ? For centuries, Christians _obediently_ put witches to death, even though there is no such thing as witchcraft (so why did God even give such a command ?) Far too much evil has been perpetrated under the pretext of "just obeying orders".

[@mirandahotspring4019]

Nah, it's just a silly story in an old book.

[@logicalatheist1065]

Adam and Eve are fictional characters

[@yoyeo1900]

@@mirandahotspring4019 If you have no faith, why the need to expend your energy trying to disillusion those who do? Is it your cry for help? Help is available. You don't need to drag others to your misery. Do you know what the penalty for being a stumbling block to the lord is?

[@Bruce-s9f]

@@yoyeo1900 The penalty for being a stumbling block to the lord is receiving patronising comments from young earth creationists.

[@davecolvin310]

I appreciate all the insight from all the bible scholars.ive been a christian for almost 40 years and i dont retain scripture well but i stick to loving people and sharing gospel because in the end thats all god cares about.his will be done.

[@bfree4232]

Same here, 40+ yrs and finally was set from all those wrong indoctrinations! What a veil being lifted these days and freeing us! What peace that came, in finally understanding that Word describes God's unchanging character to us so we can come to know Him but grasping the history of old covenant people and God fulfilled what He said He would do and then discarded that old system and now a new covenant and your right is to love Him with all our being and then love others as we would love ourselves. We become leaves for the healing of the nations clinging to the branch who is the only way, truth and life. I hope to live long enough to see this happening on a large scale!

[@Grandliseur]

The belief in God actually implies that with free will choices, judgment follows behind in all ways, rewards for good deeds, and rewards according to evil deeds. One doesn't exist without the other.

[@artifacthunter1472]

Thinking that you have free Will is pretty ignorant. It’s not in the Bible.

[@Grandliseur]

@artifacthunter1472 I guess you're not a Bible student! Joh 3:36 ASV He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. Gen 2:16-17 ASV 16 And Jehovah God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Deu 30:19 ASV I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; Deu 27:10 ASV Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.

[@notknownwhoknows2306]

This channel seems to have discussion and with responses. I want to thank everyone who takes part in this. Other channels don't seem to respond to my questions at times.

[@Sidharth.Pratap]

This is a Blessed Video.... This is the testimony from God through this ministry. Hear Ye him!!!!

[@Bomtombadi1]

It’s blessed? WTF is blessed about it?

[@RodericGurrola]

Yep. 👍🏻. Good thing to address. Love the video❤ also I have mere Christianity by C.S Lewis good book and Narnia too.

[@smandez2023]

It's not bad questions when atheists challenge Christians with the "if God is love than why did he create and does allow evil"scenario, but it is most certainly misguided. I simply say that, "sure God could forgive such a person as Jeffrey Dahmer, but a person like Dahmer is very unlikely to ever even ask for it." God gave free will in a complete act of love, so we can choose evil if we want to. So much for the "your God is a control freak" argument, when they don't even believe in our God. You cannot use a Biblical standard of morality as a tool to attack the morality of God and His beloved when you don't even believe in it (or do you?). You must instead come of with something far superior. I wish you luck in that...because you are going to need it.

[@Melbournezack117]

Amen. Rom1:20

[@Matilda-P-p5w]

Imo, God created everything and from that evil manifested in the form of ego, greed, jealousy etc. Technically, God didn't create it, freewill and freedom of choice (God given right) allowed it to form. Logic tells me that.

[@cloisteredoyster]

Dahmer became a Christian I think and was from a Christian home.......it's funny how we judge though by human standards.......God won't overlook the tiniest little snivelling sin from the hapless sinner and will destroy him/her the same as a monster like Dahmer.......there is absolutely zero tolerance for sin and evil

[@Bomtombadi1]

Dahmer did seek god and ask forgiveness.

[@Matilda-P-p5w]

@Bomtombadi1 did God save him then...

[@TJforChrist-v2s]

The problem of evil we caused ourselves. I look at it like this. If God is the only one that is holy and perfect and good and infallible, than anything he creates is going to be less than that. So it really boils down to should God even bother to create anything at all?

[@cloisteredoyster]

I'm still glad He made me and coral reefs hehe

[@Stephan-ix8me]

No, we didn't create evil. God created everything. And God created us knowing that we would be evil.

[@criticalthinker8007]

@@Stephan-ix8me if God created as and knew there was evil in us, or where capable of evil then by definition god created evil unless it existed before all of creation. In which case evil created god.

[@avafury4584]

​@@Stephan-ix8me evil is absence of choice. It's not "created" like God would create a planet or an animal.

[@rizdekd3912]

​@@Stephan-ix8me How does God decide what evil and good is? What makes evil evil and what makes good good? There must be reasons beyond God's arbitrary assignment of each thing as good/evil.

[@marianneolivier7170]

He is an excellent speaker. I just wish the distracting repetitive music was not in the background.

[@elizapi314]

It is a bit much in this video. They don’t usually have this issue.

[@DhieuChadong]

God is love

[@HannahsCats-zp6rb]

and hate. God is everything.

[@tobias4411]

So drowning millions of infants and toddlers under 40 days in a flood, is love according to you?

[@mirandahotspring4019]

The Amalekites would disagree.

[@avishevin1976]

Love of what?

[@krystal6612]

YES WE LIVE IN A FALLEN EVIL WORLD 🌎 BUT IM HUST SO INCREDIBLY THANKFUL GOD MADE (A) WAY FOR ME/US TO BE SAVED❤ BY GODS GRACE THRU FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. GOD IN THE FLESH🙏✝️💜 PRAISE THE LORD IF LORD KING 👑 OF KINGS MOST HIGH GOD 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@dragonflyhk]

This is a hard teaching.

[@harryvanniekerk7269]

Much obliged.

[@Grandliseur]

While we don't control most things, have no free will to change these, we do have the choice of heart. Do I keep this wallet with hundreds of dollars or try to find its owner, i.e, turn over to police. Do I take advantage of that human being in need, or provide assistance according to my abilities. That is the price of the free will of heart, but we don't decide if we find the lost wallet, or if we meet that needy human/animal. God rewards us for doing good, and for doing bad: Rev 22:12 ...to render to every one as his work shall be.

[@cloisteredoyster]

and the fascinating parable where Jesus is the person who loses his wallet; and the woman in need who needs assistance.........meaning everything is a test and the result is written down

[@Grandliseur]

@cloisteredoyster though our reactions aren't predetermined, that is where we choose, and were damnation may occur if our evil is great enough. But, we are tested, however not tempted as our temptations come from within ourselves. The tests come from outside. Are we the merciful Samaritan?, or the sexual predator of the powerless? - those are the issues.

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@Grandliseur and if Jesus was hungry and I didn't feed Him, and lost His wallet and I stole His money He needed for food.......I will suffer the same fate as the devil and his angels? because whatever I didn't do for the least of these, I didn't do for Him

[@jimpassi349]

GOD IS NOT EVEL WE ARE

[@logicalatheist1065]

Gods haven't been demonstrated to exist, people do though...

[@VanyaD]

​@@logicalatheist1065 how do people exist, exactly? By what force? For what reason? Why can they think? What makes them alive?

[@logicalatheist1065]

@VanyaD we evolved, just like every other living thing

[@godswarriors7543]

The Word of God The Word/Law God spoke Ex.20 The Word/Law God wrote Deut. 9:10 The Word/Law God made flesh John 1:14 The same Word/Law God wrote upon the heart and the same Word/Law that hung on the cross, we now know as Jesus. When God tells us how to apply His Word in Deut.6:8-9 He is putting us in Jesus. It is the circumcision of the flesh and the beginning of our armour.

[@LarsLarson-u1x]

On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton b. Dec 25, 1642

[@christtheonlyhope4578]

For those of us who know God and have his Holy Spirit living within us, it isn't hard to see that God is loving and good.

[@MrLogo73]

When was the last time, that you drowned the whole world?

