International Standard Version The LORD made everything answerable to him, including the wicked at the time of trouble. And in his explanation we find his inspiration. Many people have a difficult time believing the biblical truth that God is both good and great. It is easy to remember the three “p’s”. The Purpose of Man. This would glorify the name of the Lord and reflect His image. — Genesis 50:20 NASB. God may ordain to use their wickedness, but this does not make it morally right. God did not create evil and neither is He to blame for the evil in the universe. God created all things, and the scriptures here is emphasizing that God created both the good and evil, and also want us to appreciate what is good from those that are evil, it is a logical comparison, and with the sincere knowledge that evil will hurt and dangerous for human relationship. Copyright 2011-2021 Got Questions Ministries - All Rights Reserved. God is once again plainly stating that he has created the waster, the evil one and he has created him to destroy. God could be essentially good—perfect even—but use existing evil in the world for His purposes without being contaminated by it. The second purpose is less clear, but Genesis 2:9points t… C) God uses all events—good and bad—to accomplish his purposes. In Jeremiah 51:24, when God renders unto Babylon all their evil, this was Gods use of mans evil as a way of judgment upon an evil nation. God created man in His image to be His steward on the earth with dominion over all living creatures. Why does God allow evil rulers like Hitler and Saddam to have power. His victory over sin and the grave ensured Satan’s eventual defeat. Isaiah 43:7,21 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him…. 8 However, God does reward and punish on the basis of good and bad behavior. As I heard the leitmotif of “Jeroboam son of Nebat” again and again in 1 and 2 Kings, I suppose I came to think of his twisted song as a dominant force in Scripture’s score. If there is a God who has established absolute morality, then there has to be some sort of consequence for evil. The good and hard news of the existence of good and evil is the requirement of justice. Here we have the grace and glory purpose of God, the dealings and doings of the sovereign God of all grace; all in, by, and through the Lord Jesus Christ, and all for Christ’s sake. they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. And God saw that the light was good. Evil was defeated officially at Christ’s first coming through His death and resurrection (Colossians 2:14, Hebrews 2:14, Ephesians 4:7-12). Evil serves the limited purpose of establishing real love relationships between creation and the Creator, and evil will be done away with after that purpose is achieved. Pro Pr). He is not confined to the reality humans have access to, but He did design it and speak it into being. And God separated the light from the darkness. Second, the Lord also uses the wicked to show His justice … And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. This "fall" also came from the free choice of these created spirits, who radically and irrevocably rejected God and his reign. If God made everything and holds everything together, is He accountable for evil as well? What I mean by the sovereignty of God is his absolute right, power and de facto intention to govern all things according to the counsel of his will, without any decisive influence from outside his will. Similarly, God is good implies that Godlessness is evil. Second, God already has done something about evil. Job 21:30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? The first and most often considered purpose was to provide man with a choice: to love and serve God willingly or to rebel against him and reject the one prohibition he had given them. The LORD has made all things for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. Amen. The universe was created to display God's glory (Psalm 19:1), and the wrath of God is revealed against those who fail to glorify God (Romans 1:23), just as His glory is on display through His mercy and love to the fallen creatures. This would have thwarted God s purpose. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. But Joseph didn’t. Literal Standard Version Romans 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 1 Peter 2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. God decided to make people in such a way that they could choose whether or not to obey Him. Providence means that God is in charge of the entire universe at all times and nothing happens outside his control. Acts 2:23 tells us that Jesus was delivered up, “by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death” 8:28). Rather, God created a good being with free will who abused his free will and became evil. He sent His only Son into the world to die for the world and to defeat evil. First, God uses the wicked to punish His people’s sin, calling Assyria the rod of His anger (Isaiah 10), and using Babylon for the same purpose (Habbakkuk). If God is the First Cause, the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End, then He created evil. Everything humans experience is in existence because God's power holds all things together. When I read this verse I’m reminded of Joseph, the son of Jacob, who at a young age was sold into captivity by his … Christian Truth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. In the end, it must be worth it in God’s eyes to create a world in which He knew the devil and others would rebel against Him. God is the Creator of the world. "Nolo putes pravos homines peccata lucrari: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Proverbs 16:4 Yahweh has made everything for its own (Prov. 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