Who made darkness?
First we ask, “Where does darkness come from?” God created darkness. Isaiah 45:7 says, “I form the light and create darkness: I make peace and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” The word creates the means to form, fashion, or to permit. Our natural inclination is to run away from darkness.
What does Isaiah 45 say?
Bible Gateway Isaiah 45 :: NIV. I will go before you and will level the mountains ; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
What does God say about darkness?
Psalm 139:12 describes God’s response to darkness: “Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.”
Did God really create evil?
God did not create evil. In God’s order of things, evil was never part of His purpose and design. Evil is a corruption of God’s creation brought about by man’s decision to follow their own desires rather than obey God. The problem of evil in the world can be traced back to the time in Genesis 3.
What does the Bible say about God created evil?
Isaiah 45:7 7 I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things. John 1:1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God .
Why did God create evil?
Evil is not something God created but something missing, out of order. In the Confessions, Augustine describes his epiphany, “I saw that it was not a substance but a perversion of the will when it turns aside from you.” Evil is created because human beings have disordered wills, we turn away from God.
Is God the source of evil, if he made everything?
If God created all things, He must have created evil. However, evil is not a ‘thing’ like a rock or a puppy. Just as cold is the absence of heat, evil is merely the absence of good. Therefore, creating good was all that was necessary for its opposite to come into being.