[@beatmueller6490]

@@MrLogo73 God didn't drown the whole world! He saved those who were NOT ungodly! Would you have been aboard the Ark according to God's Standards? Personally, I know that I would NOT have been spared, except that I have accepted God's Gracious Gift of Christ paying my Debt for me. Who else could (or would) make you such an offer? Although the Bible doesn't mention it, I would be very surprised if God didn't make similar appeals to those who perished in the flood. When Judgement Day comes, I believe none of them will be able to claim that God "never gave them a chance"...

[@MrLogo73]

@@beatmueller6490 So being 'ungodly' is punishable by death?

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

@@christtheonlyhope4578 amen 🙏

[@logicalatheist1065]

Guess you haven't read your bible, god of the Bible is a man made pos book character

[@williamacuff7707]

God, Jesus, born all into sin; if we persue sin, we're cursed; if we seek God, Jesus, we receive instructions for life! It starts by reading Gods, Jesus's, word. We realize we're sinners, we ask for help; if we turn away from this sin, God, Jesus, gives us the Holy Spirit to help us grow in Jesus! The Holy Spirit is Jesus in us.

[@paul.etedder2439]

Nothing like ignoring with scripture says . Isaiah 45:7

[@artifacthunter1472]

Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

[@artifacthunter1472]

The whole entire world is disgustingly, ignorant about scripture. It is hidden in plain sight and no one understands it. No, not one. You must be born again and given the truth through the Holy Spirit, which is truth.

[@jimmycarter3498]

Why is there verses that say God repented of the evil

[@vinci1234560]

Whether God knew Satan would rebel or Adam and Eve would sin, this is of little consequence because we serve a God who doesn’t answer to any humans. It is His way or the highway, His will be done. The fear of the Lord is still the beginning of wisdom.

[@logicalatheist1065]

Who cares, it's not even good fiction

[@vinci1234560]

@logicalatheist1065 There are many who care. The bible gives the most logical explanation to what is happening now concerning, the push for the world to go cashless.implement digital IDs and CBDCS. We are heading towards the beast system, no doubt. Only those who have a relationship with the Son, Jesus the Christ, will be spared the wrath to come.

[@SillyDeity]

@@vinci1234560 The "beast system"??? Is this a reference to Donald Trump?

[@burnttoast2790]

So in short, you're only just self-aware enough to recognize that God _knows_ all the evils that come from what he let happen, but but you still want to kiss his rear despite that, simply because "his ways are not our ways" and other such might-makes-right nonsense.

[@MountKeen]

@@burnttoast2790 That old Epicurian Paradox comes back to bite them in the bum again!!

[@RobertA-oi6hw]

God is the uncaused first cause

[@Bomtombadi1]

God is specially pled first cause.

[@MrLogo73]

Show evidence, that such a first cause exists.

[@globalcoupledances]

God = The Big Bang

[@MrLogo73]

@@globalcoupledances But that would be a false statement. The big bang is neither supernatural nor is it an entity nor an antropomorphic immortal such as a deity. I was asking for evidence. Please provide that.

[@globalcoupledances]

@MrLogo73 - Big Bang had no cause. And anthropomorphic means that humans created a god on their own image

[@MrMaballa9]

This has never entered my mind until this video. Why then, did God allow Lucifer to become evil that he would ever tempt Adam and Eve? If God is all knowing and powerful, how or why did He ever allow Lucifer to ever become evil? I'm a Christian, but never thought about this until this video. It would seem that God HAD to allow evil. It would seem that God allowed both that we would know the difference and choose.

[@Abidingingrace-p6z]

Read TJ for Christ's response. I believe that answers your question

[@cloisteredoyster]

yes that's my impression......evil tests everything all the time and as evil or sin cannot abide with God He can then identify it and destroy it.......God then didn't allow Lucifer to become evil, pride was found in Lucifer therefore evil tested and exposed him and he was cast out

[@avafury4584]

If God didn't allow evil then he couldn't create anything because anything God creates has the possibility of turning away from Him because only God is perfect and blameless and holy.

[@avishevin1976]

Genesis never mentions Lucifer. Not even once. Have you ever read the bible?

[@Abidingingrace-p6z]

@avishevin1976 Lucifer becomes Satan or the devil

[@rulministrieswithmihaicoce3941]

I like your statement that evil is not the absence of good but the absence of love. Then, when exactly did Lucifer fall, because that's when evil first began?

[@lonnierandall7882]

Isa 45:5 ¶ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. God knew exactly what would happen in the garden of Eden. That is why He put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil there. He did not have to let the serpent in Eden. It was in the plan of salvation from the beginning. Adam's sin was not a failure of God. It was His plan. That is why Revelation says that the Lamb was slain from the foundation of the world. It was already in the plan. It is all about us coming back to God in repentance and falling on His mercy; and who will and who will not. Mt 9:13 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Mt 12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. Mt 7:1 ¶ Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Mt 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 1Co 4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

[@ElectricBluJay]

The Hebrew word ra in Isaiah 45 verse 7 is best translated as ‘calamity’ or ‘disaster’ in the context of the verse and the surrounding verses. ‘Evil’, in our modern connotation, is not a proper translation of ra in this verse.

[@lonnierandall7882]

@@ElectricBluJay It means what it says. All of the above. The KJV translators didn't get it wrong. Ge 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil (ra). If it exists, God created it. God knew what Satan would become when he created him. It is all about separating the wheat from the tares. When Satan did evil to Job, he first had to ask permission from God. When Joseph's brothers wanted to murder him but sold him into slavery instead, that was God's purpose and will. They meant it for evil, but God meant it for a good outcome. Nevertheless, it was evil. Ge 3:22 ¶ And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil:

[@tobias4411]

​​​@@ElectricBluJayRegardless if it's calamity," "disaster," or "evil", it's very clear that God (according to Bible) is claiming that he does all things. He makes the light and the dark, the good and the bad. If God creates all things as all things from God, and everything that exists have a starting point - and if evil exists as a metaphysical force, then the only logical conclusion we can come to is that God created evil. There's absolutely no way to dance around this.

[@michaelrodriguez918]

Awesome subject and great explanation. You are a true teacher, congratulations!!!

[@spherejester]

If these verses trouble you, ignore them. If they interest you, get ready for a journey! Peace be with you, either way. 😊 Isaiah 45:7 - "I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil; I, the LORD, do all these things." Lamentations 3:37-38 - "Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?" Amos 3:6 - "When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?" 1 Samuel 16:14-15 - "Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him." Exodus 4:11 - "The LORD said to him, 'Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?'"

[@DepthCharge01]

That translation is wrong. The word in place of evil can also mean disaster or calamity, like storms, floods, and so forth, which is more fitting and allows the reader to better understand God. Plus, moral evil is best defined as the absence of or void of goodness. You can't "create" a void or an absence. So when you plug the moral definition in, it's incoherent.

[@spherejester]

@@DepthCharge01 If you are light, you can control the absence of it, which is exactly what moral evil is and is exactly what God has done. (For a purpose, of course.)

[@DepthCharge01]

@@spherejester There is a reason why I put quotations around the word. It is to focus on that word. God does not create moral evil, as in the act of creation itself. That would be logically incoherent as God is good. If, somehow, you're a Calvinist, then clearly, you do not understand that quote the way you should. Because, as far as I know, only Calvinists, and perhaps at least one other denomination, believe in the nonsense that arose from that translation.

