Why would a Holy God, perfectly pure, so full of Glory and Light that no human eye could behold Him in His full radiance and Glory, allow evil?

Why does a person become so driven by greed, and lust for power, that those under their authority would live in hunger, and fear, and in dwellings which could easily be salvaged of garbage dumps?

Why would a famous celebrity, who had earned millions in money, had fame the world over, and seemingly had every worldly thing that such celebrity and wealth could bring, and many others covet or desire, allow that life to be sacrificed to drugs or some other dread bondage?

Why would a person become so driven by perverted intimate desire and physical pleasure that they would force or coerce themselves upon an innocent and defenseless child?

Why would people take a blessing that God gave for fulfillment and purpose, and instead turn this into a billion dollar Indecency trade? Or, a nation that would turn to legal abortion, or, a pill that would allow their self-planned purposes to prevent life?

Why does evil exist? I know that more educated people, and much more intelligent, with well developed skills of reasoning and words, could have a lively discussion and debate over all of this.

I believe because of freedom, is the ultimate reason. Gods wants people to seek Him. And that they do so freely. "Whosoever" desires, hungers, thirst for Him, seeks Him, can be found of Him, through His Son, Jesus Christ.

I believe hell exists because there is a price to pay for rebellion, rejection. Evil will reap exactly as it has sown, and many have sown down through the centuries. Some would believe, for reasons that are not scriptural, at all, that one can reject, spurn, rebel, mock and scoff at God, and then only suffer a final destruction, a non-existence. The Bible will in no form, or manner, confirm such a belief.

The evil that has existed and prospered since creation began, and worked tirelessly and endlessly against God since, will be finally subdued and punished. That punishment will be an eternal one. God gives His creation the freedom to reject and rebel against Him, and refuse to submit and honor Him. God will, however, hold His creation accountable. That is why evil exists. And this is why hell exists.

Jesus Christ came, to overcome all evil. He willingly went to the cross of calvary, in order to ransom those who will come to Him, and through Him. God wants His creation to believe in His Son, Jesus Christ. To love Him, serve Him, trust Him, and honor Him. To surrender themselves willingly to Jesus Christ.

Only evil, and hell, will finally rule all of those who refuse. There will be no pleasure in them, at all, then, in eternity. Let's not be one of them, and you are free to choose.


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@topic,

They exist as paired opposites of good, paradise and so on - it's a paradox and without there will be no emanations of energy and elements. Without energy and elements there will be no life.

Well the answer is simple which is the existence evil loans credit to the eexistence of good.

The universal concept of duality, frosbel. The entire universe was built and is still being built on that concept so that the sentient beings living in it can have experience of vast diversity. Duality produces the dialectics of life which are crucial for the vastness of experiential diversity. Everything is opposed by it's opposite. There is evil because there is good. Two opposing opposites. There is hell because there is paradise. Two opposing opposites.
There is no need attach fearmongering to this issue. It is very well known already by all enlightened people.

frosbel:

Why would a Holy God, perfectly pure, so full of Glory and Light that no human eye could behold Him in His full radiance and Glory, allow evil?

Why does a person become so driven by greed, and lust for power, that those under their authority would live in hunger, and fear, and in dwellings which could easily be salvaged of garbage dumps?

Why would a famous celebrity, who had earned millions in money, had fame the world over, and seemingly had every worldly thing that such celebrity and wealth could bring, and many others covet or desire, allow that life to be sacrificed to drugs or some other dread bondage?

Why would a person become so driven by perverted intimate desire and physical pleasure that they would force or coerce themselves upon an innocent and defenseless child?

Why would people take a blessing that God gave for fulfillment and purpose, and instead turn this into a billion dollar Indecency trade? Or, a nation that would turn to legal abortion, or, a pill that would allow their self-planned purposes to prevent life?

Why does evil exist? I know that more educated people, and much more intelligent, with well developed skills of reasoning and words, could have a lively discussion and debate over all of this.

I believe because of freedom, is the ultimate reason. Gods wants people to seek Him. And that they do so freely. "Whosoever" desires, hungers, thirst for Him, seeks Him, can be found of Him, through His Son, Jesus Christ.

I believe hell exists because there is a price to pay for rebellion, rejection. Evil will reap exactly as it has sown, and many have sown down through the centuries. Some would believe, for reasons that are not scriptural, at all, that one can reject, spurn, rebel, mock and scoff at God, and then only suffer a final destruction, a non-existence. The Bible will in no form, or manner, confirm such a belief.

The evil that has existed and prospered since creation began, and worked tirelessly and endlessly against God since, will be finally subdued and punished. That punishment will be an eternal one. God gives His creation the freedom to reject and rebel against Him, and refuse to submit and honor Him. God will, however, hold His creation accountable. That is why evil exists. And this is why hell exists.

Jesus Christ came, to overcome all evil. He willingly went to the cross of calvary, in order to ransom those who will come to Him, and through Him. God wants His creation to believe in His Son, Jesus Christ. To love Him, serve Him, trust Him, and honor Him. To surrender themselves willingly to Jesus Christ.

