Is it true that all God created was good?
So when God created, it is true that all He created was good. One of the good things God made was creatures who had the freedom to choose good. In order to have a real choice, God had to allow there to be something besides good to choose.
Does evil exist without good?
Evil has no existence of its own; it is really the absence of good. For example, holes are real but they only exist in something else. We call the absence of dirt a hole, but it cannot be separated from the dirt. So when God created, it is true that all He created was good.
Is evil a created thing?
However, evil is not really a created thing. You can’t see, touch, feel, smell or hear evil. It is not one of the fundamental forces of physics, nor does it consist of matter, energy, or the spatial dimensions of the universe.
How was everything created through God according to the Bible?
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. New Living Translation. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. English Standard Version. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Why did God allow evil to exist?
In order to have a real choice, God had to allow there to be something besides good to choose. So, God allowed these free angels and humans to choose good or reject good (evil). When a bad relationship exists between two good things we call that evil, but it does not become a “thing” that required God to create it.
What is the difference between through and without God?
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. All things came into being through Him, and without Him not even one thing came into being that has come into being. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.