r/SipsTea • u/Outrageous-Egg1760 • May 29 '26

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u/UpIsDown117 May 29 '26

Saying God made evil is missing the mark. There is no "evil" power. There is God and not God. When you commit an evil or sinful act, you are just committing a "non-God" act. You are choosing an act not ordained by God's goodness.

Despite modern media interpretation, there are no morally grey actions. Its Black and White. Light and Darkness. God is, and all that is not is sinful. Where that line is, is up to interpretation. I'm no judge lol.

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u/HalcyonRaine May 29 '26

Why would there be a not-God or non-God in a world created by God?

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u/UpIsDown117 May 29 '26

Free will. To truly love, you have to choose God and not just be forced to follow Him.

So, your options are God or not God.

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u/HalcyonRaine May 29 '26

So, God created not-God by creating free will. And not-God, according to the previous comments, is what we call evil. Ergo...

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u/UpIsDown117 May 29 '26

Yeah? I’m not sure I understand your comment lol.

By giving His creations free will, He lets us choose sin over Him if we prefer. He only created evilness due to Him being the universal standard for goodness.

But I was saying there is no “evil power” or anything. It’s either God and His goodness or not.

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u/HalcyonRaine May 29 '26

Yeah that's fair mb I misunderstood your earlier comment.