Bible Questions Answered:
“Isaiah says that God is the one who
creates evil, so how can he send people to hell, which he also
creates?”
Ralf/ Cambridge, England (United
Kingdom)
Bible Answer:
Bible Text:
Isaiah 45:7 KJV
I form The Light, and create
darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I The Lord do all these
things.
The Character
Of God:
Exodus 15:11 KJV
Who is like
unto thee, O Lord...who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful
in praises, doing wonders?
Deuteronomy
32:3,4 KJV
3 Because I
will publish the name of The Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
4 He is The Rock (Not Peter), His work is perfect: for all
His ways are judgment: a God of Truth and without iniquity, just and
right is He.
Psalm 5:4 KJV
For thou art
not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell
with thee.
Psalm 11;4,5 KJV
4 The Lord is
in His holy temple, The Lord's throne is in heaven: His eyes behold,
His eyelids try, the children of men.
5 The Lord
trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence His
soul hateth.
Psalm 18:30 NLT
God’s way is
perfect. All The Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all
who look to Him for protection.
Psalm 97:2 KJV
Clouds and
darkness are round about Him: righteousness and judgment are the
habitation of His throne.
Psalm 99:9 KJV
Exalt The Lord
our God, and worship at His holy hill; for The Lord our God is holy.
Psalm 119:137
KJV
Righteous art
thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
Psalm 145:17 KJV
The Lord is
righteous in all His ways, and holy in all His works.
Isaiah 6:3 KJV
And one (Seraphim) cried unto another, and said, Holy,
holy, holy, is The Lord Of Hosts: the whole earth is full of His
glory.
Habakkuk 1:13
KJV
Thou art of
purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity..."
Matthew 5:48 KJV
Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Revelation 15:4
KJV
Who shall not
fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for
all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are
made manifest.
Is God the
creator of sin:
Romans 9:14 KJV
What shall we
say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Lamentations
3:38 NLT
37 Who can
command things to happen without The Lord’s permission?
38 Does not the
Most High send (Permit) both calamity and good?
Nothing happens without God's permission, so in a sense, God permits
evil to take place.
Whatever God permits may then be attributed to Him.
Amos 3:6 NLT
When the ram’s
horn blows a warning, shouldn’t the people be alarmed? Does
disaster come to a city unless The Lord has planned (Permitted)
it?
The Lord is not the originator of evil, but
He permits it, as in this case of Israels judgment, because of their rebellion against The Lord.
Isaiah 45:7 NLT
I create The
Light and make the darkness. I send good times and bad times.
I, The Lord, am the one who does these things.
Isaiah 45:7 NKJV
I form the
light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity;
I, The Lord, do all these things.’
Isaiah 45:7 GNT
I create both
light and darkness; I bring both blessing and disaster.
God permits, natural disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, sickness,
volcanoes, etc.
Whatever translation is used, remember well as the scripture has told
time and time again, God is holy, and is “not,” the originator of
evil in any way shape or form.
Isaiah 43:3 KJV
For I am The
Lord thy God, The Holy One Of Israel, thy Savior..."
Revelation 4:8
NLT
Each of these
living beings had six wings, and their wings were covered all over
with eyes, inside and out. Day after day and night after night they
keep on saying,
“Holy, holy,
holy is The Lord God, The Almighty— the one who always was, who is,
and who is still to come.”
