Evil Introduction
We have been told a lie about evil. For so long, religion and society have taught us that evil was created by Satan and has invaded God’s creation against the Almighty’s will. From the very beginning, we have credited Satan with being a creator of something that changes God’s own creation for all eternity. But, is that really true?
What if evil was created by God for a specific purpose? Well, I am going to prove through scripture, that God indeed created evil to shape us, teach us, and ultimately give Him and us greater glory than we could’ve ever had if evil never existed. God will turn every evil into good and justify every diabolical act ever performed in His creation. Then, once evil has fulfilled its purpose and all creation is perfected, evil itself will be abolished and gone forever.
Evil is a Source of Motivation
Throughout my life, I have heard so many stories of rags to riches as I’m sure you have as well. A person grew up with nothing, but worked so hard that they made something of themselves. Most people would consider the hardships and poverty experienced as a form of ‘evil.’ Rightly so.
However, the poor, difficult life of poverty often produces an intensity and motivation in this person to overcome this poverty, no? So, if the evil of difficulty and poverty produced a needed mentality and desire to achieve success, then would the evil have been beneficial?
My point is that the evil we experience shapes us, forms us, molds us into what we are. So, are we going to credit Satan or God with the creation of something that is so vital to our experience and development?
God is the Creator (Placer and Subjector) of all
God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them. Scripture makes it clear that nothing, not one thing, came into existence apart from the Almighty God (John 1:3).
In fact, God is the Placer and Subjector of all things. God created everything that is visible and invisible, including every human, every spiritual entitity, and every power, authority, and sovereignty (Col 1:16).
God is the source of all things
We can give nothing to God that He has not first given to us because ALL comes out of Him (Rom 11:36). Scripture says that God gives life, breath, and all to every single creature (Acts 17:25). In fact, our very existence, every single move we make, and every detail of our lives is in God (Acts 17:28).
God’s goal and purpose
God’s purpose of creation and the end goal for every one if His creatures is stated in scipture. God created the heavens and the earth and all in them and His goal is to reconcile all in the heavens and the earth to Himself through the blood of the cross (Colossians 1:20).
The end game of God is stated no clearer than in 1 Corinthians 15:28 where God will be all in every creature He created. God will justify and give immortality to all creation because of Christ’s death for sin, His entombment, and His resurrection. God is creating a family and all creation is included. Christ is the Firstborn of this creation.
Everything is working together to bring every creature through the old humanity and into the new creation by way of Christ Jesus. This is the end game. Jesus is the first of what we all will one day be.
Christian Evil threatens God as Creator of all, Source of all, and goal and purpose.
God is the Creator, Source, and Completer of all creation. So, what about evil? The misunderstanding of the creation, source, and completion of evil is, I believe, the number one factor causing mankind to reject the true God of scripture.
The religious view of evil is flawed to say the least. The ignorance of the true creation and purpose of evil threatens plain statements of scripture that God created all, is the source of all, and is the completer of all.
Christian Evil creates a 2nd Creator/God
Scripture says that all is of God (2 Cor 5:18), yet Christianity teaches that evil is not. How can God be the Creator of all and yet not be the creator of something that is as influencial as evil throughout human history? Being the Creator and the Source is what makes God, God. Then, whoever is the creator and source of evil would be a god. That is exactly what we make Satan when we say he created evil.
If evil was not a part of God’s plan and it entered His universe apart from His creation, plan, and purpose, then God is not fully God. The creator of evil becomes an equal god because evil now effects the outcome and purpose of God. Evil touches everything in God’s creation, so to say that evil is not from God concedes that every part of God’s creation is infected with something He did not create nor intend.
So, God is no longer the God of anything, but instead He is engaged in cosmic battle with another god, Satan.
Christian Evil must invent a place to hold evil: eternal hell
Understanding the origin of evil is so important because not understanding it leads to two of the most hideous, false doctrines. If evil is not from God then there must be a place to hold evil for all eternity, therefore, the unscriptural and illogical eternal hell was invented.
Eternal hell turns God into a sick monster that tortures the very creatures that He created. It makes the cross of Christ a failure because Jesus came to take away the sin of the world and save sinners, yet because of sin, people are tortured forever.
Christian Evil has to get God off the hook: human free-will
Eternal hell is a stain on God’s love and sovereignty. Therefore, Christians can’t have God responsible for this and as a result invented human-free will. This places the ultimate destiny of mankind on human choice and not God. Therefore, because of evil, God is no longer the creator, source, nor completer of any of His creature’s destinies.
The proper understanding of Evil
Scripture has an entirely different view on the origin and purpose of evil. God is indeed the creator and source of all things, including evil. God says this in the first person that “I create evil” so that there is no doubt.
God gives us an experience of evil (Ecc. 1:13) and subjects us to horrible things (Rom 8:20) in order to one day free us from them. You see, in order to become glorified children of God, we must know good and evil. We have to experience pain, suffering, sin, death and separation from God in order to truly understand joy, righteousness, immortality and the glory of being with God.
Evil is the contrast God uses to teach us, shape us, and mold us into His children. Once we are perfected and given the immortality of Christ Jesus, evil is abolished forever.
God remains God
Only by placing evil in its proper place, as a creation of God, can we truly understand the power and purpose of our God. Evil is not running rogue and ruining God’s creation, but instead, is a vital step in the process of creating Children of God that know good and evil.
By placing evil in its proper place, we can honor the God of scripture seeing that out of Him and through Him and for Him is all: To Him be the glory of the eons! Amen (Romans 11:36)!
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