The Crystal-Clear Reason for Living. Without understanding and accepting all of these three truths, ‘the problem of evil’ remains a problem. Joseph explained a key to forgiveness when he told his brothers, “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive” (Genesis 50:20). Good news. “Let them rule” (1:26) is the consequence of “Let Us make man in Our image.” That means everything he created he satisfied HIM not you, HIM. Satan and his evil angels had been sinning for some period of time, maybe a very long time, before Adam and Eve were created. God is with you to carry out His purpose. We are to reflect God’s image in every aspect and area of our lives, especially in our families. ... As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. Thus does reason and the Word set forth the purpose of evil. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; Ecclesiastes 12:14. That purpose is to chastise us and mold us toward the truth as his way. Here we find the first hint of God’s original intent for his creation. The Purpose of the Tree. What I mean by the sovereignty of God is his absolute right, power and de facto intention to govern all things according to the counsel of his will, without any decisive influence from outside his will. With that understanding, let’s answer the question, but first, let’s remember why God created the earth and everything in it. The apostle Paul summed up his life with this statement: “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). The same word is used in Lamentations 3:38 (KJV), where the prophet Jeremiah declares that both “evil and good proceed out of the mouth of the host High.” By way of contrast, the Bible never attributes the creation of rasha’ or “moral wickedness” to God. 43:6–7).Life is wasted when we do not live for the glory of God. This "fall" also came from the free choice of these created spirits, who radically and irrevocably rejected God and his … Thus says the Lord, “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory” (Isa. To achieve goodness is the highest good, and the greatest good for man is to realize God's purpose in the creation of man. (iv) The OT reaches the climax of its search for the origin and purpose of evil when faced with God's all-sovereign goodness. God equips you to carry out His purpose. … Evil can ultimately have a good purpose because of the sovereignty of God. In His economy God desires to dispense Himself into man as life, fill man, be lived out in man, and be expressed through man corporately. Remember, what was true of Jeremiah is true for you and for everyone. And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. God's "plans [are] for welfare and not for evil" (Jer. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. In other words, the goal of God in creating Israel, namely, for his glory, is not a goal that took effect only at that point in history. 29:1 I c). If God is good, then all He created was good. 9 God will ultimately judge all people, since rebels will not be allowed in the new, perfect creation . God created Lucifer to be the enlightener of the universe. If the premises … The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil. On the job training so to speak but we are truly His workmanship in Christ Jesus, all glory to God. The logic employed in this objection is flawed, and the critic who makes it will scarcely stay with it in a consistent manner. Satan was created for a purpose and he has a gift to offer. All evil and suffering will end permanently at the creation of the Eternal Kingdom of God of the New Heaven and the New Earth. Jesus, the God Man, was sinless, yet He was condemned as a sinner and hung on a Roman cross. On the other hand, they say, if God is truly great, then he must not be good, because he could stop the evil and suffering but doesn’t. The purpose of God was to be glorified by his creation. God has a purpose for you. His final purpose is "to give you a future and a hope" (Jer. So God elected one small person and promised to achieve his purpose through that man and his descendants. If we fulfill the primary purpose that God created us for, we will, as a byproduct, find what most of us are looking for in this life: happiness, purpose, and meaning (see Psalm 16:11). God is not the author of evil. God has a purpose for every life – Jeremiah 1:4,5. Here are four purposes for which God created you: 1. After all, that's where the sin problem started. Both the man and woman that God created disobeyed Him and changed everything. Though a small percentage of people teach that God is the source of all evil in the world, most people have trouble with the thought that God could be good and be the creator of evil at the same time. God created … And God saw that the light was good. He would make Abram’s name great, so that he, and not man, would get the glory. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. The rest of the Bible is replete with evidence of His goodness and His marvelous plans for mankind. In other words, evil does not exist. Which means evil was created by him for a good purpose until it has surved that purpose and is cast into the fire with death. 3. In fact, in this integrative cosmic sense, the text informs us that God declared it to be very good. (iii) Behind the evil lies God's gracious purpose of visitation. We were created because of God’s economy, and we were created in a particular shape and with a specific organ – our spirit – for the purpose of receiving God’s dispensing of His life into us. Although God allows moral evil and sin, He does not create this kind of evil. 29:1 1). (2 Peter 1:2-4) If we are to be presented “holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight,” fully sanctified, then we need to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Here are sixteen Bible passages that help us understand why God allows the presence of evil and suffering in the world: God has a purpose in everything he allows. 