[@dmcgwhisper5945]

​​​​@@DepthCharge01The King James Version is the undisputed word of God. No other bible compares to it. God created the red pill or the blue pill. Up to you which one you swallow. Here is an illustration: If I decided to cement broken glass on top of my garden wall because I dont want thieves getting in to steal or worse, to rape, am I evil if they cut their fingers and possibly die? No! I'm not! It was their choice. Therefore God can create a tree (choice) which bears evil fruit that we might pick in disobedience and unfaithfulness to His commandments. He knows best. He gave us the choice that we may have the proof of our love as faithfulness. God hates (?) evil - Any unfaithful woman (the church) he hates so we must repent. We can be reconciled. Hosea 3:1-5:7 King James Version 3 Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee. 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: 5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days. (Read all this chapter) Proverbs 6:16-19 King James Version 16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. God can hate The King James Version of the Bible includes several passages that discuss hate, including: Luke 14:26: "If any man come to me, and hate not his" John 15:18-27: "He that hateth me hateth my Father also" Matthew 5:43-44: "Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Luke 6:27: "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you" Leviticus 19:17-18: "Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt" Proverbs 6:16-19: "A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that are swift in running to evil, A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren" The Bible also says that hatred is an act of murder in God's eyes. It can destroy a Christian's personal witness and is said to be walking in darkness. However, the Bible also says that it is acceptable to hate things that God hates. Gods ways our higher than our ways. Red pill or blue pill.

[@HowardEnterprise]

Moral evil is philosophical jargon- garbage that makes no sense, morals refers to what is right, righteousness. The problem is people have their own view of what is right and what is evil. Often when people error in the truth of GOD they get into the weeds of vain philosophy which is abstract and subjective and not grounded in the truth, but the LORD says, " Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit,......" Colossians 2:8 KJV To say GOD does not create evil is to suggest evil has some sort of power outside of GOD. @spherejester brought many scriptures to light, they cannot all be translated wrong and the context is clear. HE uses evil like a tool in HIS hand, this is why HE said " .....Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." Matthew 6:34 KJV GOD is regulating it. The Fear of the LORD has to be learned. "18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee." 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 KJV

[@rocketscientisttoo]

John 3:16 in plain English - For God in this manner loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

[@artifacthunter1472]

You destroy the word of God because you add to it read it in the original text. Whosoever is not in the original also in the original text, it’s a predestination verse.

[@GSpotter63]

It would be evil for God to violate your free will.

[@artifacthunter1472]

You are ignorant free Will is not in the Bible. The only one that has free Will is God himself.

[@avishevin1976]

Why?

[@GSpotter63]

@@artifacthunter1472 God knowing the future does not relieve you of the consequences and responsibilities for your own choices. Quit conflating foreknowledge with causation.

[@GSpotter63]

@@artifacthunter1472 If you look up and see an airliner falling from the sky your foreknowledge of its pending impacting with the ground is not evidence that you had anything to do with its falling. God may know what is going to happen but that doesn't mean he makes it happen.

[@Stephan-ix8me]

@@GSpotter63 But God created us knowing what we would choose. Then he punishes us for it.

[@ArtiomVP]

Thank him

[@RobertA-oi6hw]

👏👏👏💯

[@adrianpasillas-z5z]

God hates evil, but He ordains it. If He didn't it wouldn't exist.

[@artifacthunter1472]

Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

[@Zerosteel011-w5h]

Why does God allow evil? God could change everyone’s personality so that they cannot sin. This would also mean that we would not have a free will. We would not be able to choose right or wrong because we would be “programmed” to only do right. Had God chosen to do this, there would be no meaningful relationships between Him and His creation. Instead, God made Adam and Eve innocent but with the ability to choose good or evil. Because of this, they could respond to His love and trust Him or choose to disobey. They chose to disobey. Because we live in a real world where we can choose our actions but not their consequences, their sin affected those who came after them (us). Similarly, our decisions to sin have an impact on us and those around us and those who will come after us.

[@heinpereboom5521]

That's a good description!

[@Bomtombadi1]

God took away the free will of the pharaoh, remember?

[@HannahsCats-zp6rb]

God allows evil because obviously God wants evil.

[@tobias4411]

Free will is in direct contradiction with an omnipotent God. If God is all knowing (omnipotent), he knows everything that will happen, including every choice you will make. If God already knows your future choices, those choices are predetermined. If your choices are predetermined, you don't have a free will. Therefore, free will cannot exist if God is omnipotent.

[@philwhitehouse4290]

There is no contradiction between humans having free will and always choosing good over evil. For example there is an ice cream kiosk that only sells 2 flavours of ice cream, strawberry and chocolate. I go there every day for an ice cream. I love the colour of strawberry, the taste of strawberry and even the smell of it. I dislike everything about chocolate so I will always buy and eat the strawberry ice cream. Does that mean that I wasn't free to choose chocolate instead? God could have created us to be truly in his image. In that case we would want to avoid evil and be motivated by doing good.

[@inthelightofhisglory9614]

For those who reject God and are stubborn, no explanation will be good enough. That much is true. As we get closer to the Great Tribulation this world will grow darker and darker but that also means we will shine brighter and brighter.

[@tobias4411]

No, you will not "shine brighter and brighter" simply because you believe so. There is no logical or rational basis to buy your idea that demons are working overtime to deceive 75% of humanity to a never-ending barbeque party in Hell.

[@cloisteredoyster]

yes and the darkness and decay hate you being salt and light

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@tobias4411 unless the version of reality you've been fed is a lie and the bible reflects the true nature of reality........

[@SillyDeity]

@@cloisteredoyster Says the guy who admits to more readily believing a lie because it's repeated enough.

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@SillyDeity no that would be evolution....you have "exchanged God for the lie.......and worship men (scientists) and creeping things (evolution)"............so "God send you strong delusion.....because you loved the lie and delighted in wickedness"

[@michaelhamubotu3106]

The real reason evil exists is that God did not create robots. He does not take pleasure in forced obedience/worship/service. So he created intelligent beings with free will who could choose to love God based on His character, or not. The devil chose to use this free will to serve himself, and not God. He accused God of being a tyrant who only cares about Himself. God could not destroy the devil immediately, because if He had, the other creatures He had created would serve Him from fear, rather than love. So God has let evil play out, so that we can all see its effects and see why He is right. In His law, the wages of sin is death, and since He loved us so much, He paid the price Himself, since only He is equal to His law. He showed justice and mercy on the cross. And so when He finally destroys the devil, everything will go back to being perfect, since every intelligent being would have made their final choice whether to be on the side of good or evil.

[@ClaudiAlexa]

When you have the ability to choose is because you have more than one option, the question here is... Who created these two options? I think we will be able to understand in heaven

[@artifacthunter1472]

Yes, God created robots. He works all things after the council of his own will.

[@artifacthunter1472]

@@ClaudiAlexa you don’t have the ability to choose righteousness on your own.

[@MrLogo73]

Could God have left evil off and still not created us as robots?

[@XavierHeda]

I really appreciate your efforts! Just a quick off-topic question: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

[@LarsLarson-u1x]

God is the most evil wizard character in all of fiction.

[@msd5808]

Don't prisons remove some of people's free will, some of their capacity to choose evil or good (to be human)?

[@MountKeen]

"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?" "Then he is not omnipotent" "Is he able, but not willing?" "Then he is malevolent" "Is he both able and willing?" "Then whence cometh evil?" "Is he neither able nor willing?" "Then why call him God?"

[@dansaber4427]

Because of their limited imagination.

[@johnglad5]

And what is evil without God. If you have good then it follows evil exists.

[@dansaber4427]

Repent of God's gnosis of good and evil. Then everything will be whole. Instead of divided

[@MountKeen]

@@johnglad5 Then he's either unable to prevent it and therefore not omnipotent, or he's unwilling to prevent it and therefore malevolent. So why worship him?

[@MountKeen]

@@dansaber4427 "Gnosis" means "knowledge"......something that seems t o be sadly lacking in AiG's videos.

[@dalefranklin364]

What did God say? "See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;"

[@NewMexicoHobo]

God created beings with free will knowing some would choose Good and others would choose evil. Once he knows what they have all chosen he will give eternal life to the perfect and destroy the rest.

[@cloisteredoyster]

yes so evil tests everything all the time

[@globalcoupledances]

Only psychopaths have free will

[@markusklyver6277]

This seems to contradict omniscience.

[@artifacthunter1472]

That verse doesn’t exist in your Bible stop rewriting it. No man has free Will only God does.

