Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

The "problem of evil"

Throughout the centuries theologians have racked their brains trying to explain how "evil" natural calamities can be permited by an absolutely sovereign God who is good and who is Love, without that making God evil.

ASSERTION: the "problem of evil" is no problem at all because it doesn't exist.
It is a chimera (illusion) born out of the self-righteousness of man.

Let us test the validity of the assertion with the fire of the WORD

1) Romans 3:23
All have sinned.

2) Romans 6:23
The wages of sin is death.

Since natural calamities execute the just reward of sin by causing death
and
Justice is not evil

We may conclude that

God is Just in allowing, indeed causing, such deadly calamities and therefore cannot be evil

It is not in vain that the Word says in Deutoronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect: for all His ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, Just and Right is He.

...and to think Aquinas could've been spared the trouble had he read the Bible.

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