Only evil, and hell, will finally rule all of those who refuse. There will be no pleasure in them, at all, then, in eternity. Let's not be one of them, and you are free to choose.


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Jenwitemi:

[b]The universal concept of duality, frosbel[/b]. The entire universe was built and is still being built on that concept so that the sentient beings living in it can have experience of vast diversity. Duality produces the dialectics of life which are crucial for the vastness of experiential diversity. Everything is opposed by it's opposite. There is evil because there is good. Two opposing opposites. There is hell because there is paradise. Two opposing opposites.
There is no need attach fearmongering to this issue. It is very well known already by all enlightened people.

Why then do people blame God for all the worldiwide Mishaps.

Surely they should attribute all evil to the universal concept of duality. 

frosbel:

Why then do people blame God for all the worldiwide Mishaps.

Surely they should attribute all evil to the universal concept of duality. 

Because they are all ignorant. That's why. We(humanity) have all options at our disposal. All. God's own task is to make all that myriads of options available to mankind to choose from as we progress through lifetimes, based on our level of spiritual, mental and intellectual evolution of each particular moments in time. If we choose wisely, we create paradise on earth. If we choose the wrong options, we create hell on earth for ourselves to live in, as we are currently doing, especially in naija, afghanistan, the middle east, etc. All that stem from the wrong choices we make. It is all part of the learning process in the end via experiencing, anyway. This goes way beyond the boundaries of religious dogmas, mate.

evil exists. you are evil. hell does not exist. your home is not hell.

Hell does not exist neither is heaven for any human being born of flesh and blood, ok Heaven is for the abode, the angelic bodies. and who ever created us on here and put evil to exist in a hard world only at the end to throw us into an eternal fire, must not be of God,
INFACT IN THIS PRESENT WORLD EVIL RULES.WE ARE WAITING FOR JAH I TO COME TAKE HIS SPOT FROM THE EVIL DOERS

why wouldn't my hair grow, why dont i just cut it

Revolva:

Hell does not exist neither is heaven for any human being born of flesh and blood, ok Heaven is for the abode, the angelic bodies. and who ever created us on here and put evil to exist  in a hard world only at the end to throw us into an eternal fire, must not be of God,
INFACT IN THIS PRESENT WORLD EVIL RULES.WE ARE WAITING FOR JAH I TO COME TAKE HIS SPOT FROM THE EVIL DOERS

Hell does exist and it is the very one that we humans, due to our toxic psyche, have created by ourselves, for ourselves and living in. Turn on the TV and listen to news and you will see that hell. There is no other hell but that very one we have collectively created for ourselves to live in.

Is it Evil to punish one for his free will?

Jenwitemi:

The universal concept of duality, frosbel. The entire universe was built and is still being built on that concept so that the sentient beings living in it can have experience of vast diversity. Duality produces the dialectics of life which are crucial for the vastness of experiential diversity. Everything is opposed by it's opposite. There is evil because there is good. Two opposing opposites. There is hell because there is paradise. Two opposing opposites.
There is no need attach fearmongering to this issue. It is very well known already by all enlightened people.

Disagree !!

In this present world there is justice for crimes against humanity and other less serious offences. Justice is ingrained into the human mind and this is not a product of evolution or some random concept, this is programmed by our maker.

There are also many wicked souls like Himmler and Hitler etc , who killed themselves rather than face justice. However they unknowingly hastened their own eternal judgement which is divine.

Let us not deceive ourselves, God is not mocked, what a man sows he shall reap.

So, what is your disagreement with my post, then?

frosbel:

Disagree !!

In this present world there is justice for crimes against humanity and other less serious offences. Justice is ingrained into the human mind and this is not a product of evolution or some random concept, this is programmed by our maker.

There are also many wicked souls like Himmler and Hitler etc , who killed themselves rather than face justice. However they unknowingly hastened their own eternal judgement which is divine.

Let us not deceive ourselves, God is not mocked, what a man sows he shall reap.

what is evil, and how does it manifest or start?

You don't know what evil is? Are you new to this planet or have you regressed experientially and intellectually back to a 1 year old infant? WTF?!

Arosa:

what is evil, and how does it manifest or start?

Jenwitemi:

You don't know what evil is? Are you new to this planet or have you regressed experientially and intellectually back to a 1 year old infant? WTF?!

what is Evil? answer it or remain quiet.

Very well. To put it as broadly or as universally as possible, "EVIL" is what stands in the way of the gradual movement of the universe from a state of CHAOS(High Entropy) towards a state of LOVE(Low Entropy).
Digest that to start with.

Arosa:

what is Evil? answer it or remain quiet.

Thanks Jenwitemi for your time, but this answer is too abstract or vague for me, i need a pragmatic answer please. Lets say there is a baby that does not know what good or evil is, how does he start to move towards evil or rather how can one spot his first act of evil?

When the baby begins to develop the ego. One can observe this when the baby starts hurting the other babys around him or her to get what he/she wants.

What i am saying here is that the ego in all sentient beings is the true source of negativity and or chaos which is more commonly known as evil. I can say a whole lot more on this but i am typing this from a mobile phone.

Jenwiteni, thanks for that. I agree with you completely.