Which is why with evil, or when going down it's path, there will always remain this void of unsatisfaction it can never fill. Indeed, good has substance as said in the video. Only the Most High, through His only begotten son, can give us the satisfaction we're so in need of. 🙏🙌
Isaiah 45:7 “ I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things” Before god created the universe there was nothing, which is not evil. Therefore, evil is not just the absence of good as in the empty universe there was no good. Therefore, this statement above is false.
Wow! 'Evil is not a thing but a lack of a thing' that got me. For a Christian that has built up a lot of views that's a real eye opener. Thank you for the video 😊 God bless you.
@@hawk7466 This man isn't exactly a Christian as he himself has confessed in other videos so there's quite a few stuff he disagrees with. Take the things he says with a grain of salt in the topic he's ignorant about.
Wrong. Evil is very real and exact opposite of good it isn’t “the lack of good”. Evil id evil and wrongness by the universe its a real thing made intentionally. Just like there’s evil spirits or demons If you people think “evil is a lack of good” your lost
Evil and Wickedness isn't the absence of any Good thing but the Absense of God and an alignment to him and his will. YOU CHOSE GOD and alignment with him, else you fall into sin of which produces evil, wickedness, Death, bad fruits and etc.. Also then aligning you even potentially those worse off than yourself to drag you down more. (Unequally yoked/come out from them) A heart that cannot be filled is missing God (Heart is the temple of God else..) and an Alignment with him. It isn't actually missing drugs, sex, food, boozes and other poisons of the world both clearly known or subtly known/unknown. Seeing it another way is but a deception. The adversary takes any good thing of God and works to destroy it. (Sex, Choice, Praise, Love, Women, Men, Family, Community, Harmony, Peace, Good Fruits, etc.) As I understand it from experience and scripture. Blessings Israel
Some people try to blame God for evil in the world. Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed Satan. Satan didn't have any one to blame. It's time to confess my sins and accept my choices. I am guilty.
I am not fully sure but I think Adam said "The woman YOU created tricked me" And Eve said "The serpent YOU created tricked me" Because I read a Bible with pictures. May God Bless You!
Hearing this brings back a memory from science class, when we learned that cold isn’t a thing. But the feeling of cold is just a lack of heat. The same way we can’t be lukewarm, we are are either burning with the fire of the Holy Spirit or just cold in the inside apart from God.
I volunteer in youth ministry, and I love playing your videos to my Gr 6-7 group. It's a time when we start questioning and developing critical thinking. Your videos answer many of my youth's questions(and admittedly, my own,lol), so they may put on the armor of God and be prepared to defend and understand the Bible, in all its glory. I'm turning 18 this year in Feb, and I wish I had discovered your channel earlier when I was younger. So, I use your videos to plant the seeds of good faith within my group,which strengthens their relationship with Jesus. Keep up the good work, brother!
nice! i volunteered for my churchs 5-6th grade class when i was 18! im thankful our videos help :) let me know if you have any videos youd like to see from us!
One of the things I wondered about was the topic, but my eyes were opened when God gave me the grace to understand that evil is nothing more than the absence of God. God did not create anything bad, He made everything good, however, God being good, in His absence only everything that is not good remains.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things (Isaiah 45:7). God did create evil: he created angels knowing that they’ll rebel against him (demons), he created principalities, mermaids, leviathan, lucifer etc But God gives us free will, this life is a test
@@asphettoThe word "Create" there is not God literally creating evil like we would say He created the universe. The context was pertaining to a babylonian empire that was constantly being wicked and would be destroyed by a Persian king Cyrus. Cyrus was influenced by God to destroy babylon because God was fed up with the nonsense of babylon. God's wrath or as the guy in the video said, his absence, is what would "create" evil. Its not that He just sat there in heaven and said I'm going to create evil and did it.
God literally let evil befall on job, heck it was God doing all of that to job. he created everything, sin came into the world through Adam but it already existed, He created everything, If God doesn't exist good & evil can't exist. God place it in pharaoh heart to be harden so he deals harshly with the people of Israel, God allowed an lying spirit to engage king saul as well to tell him a lie, God make it so. Evil can not touch you unless God allows it, or you live in sin and his curse is among who The house of the wicked God is never absence even if u cant feel his presence he is always there. God can literally do anytime to say he can't create evil when he literally crafted everything seen n unseen. Angels demons, death, plagues ect ect to punishment n what not God created evil like for example just like there's God Will, his plan he designed. There has to be an path designed for those outside of it, For if ur not filled with the Spirit of God, something else has to reside in you. God's absence within Man heart. God's there waiting, however it's up to man to seek Every thing Evil obeys God Because God is its creator. Used to test and strengthen, or punish the children of God.
You Christians and you bullshit logic If God is good then everything is good cauz God would have such a poweful presence that everything needs to be good. What a cope this is trying to explain so called evil.