[@NewMexicoHobo]

@artifacthunter1472 Matthew 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Disobedience is a Sin. You have to use the gift of God to make yourself perfect God ain't Santa Claus.

[@C1SMGCTCRN]

Does anyone have any idea of why God would have made such a massive universe and not just the Earth with a couple of stars?

[@MountKeen]

To confuse creationists?

[@Daniel12.4Ministry]

God created mankind with FREEWILL. This was so each man and woman could choose to love and serve him. But with the freedom of choice to love and serve God also comes the ability to reject him and serve oneself. But you can not serve two masters. When each man or woman choose to defy god's way, they do so by their own self interest and this is a rejection of God and a lack of trust in him. When one defies God's way, they fall from being the servant of God, and while serving onesself, they then become the servant of Satan. There is only black and white, but there is no gray area with God. Thus, when one chooses their own way instead of God's way, this is idolatry, holding oneself above God. When one does so, they have then chosen to do evil, and in this, man is the creator of evil, of which was never intended by God when he created the world. The Law of God is simple: Jesus gave 2 commandments: Love God with all of your heart, mind, soul, and strength. Love others and always treat them in the way that you would want to be treated by them. Evil is the opposite of Love. God is love

[@artifacthunter1472]

You’re ignorant that verse not in the Bible stop adding to it. The only one with free Will is God himself.

[@avishevin1976]

Serving the god of the bible as described by the bible would be evil.

[@thunderous-one]

Adam and Eve chose to decide for themselves what is good/bad when they rejected Gods right to determine good/bad, ate from the tree and thus chose to decide for themselves what is good/bad. Two lessons, the tree represented 2 key points…… 1) free will and law 2) God has the universal right to decide what is good/bad

[@mirandahotspring4019]

That's the most stupid story in the bible! If they had no knowledge of good and evil, how were they expected to know it was wrong to disobey god?

[@rizdekd3912]

Does God have reasons for what he deems good/bad? IOW, what makes something bad just because God says it's bad? Independent of God do we have a basis for saying something is good or bad? If not, on what objective basis do we conclude God is good?

[@thunderous-one]

@@mirandahotspring4019 firstly, if your a darwinoatheist then your in absolutely zero/nada/no position to have an opinion as your position/world view is even more absurd than what your vestigial brain has chemically processed it to seem. You don’t even posses free will (Dawkins/krause/pinker/tyson/farina) You don’t even have a purpose in life (Dawkins again)

[@thunderous-one]

@@rizdekd3912 ok, is there something objectively speaking God has said is bad but you think is good? Or Has God said something to be good but you deem it bad?

[@mirandahotspring4019]

@@rizdekd3912 Good and bad are entirely subjective. A kid will say candy is good whereas a dentist will say its bad. Position determines perspective.

[@DepthCharge01]

I learned the definition of evil a long time ago. I didn't understand what it meant at the time. But since coming back, I finally understood that it is the absence of good. Void of goodness. Which is why I can understand how good can exist without evil. That God did not create evil. Because, if you fill in the definition, an absence or void is not something that is created.

[@Glop1177]

That's nonsense though. You could just as easily say that good is the absence of evil. In reality good and evil are human constructs and if God really exists he created both things which are good and evil.

[@DepthCharge01]

@@Glop1177 No. Good can easily be defined as fit for purpose. Or a standard that has been met. For example, if I make a cup and the cup holds water, then the cup is considered good because it fulfills the purpose it was made for. If I give someone a test, and the person passed; then the person did good because he/she met the standard of that test. You just illustrated the problem with many people today. They forget that simple definition of good, and they only seem to know the dualism definition of good. So, no. Good is not the absence of evil. Because evil does not have an existence of its own. It's, in a sense, a parasite. It can only "exist" because of good.

[@DepthCharge01]

@@Glop1177 No. Good can easily be defined as fit for purpose. Or a standard that has been met. For example, if I make a cup and the cup holds water, then the cup is considered good because it fulfills the purpose it was made for. If I give someone a test, and the person passed; then the person did good because he/she met the standard of that test. You just illustrated the problem with many people today. They forget that simple definition of good, and they only seem to know the dualism definition of good. So, no. Good is not the absence of evil. Because evil does not have an existence of its own. It's, in a sense, a parasite. It can only "exist" because of good.

[@DepthCharge01]

@@Glop1177 Good - fit for purpose. The standard to be met.

[@Glop1177]

@@DepthCharge01 that's a definition for good that's significantly worse than one people would actually use. As in that's not a good definition. Would you call your definition evil for lacking good?

[@AlexanderosD]

Thanks AiG! And Merry Christmas to y'all! I've honestly never really had a 'problem' with the problem of evil. I can embrace the tension and paradox of it even though it raises questions. It's fascinating to find out and it gives you a glimpse into the immensity of what the Lord God is dealing with! 😅 Now, the origin of evil, that's another interesting aspect to it! Jesus points to the Satan as "the father of lies" "a murderer from the beginning", Whatever it is, the Satan seems to have a sort of "patient zero" trait in relationship to evil, though not the actual source of its existing. Evil in a simple reduction seems to be an "unfolding" a "symptom" a "byproduct" or like a chemical reaction or effect from a cause. But to point at the father and blame him for the actions of his children is a bit silly and I've never understood that kind of shifting of one's personal culpability. Seems like an angry reaction.

[@rizdekd3912]

Why do you think evil, as in sin against God, is associated with evil as in natural disasters which aren't really evil?

[@artifacthunter1472]

Merry Christmas is defined as no knowledge cannibalism you are disgustingly ignorant Christmas is a disgusting pagan holiday. If you don’t repent of it, you will meet God in shame. All man-made holidays are pagan in origin and in the Bible it commands his elect not to follow any traditions of man.

[@artifacthunter1472]

Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

[@avafury4584]

Why is there evil in the world? Because humanity chose it.

[@Glop1177]

If only God had known what his creation would do.

[@beatmueller6490]

@@Glop1177 He DID know in advance! The Bible makes it clear that before He created the Universe with Earth as its Central Focus, He already had mapped out the Plan for Jesus to reverse the effects of our Fall from Grace!

[@rizdekd3912]

Evil was in the world before humans chose it if we're going by the Genesis story.

[@markusklyver6277]

Because God created imperfect humans.

[@avafury4584]

@markusklyver6277 who made an imperfect choice

[@77saint77posttrib]

Isaiah 45:7 God is righteous in creating evil. Without such there would be absolutely no choice. The fact that God did not create robots and mindless idiots that just follow instinct is stupid!!! Without the choice of evil there is no choice for good!! Plus who can judge God???

[@Bruce-s9f]

I really don't get the point of the title. "Sorry, Bible Skeptics: God Did NOT Create Evil". Bible sceptics _don't_ think God created evil. Or at least they are - by definition - "sceptical". Sceptical that God created _anything_ . Sceptical that he even exists. It is Bible _believers_ that believe he created evil, because the Bible actually says so. Maybe you should just stick to your usual titles about "destroying" and "hate" - much more familiar ground for you.

[@logicalatheist1065]

AIG is nothing but a group of fools

[@SillyDeity]

Calvin is very creative at creating imaginary enemies for his imaginary friend and of course dishonest straw manning

[@iamjasiri]

Sadly, this is the only video from Answers in Genesis that I must disagree with. Isaiah 45:7 KJV says, “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” Just because God created a thing, does not mean he’s the author of it in the way that we see it carried out in this sinful world. We must acknowledge that God created all things and that the devil created nothing. And because God cannot lie, man has been able to pervert God’s creation through the deception of the enemy.

[@therick363]

And you keep getting things wrong about science and skeptics……

[@dalefranklin364]

What did Jesus say: "Luke 16:23-24 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

[@logicalatheist1065]

We know... You cant even demonstrate your god to exist

[@artifacthunter1472]

That’s because he reveals himself to whom he wills. The rest are vessels of wrath, fitted to destruction, born to be destroyed for the glory of God. The God we serve of the Bible only chose to save a few the rest are blinded.

