If God created everything, isn't he the one who created evil in the first place?
God Created ALL beings. he did create Satan.. but Satan CHOSE self over God... God didn't force Satan to chose that. Satan chose it all on his own
So angels have free will too or was Satan just created to be God's huckleberry?
Jesus has free will He chose to live in Gods will to such a degree that they became one this might help ...
Everything the Father has , he has given to the Son. Everything that is given the Son, belongs to the Father.
1/3 of the angels fell with Satan .. that should answer your question.
Have you ever read the Bible? It’s in there.
How did God not know that Satan would do that when he created him. I thought that God knows everything.
The question you should ask is WHY did God create Satan know the choices He would make... that I dont know..
When Jesus returns we will know more than we do now..
Without Satan how could your free will be tested ?
Most likely, in my opinion, God chooses not to know everything in advance. Otherwise knowing everything becomes a gigantic spoiler, and takes the fun out of creation.
But didn't God know Satan would choose self when he created him? I thought God knows everything. Does God know everything or not?
yes He does know.. And when the time is right He will tell us why...
think on this awhile > If God only created those who choose Him, then he would have removed free will/ free choice ...
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No, he defined evil. Evil isn't a physical substance that you can weigh or measure it's a concept that people can choose. Cutting someone with a knife isn't evil it's the intent behind it, the goal the cutter tried to achieve. If someone was cut open by a surgeon to remove a tumor we don't call the surgeon evil because it was the patients choice and the intent was righteous. If someone cut someones throat to murder them to steal their money then that is evil.
We create evil, he gave us the choice to create good or evil and it's up to us to make that choice every day with every action and every word or thought.
We instinctually know good from evil but people are tempted by selfishness and attempt to bend the rules. jews entire religion is basically 'how to commit as much evil while avoiding consequences'.
he didn't great evil, he allows evil. he is powerless to stop evil, obviously evil is more powerful than god.
That's a stupid take, evil is a consequence of free will, he gave us free will, it's us who choose evil. The fact is you can't have free will without the choice for evil, he can stop it but that means no free will. You can't have one without the other and he chose giving us free will was more important than eradicating evil so he allows evil and gave us the choice. Evil is our own creation, not the devil's. We make evil when we break his laws, he told us how to be good and we choose what is more immediately beneficial.
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