God & Evil (Was:Binary Systems)

Donald Morgan errancy@freethought.tamu.edu
Mon, 2 Oct 95 22:00 CDT (00812710800, 199510030250.TAA09588@olympic)


> Date: Mon, 2 Oct 95 20:09 CDT
> Reply-to: errancy@atheist.tamu.edu
> From: RHutchin@aol.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list <errancy@atheist.tamu.edu>
> Subject: Re: Binary Systems


>
> Regarding the comment:
>
> <<Christians, unlike Hindus or Buddhists, will not admit a god that is
> repsonsible for both evil and good.>>
>
> I disagree. Christians do (or should) admit that God is responsible
> for both evil and good -- evil because He allows it when He has the
> ability to prevent it and good because He causes it.

The Bible actually says that God is responsible for both good and evil. Here are some references: IS 45:6-7, LA 3:8, AM 3:6

Don