[@logicalatheist1065]

@@artifacthunter1472 Sounds very made up, Lol... Special pleading ftw i guess

[@logicalatheist1065]

@@artifacthunter1472 assertions, but no facts... sounds like christianity...

[@uselogic1]

@@artifacthunter1472 Hi. Hope that you are doing well. The God that you are describing is the god of Calvinism, not the true God. I know, because I also had a warped view of God until I left Calvinism. Keep well

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@artifacthunter1472 yes particularly if you believe in the lie of evolution you suffer the penalty for idolatry........to be blind deaf and dumb to the things of God........and God sends you strong delusion because you loved the lie, and delighted in wickedness

[@jameshildebrand176]

Billy Graham best friend left God after he had seen the horror of war. That being said, to leave God puts you right in the arms of the one who IS behind all the horrors.

[@badideass]

Ill never lose a debate with a creationist if this is the crap they keep coming up with 😂😂😂

[@derrickjamesfoxtrot1770]

You don't really understand the question if that's what you think.

[@derrickjamesfoxtrot1770]

You've obviously got a humanistic viewpoint of life and the world around you and thus cannot comprehend the truth...

[@badideass]

@@derrickjamesfoxtrot1770 humanistic view? Lmao explain yourself boy

[@badideass]

@@derrickjamesfoxtrot1770 nothing to get wrong, your god only exists in a primitive book that's far removed from reality

[@derrickjamesfoxtrot1770]

@badideass loads to get wrong buddy... ill bet you've never read it. I'll also bet you one of those atheists he mentions - one that repeats things without understanding (regurgitation of what you learnt in uni or college).

[@rainynight02]

First 30 seconds and he starts with a straw man argument. "Those who say this think they could create a world better than God." Lying is a sin don't ya know. Edit: He created the Tree of Knowledge of Good and *Evil* So evil was a thing before Eve and Adam sinned. Also at about 12:30 you say slavery is a sin. You as a Christian cannot believe such. In the old testament there are specific rules given to how to treat your slaves. Directly from their god. If slavery was a sin, he would have commanded an end to it. In the new testament, Jesus didn't condemn slavery. He just said to treat your slaves good." And if I remember correctly, to free them after 7 years IF they too accepted Jesus. Jews, Christians and Muslims cannot denounce slavery as an evil precisely because it was seen as fine in the eyes of their god. If you follow the god of the old testament, you cannot argue that genocide in and of itself is evil or corrupt or bad precisely because the god of the Hebrews (Israel didn't exist yet) commanded his people to commit genocide. Multiple times. Punished them when they chose to spare the children.

[@MountKeen]

Well of course Calvin was nominated for this year's Golden Crocoduck Award. The Golden Crocoduck is awarded every year for the biggest breach of the 9th Commandment in pursuit of the Creationist cause. He didn't win but even to be shortlisted was quite a dubious honor.....well deserved

[@cloisteredoyster]

God must have created evil as a test and a temptation .......it tested and tempted Lucifer who became proud and hence an abomination; it tests you and I constantly; it tested and tempted Jesus of Nazareth who "hated evil and loved righteousness" and triumphed over evil and who was therefore without sin and thus could become a sin offering........ everything in the universe must be tested by it and destroyed if it is found to be evil.........thus if Jesus of Nazareth (the Word of God) had sinned God would have had to destroy Himself.......yet He has overcome, The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, The King of Glory

[@Bomtombadi1]

At least you’re one of few who can admit your god creates evil.

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@Bomtombadi1 yes it was a bit of a shock when I saw the correct translation from Hebrew

[@KrisMaertens]

If god created us,then he is reaponsible for the evil. If someone creates self aware robots with free will,who is responsible for those robots? Are you going to acept it,if a robot killed your loved one,and the maker of the robot says,sorry,but it has free will,not my fault?

[@artifacthunter1472]

Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

[@artifacthunter1472]

God created us and he holds you responsible for your evil that he created.

[@KrisMaertens]

@@artifacthunter1472 so he is an irresponsible creator...

[@Stephan-ix8me]

Agreed

[@Bill-w7o]

Isaiah 45:7 God speaking: "I make peace and create evil".

[@cloisteredoyster]

Prof 16:8 "The Lord works out everything to its proper end- even the wicked for a day of disaster"., God does whatever He wants basically..........

[@SorryImCanadian]

Take another look at the context behind the use of the word evil in that verse. That is not referring to sin, that is referring to hard times. Most translations other then the KJV use the word Calamity instead. That is also the only translation to use the word Evil.

[@cloisteredoyster]

@@SorryImCanadian no in the Hebrew it is evil I think........

[@Bill-w7o]

@SorryImCanadian moral sin or natural disasters where God kills thousands or wipes out all humanity but 8, in my eyes it is all evil

[@tobias4411]

​​@@SorryImCanadianIn Isaiah 45:7, the Hebrew word "רָע" (ra) is translated as "calamity," "disaster," "evil," or similar terms, depending on the translation. Regardless if it's calamity," "disaster," or "evil", it's very clear that God is claiming that he does all things. He makes the light and the dark, the good and the bad. If God creates all things as all things from God, and everything that exists have a starting point - and evil does in fact exists, then the only logical conclusion we can come to is that God created evil. Period.

[@dominiclapinta8537]

This is why the word severeignty was not used in the Bible, even though the word did exist. Why? Because, God saw how that, even a society based upon the truth of God's Word and the wisdom found therein, but like with Israel who had a fatalistic view of God; people, if the word sovereign was used constantly to describe God, then they could be deceived to believe that God sovereignly controls everything and that nothing made or that happen or exists outside of God doing it. The issue of evil existing is simple, but it is the fallen nature of man that doesn't want it to be, so, just like with Adam who wanted to blame God, so mankind still to this day, wants to blame God. Blaming and holding God responsible for evil existing, is the first sin that man committed after they fell. Man wants God to be the source of the evil but God is not.

[@artifacthunter1472]

Evidently, no one reads their Bible anymore or studies it. Isaiah 45:7 “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”

[@maylingng4107]

It is time for the book of lies to be tossed into the garbage can.

[@Bomtombadi1]

Wouldn’t a creatard say that’s out of context?

[@tobias4411]

​@@maylingng4107Oh yes, time to upgrade to the 21st century and leave the ancient collection of 'be good' instructions behind!

[@maylingng4107]

@@tobias4411 Yes, "good instructions?" what were so hood about them?

[@tobias4411]

@@maylingng4107 "Good instructions" from a Christian standpoint. That's why I use " ". Totally agree with you, religion sucks, because it hardens hearts and enslave minds etc.

[@BlackRain770]

Amen

[@Nigel.123]

Great video! Remember to ignore the trolls in the comment section who are either, 1. Paid to troll Christian comment sections, or 2. Pathetic losers who spend all their time trolling Christian comment sections (trying to refute something they "don't believe in".)

[@SillyDeity]

Okay, I'll ignore you.

[@spacesciencelab]

Even if the KJV translation of Isaiah suggests that God 'creates evil,' setting aside the ESV's translation as 'calamity' for the sake of argument, we can absolve God of responsibility for moral evil by considering the nature of linear time. God creates beings who are inherently good, but they possess free will and choose to do evil themselves. God creates beings with free will > Bob chooses to murder Tim > God is not responsible for Bob's choice or actions.

[@MountKeen]

Could the god of the bible have created a universe with free will but without evil?

[@spacesciencelab]

@MountKeen It's a good question. It seems to be that having the option to do the lack of good is necessary. Q: Would kindness be kind if it was the only option?

[@MountKeen]

@@spacesciencelab What you're saying is that a god could not have created a universe without evil. Then surely that god is not all powerful. So why worship him?

