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5444, RE: Is Evil really Evil?.....
Posted by osoclasi, Fri Apr-04-03 08:26 AM
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>Where does Satan, Morning Star, Iblyis, Lucifer, Beelzabub,
>The Devil fit into all of this? Is it not a being of pure
>evil since it's billed as the exact opposite of, in direct
>opposition to, God

Response: Well actually no Satan is no match for God. Satan was once a good angel. And too a certain degree in terms of his creation he still is good.( God only makes good, Satan is a by-product of his own evil.) However he is opposed to everything that God does, but he is a defeated foe. (already) he is no match for God. God is not worried about the devil, God uses the devil any which way that he choses too.
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>But God brought about its' will (good) by using the
>instrument evil. If good can come about by using evil then
>evil can't be that bad. Which brings about the
>contradiction that God doesn't do or use evil when you just
>stated that God USES evil like a instrument to bring about
>(good) its' will

Response: Again evil is an intent. It's intentions is *not* to do the will of God. It is totally against God. God does not do things against himself. However, God uses man's and Satans evil for his own glory. *Despite* the fact that it is in opposition to him, and uses evil* not for its original intent to do harm* but to bring about his own glory. See this is not a contridiction because as I have noted evil is an *intention* to do the opposite of God's will. Since it intends to do the opposite it is that bad. But since God is sovereign he uses that evil action for his will and his purpose.

The intent is everything.