Did God create good and evil?
Greetings Bill in the Precious Name of Jesus: Once we understand that God is the all-powerful Creator it seems reasonable to conclude that he also preserves and governs everything in the universe as well. Though the term providence is not found in Scripture, it has been traditionally used to summarize God’s ongoing relationship to his creation. Moreover, the biblical doctrine does not teach that events in creation by chance (or randomness), nor are they determined by impersonal but by God, who is the personal yet infinitely powerful and Lord. We may define God’s providence as follows: God is continually involved with all things in such a way that he (1) keeps them existing and maintaining the properties with which he created them; (2) cooperates with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act as they do; and (3) directs them to fulfill his purposes. What About Evil? If God docs indeed cause, through his providential activity, everything