[@spacesciencelab]

@MountKeen Since we're talking about God, to say that God is not all powerful would be a contridiction. How do you think a world in which evil would work? If there would be only good to do, it would mean that there is no real choice. An act of kindness if there is no other option but to be kind, would not be kind. Sure, God could make a world like that. But there would be no real choices. Therefore, God doesn't make a world like that because genuine choice requires the ability to reject God.

[@MountKeen]

@@spacesciencelab Since we're talking about god, to say that god is not all powerful is to ask, why call him god? An all powerful god can surely do anything it wants. If it's constrained in any way then its not all powerful, so why call him god? If god chose to make a universe that contains evil and can do nothing to prevent it. Then god is not all powerful. Why call him god? If god knows nothing about all the evil, then god is not all knowing. Why call him god? If god knows about the evil but doesn't want to prevent it, then god is not good or loving. Why call him god? There are genuine choices that we have every day which don't include evil. Why are they not "real"?

[@StvPaterek]

OK so one man sinned. Adam. Why? Eve presented it to him. Why did Eve eat? The serpent tempted her. Why did the serpent tempt her? And why did she accept? What caused the first absence of love? I am assuming the serpent is Satan or at least one of his followers. Why did he rebel? What caused the absence of love with Satan and his followers? I am also aware that even with the answers to these questions it doesn't change anything, I am still a sinner and still need a savior. It does beg the question though, why will there never be an absence of love in heaven now when there was before? What insures it? Will we no longer have the capacity to choose as we do now? I am also cognizant of the fact that my question may be or may be seen as a rebellion in itself. I hope it is not.

[@rizdekd3912]

But at least you understand that evil and sin was in the world before Eve disobeyed. So essentially God DID introduce evil into the world when he gave Satan or the evil tempter access to it.

[@dalefranklin364]

Lets see what God said: "Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name." Its why you should be preaching to your loved ones until they are saved or kick you our of the house.

[@kcstafford2784]

if you got something important to say why add background music????

[@frankguetta9529]

None of this is important.

[@whyisgamora3721]

If you believe that God is the ultimate first mover who made everything but Himself, then you logically must admit that God made evil. You can't logically state that evil is the absence of God without also admitting there is something God did not create (evil) and contradicting your belief that God is the first mover who made everything. You can't logically have good without evil in the same way you cannot logically have hot without cold. So, if God is the very definition of good, and absence of God is the very definition of evil, then good (and evil) would require God to exist and not exist simultaneously at different points in space, yet God created those points in space at which He does not exist, and thus is the ultimate cause of evil. There is simply no way around the fact that your concept of God is one that logically created evil. You need a new concept.

[@thedragonreborn9856]

1:49 That’s easy, God didn’t create evil, we did by disobeying him

[@Bugsy0333]

You would first have to prove that a God concept truly exists before you can make such a claim.

[@LarsLarson-u1x]

The bible said god created evil. Do you disagree with the bible?

[@Bugsy0333]

@ I don’t believe in God, so yes, I would disagree !

[@1framistan]

Albert Einstein answered this question about EVIL. He said that "DARKNESS is not a thing that can be measured because it does not exist. LIGHT is a real thing and it can be measured. DARKNESS is simply the absence of light. Similarly, COLD is not a real thing. HEAT is real and can be measured... but darkness is simply the absence of LIGHT! Einstein concluded by saying EVIL does not exist.... it is the same as darkness and coldness. EVIL is simply the absence of LOVE." (not an exact quote I paraphrased it). The Bible says "God IS Love!" 1st John 4:8 EVIL IS NOT A THING!!!

[@dalefranklin364]

Lets see what God said: "And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not."

[@SpiritualOutsider]

🔥🔥🔥

[@mattr.1887]

This is just a Christian attempt to try and force God into this tiny theological box. God is either a sovereign creator or else he's not.

[@poliincredible770]

Don't be evil; accept Christ.

[@FECtetra1918]

@@poliincredible770 Show us your imaginary friend.

[@dalefranklin364]

Lets see what God said: "Genesis 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

1 John 5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.

[@rizdekd3912]

Why is the world under control of the evil one? Who chose to even allow the evil one into the world much less be 'in control' of it? Will the 'evil one' be excluded from heaven and will people have free will in heaven?

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

@rizdekd3912 Satan will not be in heaven. We know that for certain because the Bible tells us his final destination. Will people have free will in heaven? I don't think the bible really gives us an answer for that. We do know that we will have incorruptible bodies when we get to heaven. We will no longer be constrained by these earthly bodies that we now possess. Regarding Satan..... First, we know God is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan. Certainly, Satan and his demons wreak havoc in the world, but they are only allowed a certain amount of freedom. We also know that God has planned everything from the beginning of time to the end. Nothing can thwart His plans, and things are proceeding exactly on schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand’” (Isaiah 14:24). Second, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Whatever God has planned for Satan, that plan will be the best one possible. God’s perfect wrath and justice will be satisfied, and His perfect righteousness will be glorified. Those who love Him and who wait for His plan to be fulfilled will be thrilled to be part of that plan and will praise and glorify Him as they see it unfold. Third, we know that to question God’s plan and its timing is to question God Himself, His judgment, His character and His very nature. It is not wise to question His right to do exactly as He pleases. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). Whatever plan comes from the mind of the Almighty is the best plan possible. It is true that we can’t expect to understand that mind perfectly, as He reminds us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ says the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Nevertheless, our responsibility to God is to obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. In the case of His timing for Satan’s demise, it has to be the best possible plan because it is God’s plan.

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

@we know where Satan will end up and it won't be in heaven. The Bible lets us know that. We also know from the Bible that we will have incorruptible bodies in heaven. We will no longer be limited by our fallen, human nature.

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

Regarding the rest..... First, we know God is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan. Certainly, Satan and his demons wreak havoc in the world, but they are only allowed a certain amount of freedom. We also know that God has planned everything from the beginning of time to the end. Nothing can thwart His plans, and things are proceeding exactly on schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand’” (Isaiah 14:24). Second, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Whatever God has planned for Satan, that plan will be the best one possible. God’s perfect wrath and justice will be satisfied, and His perfect righteousness will be glorified. Those who love Him and who wait for His plan to be fulfilled will be thrilled to be part of that plan and will praise and glorify Him as they see it unfold. Third, we know that to question God’s plan and its timing is to question God Himself, His judgment, His character and His very nature. It is not wise to question His right to do exactly as He pleases. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). Whatever plan comes from the mind of the Almighty is the best plan possible. It is true that we can’t expect to understand that mind perfectly, as He reminds us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ says the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Nevertheless, our responsibility to God is to obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. In the case of His timing for Satan’s demise, it has to be the best possible plan because it is God’s plan.

[@IAMhassentyou-w5m]

Also.....First, we know God is absolutely sovereign over all creation, and this includes Satan. Certainly, Satan and his demons wreak havoc in the world, but they are only allowed a certain amount of freedom. We also know that God has planned everything from the beginning of time to the end. Nothing can thwart His plans, and things are proceeding exactly on schedule. “The LORD of hosts has sworn: ‘As I have planned, so shall it be, and as I have purposed, so shall it stand’” (Isaiah 14:24). Second, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Whatever God has planned for Satan, that plan will be the best one possible. God’s perfect wrath and justice will be satisfied, and His perfect righteousness will be glorified. Those who love Him and who wait for His plan to be fulfilled will be thrilled to be part of that plan and will praise and glorify Him as they see it unfold. Third, we know that to question God’s plan and its timing is to question God Himself, His judgment, His character and His very nature. It is not wise to question His right to do exactly as He pleases. The psalmist tells us, “As for God, His way is perfect” (Psalm 18:30). Whatever plan comes from the mind of the Almighty is the best plan possible. It is true that we can’t expect to understand that mind perfectly, as He reminds us, “‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ says the LORD. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts’” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Nevertheless, our responsibility to God is to obey Him, to trust Him, and to submit to His will, whether we understand it or not. In the case of His timing for Satan’s demise, it has to be the best possible plan because it is God’s plan.