2. In this situation, “evil” does not and cannot exist in the physical or spiritual reality that God created. Let’s remember that created a world that was perfect (Gen 1:31), and a man who was sinless.But it’s true, God did know that it would not remain that way. In order to have a real choice, God had to allow there to be something besides good to choose. Still, God had a purpose when he created you and me and took good pleasure in his creation (Gen. 1:31). And God separated the light from the darkness. So, God allowed these free angels and humans to choose good or reject good (evil). The first step in answering the problem of evil is this: We’ve got to get clear on what this thing “evil” actually is. He knew him before he was formed. Learn through experience. The problem is with God declaring that He creates evil. The second comes from the familiar words of Romans 8:28, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” These verses teach us that God is able to take the worst things that happen in life and turn them for our good and his glory. God uses evil and suffering for His Holy purpose, for the ultimate good of all. God saw all that He had made, and it was very good (Genesis 1:31). Since the one God is three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—God did not need to create us. Sin was ALREADY present in the universe when God created Adam and Eve. So when God created, it is true that all He created was good. Evil was defeated officially at Christ’s first coming through His death and resurrection (Colossians 2:14, Hebrews 2:14, Ephesians 4:7-12). But … God selected him. You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result” (Gen. 45.5; 50.20). This is a valid syllogism. Receiving Rebuke as From the Lord. Stemming from the fact that God made man in His image is a second purpose: 2. God did not create evil as nothing evil can come from good God. God created people to rule over creation. According to him, good is that which is done with good intention and with the knowledge that the results would be good. One of the good things God made was creatures who had the freedom to choose good. Deuteronomy 28:1, 9–10 help us understand what purpose God had for setting apart the Israelites with the Law: "And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Moral and physical evil are due to the fall of man, but all evil is overruled by God to a good purpose. God says all he created was good. His victory over sin and the grave ensured Satan’s eventual defeat. 8 However, God does reward and punish on the basis of good and bad behavior. James 1:17 James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss, neither shadow of turning. Much more could be said, but we must move on. The bitterness of Absalom, the son of Israel’s King David, led him to conspire against his father. Titus 2:11,12. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day (Genesis 1:31). God wants to share His own nature with us, and the transformation from human nature to divine nature is the purpose of our relatively short time on earth. Why didn't God solve the SIN problem with the angels? God had a purpose for Jeremiah. It does seem to follow that if God created all things, and evil is a thing, then God created evil. Satan and other demons were at first good angels, created by God, but they became evil by their own doing. Duty Judgments Bad Days God's Will motives secrets Motivation. On Good Friday the most despicable, vile, and evil act ever, was executed, but God used it to accomplish His eternal purpose (Acts 2:23-24). The human race is not responsible for sin. I think God,to suit his purpose, created a evil enviroment to instruct and train his many soon to be adopted children. Frequently it is alleged, however, that ultimately God is responsible for “evil” — for had he not created angels and men, the evil they have generated would not exist. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil, referred to in the question as the “forbidden tree,” was placed in the garden of Eden, most likely on the sixth day. Isaiah 10:5-7. Therefore, God does bring judgment and calamity (either directly or through human authorities) on those who rebel. Moreover, the world with which we are acquainted is only a very small factor in the whole of creation, and it may be supposed that the evil it contains is necessary for the existence of other regions unknown to us. Second, God already has done something about evil. He sent His only Son into the world to die for the world and to defeat evil. The brothers’ treachery and deceit could not have been caused by God; and yet God sovereignly directed events toward His previsioned end of saving Israel from famine. Evil must be one of God's servants for good, it must eventuate in good, for nothing but good is to be the final result. The Bible is crystal clear: God created us for his glory. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Verse Concepts. He said that God has created all things including man for good. The name Lucifer means light bringer. His original name is Lucifer but was called Satan which means accuser when he accused The Lord of evil. 1. 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