There is no evil counterpart of G-d who has chased Him off His throne and become "the gxd of this world." There is only One G-d Who is the King of All Worlds.
Ping. Sorry if I forgot anyone.
“”unbearable pain to befall man, afflicting him with sickness, cruel death, earthquakes and the most horrible wars””
If you hold that these are bad, then your errant way of thinking can’t be set right.
You truly “can’t get there from here.”
Further discussion would be pointless.
God doesn't cause that....not since Jesus died on the cross. Most wickedness is chosen by man.
G-d, th-t’s s- d-istr-ct-ng!
Why w-n’t y-u pe-pl- j-st br-ak d-wn and b-y th- f-ll pr-ce k-ybo-rd th-t h-s th- f-ll s-t -f v-w-ls?!?
Isaiah 45:7 says exactly this: “I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things.” He never said He “created” evil
Disaster and darkness are not the same as evil. God did not create evil- we did that. One of the hardest things for man to do is accept the fact that evil (as we understand it)exists because it is what we demanded. We CHOSE to know good and evil, to be “as gods”. This was not God’s original plan for us, but He gave us free will, and pride brought us the rest.
We couldn’t live without natural “evil” of earthquakes, volcanoes, weather systems, etc.
We might not be able to live without man-made evil either. We never have.
How about this ?shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach23 The steps of a man are established by YHvH, And He delights in his way.24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because YHvH is the One who holds his hand.
25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread.
26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.
27 Depart from evil and do good, So you will abide forever.
28 For YHvH loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
Is this ecumenical or open for debate?