[@caramapierre]

Evil is God's wrath. Hear me out. When God created the heavens and the earth he didn't hold back. He made the tree of life for us to live forever and he made the tree of knowledge of good and evil which was restricted from us. Knowledge of good and evil belonged to God only and not us but God trusted Adam and Eve to obey him to stay away from that tree. God said "behold the man has become as one of us knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:22) but the problem is we can't control such power and so it consumes us to this day unless save by Jesus Christ. As the world went on after creation indulging in evil and calling it good, God declared death on every living thing but had mercy as Noah found grace in his eyes. The plagues and destruction of the Egyptians were for demonstration of his power. He thinks of evil towards us when we indulge in evil to destroy us unless repent (Jeremiah 18:7-8). You see evil is like a tool of God he can use as he please and not be overpowered by it because he is God but we are utterly destroyed when we use it towards others, ourselves or even against God himself. Look around you, the world has mastered the craft of using evil to establish power taking for granted the mercy God is having mercy on us currently. God can do whatever he wants with us but he choose to have mercy on us tolerating our disobedience. It won't last forever as the end is coming. Now is the time to accept Jesus as you have breath and life.

[@cloisteredoyster]

I think your reasoning is sound but the conclusion is incorrect.......Gods wrath is against evil and all evil doers Evil then tests everything all the time for purity........like something testing gold for impurities.........anything less than 24 carat is thrown into the fire

[@beatmueller6490]

AMEN!

[@Quickredsquirrel]

Your comment was eerily similar to thoughts I had. We weren't ready for the knowledge of good and evil. Evil completely takes over and corrupts us. We lack God's understanding and will, so we can't cope with the evil or keep it in check. This is why we need Jesus. I think this life is "Earth school". We wanted to be as God is... And he's teaching us how to do that.

[@avishevin1976]

If evil exists and if evil was created, it must have been created by god. If evil exists but was not created, then perhaps the same applies to the universe.

[@MikeMcG58]

Calvinism and the Westminster Confession teach that God unchangeably preordained whatsoever would come to pass, even evil things.

[@GSpotter63]

After a million trillion trillion years in heaven the few years you spent on earth even if it was in agony will seem quite trivial.

[@rizdekd3912]

Exactly, and since most of those in heaven will never have experienced conscious suffering (evil), how will they even know what 'good is?

[@DepthCharge01]

​@@rizdekd3912You believe in dualism?

[@GSpotter63]

@@rizdekd3912 Most in heaven not experiencing evil? Could you explain exactly how this works?

[@rizdekd3912]

@@GSpotter63"Most in heaven not experiencing evil? Could you explain exactly how this works? " How things work in heaven? Of course I can't explain how things 'work' in heaven.

[@dalefranklin364]

Lets see what God said. "Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."

[@NatanKohen-b3k]

Shadow opposed the light!... by taking shelter on the cave!

[@lisastuckey]

God did create all ..Isaiah 45:7 kjv ....

[@JohnGrillo-r6n]

The problem of evil is accurately described and narrated by Calvin Smith in this video. Using the Bible to support his moral and spiritual arguments to exalt God's righteousness and justice, and his skill in being an articulate logician, Smith defends God by stating disobedience to His simple prohibition on the eating of the fruit of "the tree of knowledge of good and evil," would bring death to the first humans created In God's "image and likeness." It was Adam's (willfully) and Eve's (being deceived by Satan disguised as a serpent) choice of their free will to disobey God's simple mandate. They were not created robots, automatons, and androids, programmed, or predestinated to the final outcome that caused their demise from the Creator's grace. God gave Adam and Eve free choice to all of the other trees of the "garden of Eden," "to eat to satisfaction," so there was no deprivation as to the fruits (and vegetables) readily available to them at their choice. As for the use of the word "good" mentioned in the video, the Son of God himself, Jesus Christ (Greek "Anointed," in Hebrew, Yeshua Ha Mashiach) refused, when one of the "rulers" asked him in the Bible at Luke Chapter18: Verse 19 "... 'Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one, God.' " (NWT or New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures) This should be reason enough to conclude that Christ is NOT "God Almighty," Hebrew "El Shaddai" recorded by Moses as an example in Genesis Chapter 17: Verse 1, but rather "Mighty God," Hebrew "El Gibbohr," as stated by the prophet Isaiah (the son of Amoz) at Isaiah Chapter 9: Verse 6. Christ becomes an "Eternal Father" by his redeeming or ransom sacrifice that makes Man's reconciliation with the Father, Almighty God possible. Binitarians and trinitarians would have us believe that the Father (translated and/or transliterated as "Jehovah," "Yehovah," or "Yahweh") and the Son, Jesus Christ are one and the same person. Not so. The Son and his Father are united, or one in their agreements and purposes.

[@LynneSchantzen]

There are ppl who are always telling me that a 5 year old had lived his life out and it was his time to go. That is a lie straight from hell. That boys life was cut short so that his father cried for him for decades.

[@beatmueller6490]

Yes, that IS a terrible pain for his father to endure! But he can rest assured that he is now permanently in the Arms of God, and by trusting in Him for more than a temporary life here, He will also welcome you both to join him in the next & FINAL Life that has no further death....

[@markusklyver6277]

The thing that this video misses is that you do not even have to get into what ”evil” or ”good” is. It is totally unnecessary to deconstruct ”good” and ”evil” to evaluate the problem. The critical point is that, if the account of the Garden of Eden is to be taken as literally told, ultimate responsibility rests with God. According to this narrative, God was in complete control of the Garden of Eden, the creation of the Tree of Knowledge (as though “knowledge” itself is inherently “evil” or “bad”), and the creation of humanity. God created human beings with the capacity to sin, endowed us with imperfect brains, and limited our ability to fully comprehend the consequences of our own actions. If the story is to be taken at face value, human beings are ultimately blamed for being human-for existing, for being born, and for actions committed by others long before they were alive. Even if we take “Tree of Knowledge” to mean the ability to sense and understand moralities with moral autonomy, this means that Adam and Eve was deceived with no ability to process or understand the moral dimensions of their actions. And to add to this, the only reason given in Genesis for why Adam And Eve was expelled and punished is that they would have “become like gods” if they were given immorality. God created me with a capacity to sin, God gave me an imperfect brain and God gave me an inability to fully understand the consequences of my own actions. I am to blame because this deity for some unknown reason cannot let humans live a the best life possible, because ages ago some humans unknowingly without understanding or realizing any consequences “rebelled” against this creator deity. And it is just just me: all of humanity is held responsible for a committed “rebellion” against a deity despite being created with an inherent inability to fully grasp the consequences of said rebellion. The deity, in this framework, is the one who determined every parameter of existence: how human beings are created, how we age, and how we die. These are conditions entirely beyond our control. If I had been given a genuine choice between existence in this flawed reality and life in a perfect paradise, I would not have chosen the former. If I had the ability to fully understand and predict the consequences of my actions, I would never act counter to my own interests or in ways that harm others. The only thing I can do is to try my best, to the best of my abilities. I cannot do anything else. My inability to meet my own standard is because I was not created perfect, nor was I placed in a perfect world. Therefore, given the existence of a creator deity, responsibility for imperfection and suffering must ultimately rest with that creator. Now imperfection does not preclude moral responsibility, but the fact that I am not able to choose the best possible action is due to the fact that I do not have that ability. So if some form of ultimate blame is to be placed somewhere, it cannot be on me. I would also argue that if you really want to make a moral argument out of it, the traditional notions of "good" and "evil" are themselves insufficient frameworks for understanding human behavior. For me, good and evil are kind of pre-scientific and thinking in those terms doesn't really explain much. From a scientific perspective there is no evidence to suggest that good and evil exist as measurable phenomena, and it really does not offer any explanation to why someone murders another or becomes a terrorist. So in a sense, it is not an explanation at all. They fail to adequately explain why individuals engage in harmful or destructive behavior. Good and evil are for all purposes religious nations rather than scientific notions. We can still think that actions can be ”evil”, but we need to be precise of what we mean by this. We can't quantify it or create a set of criteria for what makes a person evil. Something that however can be measured objectively is empathy. Generally empathy has two dimensions, academically speaking: (a) the cognitive ability to understand what others are feeling and (b) the emotional capacity to experience those feelings oneself. Measurable traits like empathy and sociol-psychological factors that influence actions offer a much more explanatory framework for why people act like they do, without just calling said person or group of people “evil”. Similarly, psychopaths are often characterized by a lack of emotional empathy, which can explain their harmful actions without resorting to moral labels. We can objectively diagnose a lack of empathy, and this perfectly explains why psychopaths act like they do. By focusing on empathy and related psychological traits, we can move beyond subjective judgments and toward a more nuanced understanding of human behavior. Empathy, in particular, offers a more precise framework for understanding human behavior. Now this does not offer a moral imperative why empathy is preferable, and I would agree, but it does explain human behavior in an observable, testable and verifiable way. This is not something moral labels can achieve. Calling genocide ”evil” does not explain why or how genocide happens. It is a moral label without any explanatory power. The appeal to ”good” and ”evil” is not only insufficient for explaining human behavior but also fails to resolve the question of God’s culpability. If God set the parameters for existence, including the very definitions of good and evil, then responsibility for the consequences of those parameters must rest with God, not humanity.

