God created evil

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

God created all things good. Evil is not its own nature, but rather, the absence of God, and thus, the absence of good.


An analogy would be that "cold" does not really exist, but is simply the absence of heat.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

God created all things good. Evil is not its own nature, but rather, the absence of God, and thus, the absence of good.


An analogy would be that "cold" does not really exist, but is simply the absence of heat.

Thanks Augustine

You're welcome Benjamin.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

God created all things good. Evil is not its own nature, but rather, the absence of God, and thus, the absence of good.


An analogy would be that "cold" does not really exist, but is simply the absence of heat.

     What exactly is the "absence of God"? Could it be merely the absence of belief? Or rather, not living in the way that God prescribes? Or maybe something different entirely?

As far as humanity is concerned, it is manifested as disobedience to God out of pride. A man who puts himself in the place of God loses touch with what is good.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

God created all things good. Evil is not its own nature, but rather, the absence of God, and thus, the absence of good.


An analogy would be that "cold" does not really exist, but is simply the absence of heat.

     What exactly is the "absence of God"? Could it be merely the absence of belief? Or rather, not living in the way that God prescribes? Or maybe something different entirely?

As far as humanity is concerned, it is manifested as disobedience to God out of pride. A man who puts himself in the place of God loses touch with what is good.

     That makes sense, since that is what Satan was considered to have done. In that case, would Max Stirner be considered to be advocating disobedience out of pride in the quote at the bottom of my post? Sorry if it's a rather elementary question, but I am trying to determine what exactly is considered acceptable & unacceptable behaviour in Christian doctrine.

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Based on what you have posted, I would say that is an example of what I just described. Nothing original about it, though.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

God created all things good. Evil is not its own nature, but rather, the absence of God, and thus, the absence of good.


An analogy would be that "cold" does not really exist, but is simply the absence of heat.

     What exactly is the "absence of God"? Could it be merely the absence of belief? Or rather, not living in the way that God prescribes? Or maybe something different entirely?

As far as humanity is concerned, it is manifested as disobedience to God out of pride. A man who puts himself in the place of God loses touch with what is good.

     That makes sense, since that is what Satan was considered to have done. In that case, would Max Stirner be considered to be advocating disobedience out of pride in the quote at the bottom of my post? Sorry if it's a rather elementary question, but I am trying to determine what exactly is considered acceptable & unacceptable behaviour in Christian doctrine.

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Based on what you have posted, I would say that is an example of what I just described. Nothing original about it, though.

     Well it was written in 1844, so maybe it was a more revolutionary idea back then. Anyway, thanks for your time.

Well the whole fall of mankind thing happened quite a bit earlier than 1844, just fyi.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

How can something be without God if he created everything?  And if everything is evil without God, isn't everything then inherently evil?  You can't be born God-fearing and completely Christian and animals certainly can't be.

People are all created by God. Evil entails a deliberate rejection of and turning away from God. As with the hot and cold example, there are different degrees between good and evil. All human beings are prone to evil at one time or another, but total rejection of God and acceptance of evil is embodied by Satan. I don't think anyone on the earth is quite at that level.