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Old Aug 14, 2007, 03:35 PM
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If you believe the God of the Bible, then He created everything (and only) good. That angels and people have taken good and turned it for their own purposes and thus making it evil or bad, is sad. God did not create good and evil, but only good.

Remember that this goodness is within you, when you have a choice or decision to make. Allow God to use it and you for His good. God created only good
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Thanks Sky. I needed to hear that ... good to remember.

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Old Aug 14, 2007, 08:05 PM
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<font color="purple">"Greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world."
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Old Aug 14, 2007, 11:23 PM
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It is sometimes a hard one to accept on a daily basis...
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Old Aug 15, 2007, 08:08 PM
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I disagree, in my interpretation of the Bible and Christianity (from when I was a Christian). I think you can't have good without evil, and vice versa (without comparisons and opposites, things "just are"--hot wouldn't be hot if there were no cold, for example), but my main point is that evil was created to test people, and so that they'd have free will. So, you have a choice.

Now, I also agree that many things that are meant for good are used by bad and evil people for evil purposes. But I don't think evil was created by those people, demons, The Devil, or whomever you want to claim did. The Bible says God created everything--including evil.

In Isaiah 45:7, it says:

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things
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Old Aug 16, 2007, 04:17 PM
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God created the knowledge of good and evil, but not evil.

The word "evil" as it is translated in Isaiah 45:7 is not evil as I refer to here. In the Hebrew (ra) it is best understood as trouble, adversity, misery, sorrow but not evil as in satanic evil.

In the garden, there was no "opposite" to the good God created there, and that was perfection. It was when Satan entered...and we all know what happened then.

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Old Aug 16, 2007, 09:50 PM
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Lots of good food for thought here. I'm not sure what to think but I've got my bible out and that's always a good thing.
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Old Aug 17, 2007, 01:15 PM
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It's good to hear you're pulling your Bible out... this forum causes me to do that many times! I don't know everything in my mind, but I do have flags and resources God created only good

The main intention of the thread was not to counter the idea, but to give support to those who sometimes doubt their own "good."

God created everything and saw that it was good. God created only good We can find the good in everything, if we work to know how to, and work at making that the habit, rather than the negative that seems to pounce out on us at times.

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Did you know the most shoplifted book is The Bible? God created only good
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Old Aug 17, 2007, 09:56 PM
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Wow, I did not know that, that is so cool! (I think?!) God created only good
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 01:13 AM
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Thanks for your clarification of the intent of this thread...
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 03:03 AM
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Did you know the most shoplifted book is The Bible?


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Wow, I did not know that, that is so cool! (I think?!)


Y'all just go right ahead and hijack another of my threads, I'll make more. The more you bother me, the more I will talk about the Greatness of my Awesome God and HIS power against the evil darkness of those who serve satan. Now, if that doesn't bother you, good. You're constant hijacking of each one of my threads is duly noted. And it doesn't matter if anyone cares. I shall survive. God is bigger than me, and loves you anyway.
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 03:04 AM
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Why is the bible not free then, so everyone can read it. I am just wondering Sky. Do not mean to upset anyone. I know some churches give them out free. Which IMHO that is the way it should be.
Something I never thought about till i read this post.
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Really good point.
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Old Aug 18, 2007, 10:11 PM
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The bible says Satan is the Father of evil. God is Good. God created only good
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Old Aug 20, 2007, 01:58 PM
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The Bible says a lot of things.
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Old Aug 20, 2007, 02:41 PM
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If you read the bible it shows God arguing with Satan over Job. God allowed some evil but used it for good. He did not create evil, Satan rebelled and that was evil. We have free will and are willing to be evil. This free will is so we can choose. I know my bible so I know what Im talking about.
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Proverbs 16-16"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!"
Choose understanding and read your bible! God created only good
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I got my bible free as well as other church scriptures and resources...
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