[@Bruce-s9f]

Not only is this not the “BEST” answer, I can’t actually hear an answer at all. There is not even so much as a satisfactory definition of “evil”. It is particularly ironic that of the four examples of what we “all seem to be able to recognise” as evil - murder, torture, rape, slavery - only murder is condemned in the Ten Commandments. But both murder (of women and children) and rape (of virgin girls) are ordered by Moses - _on God's express command_ - after the defeat of the Midianites (Numbers 31 - one of the vilest passages in the Bible). Nowhere is slavery considered “evil” ; we must just not beat our slaves so hard that they can’t stand after a day or two. But in a perverse sense, the title is right. God didn't create evil, in the sense that he clearly did not consider such atrocities to be evil at all. Just as he rewarded the righteous Lot who offered his two virgin daughters to a gang of rapists, in order to protect two adult men. The daughters later get their father drunk and have sex with him : another lovely Sunday-school tale. It is _we_ "miserable sinners" who look upon this as evil. It is we “sinners” who have passed laws against war-crimes. It was “sinners” who abolished slavery. “An absolute standard of good that can only come from God” ? I’ve asked this time and again, but have never seen a coherent reply. How did the ancient Celts, the Romans, the Vikings define good and evil ? How did the people of the Americas define good and evil before European Christians came to massacre them in the name of God ? How have the Indians, the Chinese and the Japanese managed to recognise good and evil without the Bible ? Perhaps Calvin Smith's dismal effort _is_ the best, after all. There's certainly nothing better on offer in the Bible.

[@cloisteredoyster]

Amos 8 4-6 that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.......The Lord has sworn by himself, the Pride of Jacob: “I will never forget anything they have done.

[@hansdemos6510]

At 5:15 into the video, Mr. Smith says: _"However, scripture is clear that God did not create a world with evil in it..."_ This is illogical if you believe this God is all-knowing and all-powerful, or at least sufficiently powerful to create what he wants. After all, if God is all-knowing, then he *_must have known_* what the serpent and Eve and Adam would do, and if he is powerful enough to create what he wants, then he must have wanted to create the world including the evil he knew was going to happen. Mr. Smith tries to get his God off on a technicality, namely that his holy book says that _"...God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good...,"_ and an appeal to a free will that cannot exist if he believes his God is the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of everything.

[@beatmueller6490]

In order for God to create a real ability to choose "God's Way or our own way", He HAD to allow for us to know the difference by creating at least 2 Genuine Alternative Choices. He Knew in advance we would make a selfish choice, but He also Foreknew the Plan to Reverse it through Jesus!

[@hansdemos6510]

​@@beatmueller6490 You said: _"In order for God to create a real ability to choose "God's Way or our own way", He HAD to allow for us to know the difference by creating at least 2 Genuine Alternative Choices."_ I am sorry, but that makes no sense on multiple levels. First of all, the Fall concerns Eve and Adam, not "us". Second, Eve and Adam did not have proper free will, because they did not have knowledge of good and evil, which is essential for being able to make exactly the kind of choice you claim God wanted them to make "freely". Thirdly, if God is all-knowing, then the whole exercise would have been moot to begin with, because God would know from before the beginning what the outcome would be, and could create differently if he wanted a different outcome. You said: _"He Knew in advance we would make a selfish choice, but He also Foreknew the Plan to Reverse it through Jesus!"_ That would only make sense if Jesus would appear immediately after Eve and Adam had eaten from the forbidden tree. Any and all suffering or punishment or evil after that is completely God's doing, and God's responsibility, even if I agree with you that the Fall itself was either Eve and Adam's responsibility. (Which, to make that abundantly clear, I do not.) You don't seem to address the central issue of my comment, though. If you believe the God of the Bible is the all-knowing, all-powerful, creator of everything, then even if you say that he did not create evil directly, he must logically still be responsible for evil, because he could easily have created the world without it. In fact, if you believe you shall have free will in heaven or the new earth and yet not sin, you already believe that your God is capable of creating such a world.

[@dalefranklin364]

The lake of fire is the real deal, for ever and ever.

[@MartinMackie]

Evil exists because we live in a fractured and BROKEN world. From the time that Adam permitted Eve to eat from the Tree of Good and Evil showing contempt for the Law that was given to him by Yahweh and his disobedience. All we can do is try and be in His Grace so that when the world in which we live becomes the Kingdom He Promised us we can walk in it. All you have to do is look to Job and see that calamity and disaster befall on even GOOD AND FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT MEN. Look at the deaths that each one of the disciples suffered. Are we any better or any less then they were? People CHOOSE to ignore what we have been given and the BIGGEST DENIERS are those who claim that they FOLLOW Yeshua. They deny the Law even though Heaven and Earth HAVE NOT PASSED AWAY. They make up man-made churches and doctrines when Yeshua was teaching TORAH AS THE DOCTRINE. To which these so-called believers twist and verse pluck out of Paul to try and justify their lawlessness when if the letters are read in their entirety you will see that each and EVERY LETTER of Paul is telling these churches how to WALK ACCORDING TO TORAH AFTER being SAVED AND REDEEMED by Yeshua's sacrifice. The problem is NOT THE GOSPEL. The PROBLEM are those who are twisting what was given to suit a specific church doctrine rather than the TRUTH OF THE WORD.

[@MountKeen]

But if god is omniscient he knew in advance that Eve would eat the fruit from the tree. Therefore he set Adam and Eve up to fail. What sort of twisted mind deliberately does that? Not only that, what sort of twisted mind punishes every subsequent generation? Sounds like he's a malevolent god. So why worship him?

[@MrLogo73]

Is it 'fractured and broken' or 'fine tuned'?

[@LuminousMindGames]

Matthew 15:9 [9]But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. Ezekiel 28 is not about satan. The Thorah remarks about the good on earth, does not elaborate on the nature of heaven. If you believe there was/will be a war in heaven between good/evil spirits, then there necessarily is evil in heaven that man did not create. This is just more Christian/Babylonian confusion... Ridiculous it's plain as day in the book of Isaiah for anyone that is confused. For those who choose the traditions of men, prepare for justice

[@DottieWade]

Read it..! "I create evil..!" (Isaiah 45:7) If you ever do read your bible, you will learn quickly to keep your mouth shut if you don't know what you're talking about..! God not only created evil, He created the devil..! (Ezekiel 28: 13-15) He even chose a devil as one of His disciples..! (John 6:70) Why? He had to be betrayed, because He had to be crucified..! (Luke 22:3-6)