Subject: Did God Create Evil?

At a certain college, there was a professor with a reputation for being
tough on Christians. At the first class every semester, he asked if anyone
was a Christian and proceeded to degrade and mock their statement of
faith. One semester, he asked the question and a young man raised his hand
when asked if anyone was a Christian. The professor asked, "Did God make
everything, young man?" "Yes he did, sir," the young man replied. The
professor responded, "If God made everything, then God made evil, and if we
can only create from within ourselves, then God is evil." The student didn't
have a response and the professor was happy to have once again proved the
Christian faith to be a myth. Then another man raised his hand and asked,
"May I ask you something, sir?" "Yes you may," responded the professor. The
young man stood up and said,
"Sir, is there such thing as cold?" "Of course there is, what kind of a
question is that? Haven't you ever been cold?" The young man replied,
"Actually, sir, cold does not exist. What we consider to be cold is really
only the absence of heat. Absolute zero is when there is absolutely no heat,
but cold does not really exist. We have only created that term to describe
how we feel when heat is not there."
The young man continued, "Sir, is there such thing as dark?" Once again,
the professor responded, "Of course there is." And once again, the student
replied, "Actually, sir, darkness does not exist. Darkness is
really only the absence of light. Darkness is only a term man developed to
describe what happens when there is no light present." Finally, the young
man asked, "Sir, is there such thing as evil?"
The professor responded, "Of course. We have rapes, and murders and violence
everywhere in the world, those things are evil." The student replied,
"Actually, sir, evil does not exist. Evil is simply the absence of
God. Evil is a term man developed to describe the absence of God. God did
not create evil. It isn't like truth, or love, which exist as virtues like
heat and light. Evil is simply the state where God is not present, like cold
without heat or darkness without light."
The professor had nothing to say.

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Fear Not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My rigtheous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

John Trevino

Makes you stop and think about the other things that are the absence of: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, kindness, patience, self-control...ter

The best is yet to be...

thanks john
I liked that. I haven't thought of that.

T2 & Pax,


May the Lord Bless you and your families!

Fear Not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My rigtheous right hand. Isaiah 41:10

John Trevino