@@adrianobrowne3110 May I ask, out of ignorance, was God absent when the Babylonians were wicked or was it when Cyprus decided to attack them? How would one distinguish evil from one another? Another question, why can't decide to always be present in our lives and in that way we would always refrain from wanting to do evil? Kindly
Hi my name is Levi. I’m a 14 year old boy from Puerto Rico. I have done some terrible things that fractured my relationship with God and i’m trying to fix that. Anyone that reads this, please pray for me so that i am able to resist any temptation and come back to Christ. God bless you all and hope to see you in heaven.
He's got you Levi. We all fall into temptations; it's part of our walk and our healing. As long as you keep believing in Jesus and seeking Him, you belong to Him. He secured your eternity on the cross. We're all sinners needing grace down here. You're in good company and you're very loved. Repentance is proof that God is with you and is working in your heart. You couldn't feel that without Him. That's His mercy and kindness bringing you home. I pray His comfort will surround you like a shield. Let go of anything in your life that draws you into sin! I'm confident He's got you Levi. Rest easy. You're loved! So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death." Romans 8:1-2 "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:6 "For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38-39 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 1 John 1:9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." Ephesians 2:8-9
I kept on saying wow throughout the video because: "Evil is a LACK of good" Likee, I never thought about it that way before?! And this Q has been in my head sometimes, and now I'm glad that if an unbeliever asks this question, for e.g. in a class debate, I'll be able to explain this. This answer really does give me peace and I'm so glad. Honestly, may God bless you and keep you dude!!
@Doom0728 wow. It funny how an atheist takes his time to comment on every Christian video. I don't even know why you're even here in even video in the first place.
@@ralphangel561 No, I mean you’re never going to be able to expertly convince someone that your theology is true unless you use sound and rational evidence to prove your claims other than just saying God or Bible stuff and that’s it.
@@sonicthehedgehog1606 this video simply just popped in my recommended but I do like to spread some critical thinking to religious people from time to time.
This is a beautiful depiction. For me God is a moral compass and a gps system. When I chose not to be with God my life and soul lacked the ability to see the goodness God gives and brings to us. When you’re away from him you lack direction as well and a trip that can take you minutes becomes hours, days, or years. God is a good father, he’s sovereign, and makes a way when there’s no way. Your videos are truly making an IMPACT.
@@hawk7466 *narrator*: “if God is the creator and originator of all that we see, then isn’t he responsible for creating sin/evil?” YES- it’s basic logical deduction. *Narrator* “Before Lucifer sinned, where did his thought to sin come from?” Occam’s razor would tell me Since God created Lucifer and God makes everything the way he wants it to be then God must’ve wanted him to be that way. Want me to break down more?
A good way to state it to someone who may not understand is, "So you can't create darkness. Darkness is just the absence of light. It's the same for evil. You can't create evil, it's just the absence of good.
Creating something, or allowing something to exist are 2 entirely different things. It has taken me longer than it should to get that into my head. Thank God
The closing argument was a really good one because sin and people who follow it are referenced as being in Darkness. And darkness isn’t its own thing but the absence of Light. Great message just wanted to add to it
Hey, if you can could you make a video on what’s the difference between “asking for forgiveness” and “repentance from your sins”? I’ve been really thinking about that. Thank you ❤
They should still make the video, but essentially asking forgiveness would be like you apologizing for breaking your moms vase, and repentance would be apologizing + making real effort to be more careful and stop breaking her stuff from then on.
Asking for forgiveness is making peace with a person you hurt. Repentance means not just asking for forgiveness but also feeling disgust for sin and having the intention to leave sin even if in the future you still make mistakes
(Don't take this comment the wrong way I just wanna share too...) Interesting. I currently use the NIV: Isiahia 45:7- "I form the light and created darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the Lord, do all these things." Personally I think it's a good follow up from the previous verse... "so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me."
The word 'evil' here is the Hebrew word 'ra' (rah). This word does not equate to the word sin, but a word that describes calamity and affliction. When you sin, God brings calamity and affliction--this idea is all throughout the entire Bible. The devil created sin "iniquity was found in him (Satan)", and when a person sins, God brings ra, calamity and affliction as punishment for our sins.
I've been saying this to people for a while now, and I'm so glad to see others already thinking the same: it's all about Freedom of Choice. It's about Consequences. It's about people choosing to turn their backs on God and then choosing Evil, making us victims of our own terrible decisions and the terrible decisions of others too.
@@haepy2953 the angels who are in heaven have already made the eternal choice not to sin. They made their choice with their angelic intellects, which are very different from human intellects. When a human makes a mistake, he can later learn from it and do better next time. An angel cannot. He has all knowledge there is to acquire. They are in the presense of God. And they have the strongest possible wills, which means that the choice they make is eternal. This is why angels always continue to be angels, and demons continue to be demons. When a human dies, his "final" choice is permanent. This is why we need to be saved now that we can. We must make the choice to be with God now. And if our eternal choice is to be with God, we will never sin again. We cannot sin in heaven in this state. This is also why demons cannot repent and be forgiven. Because they don't want to. A demon would rather be in hell (away from God) than in heaven (with God). So God respects this opinion and casts them into hell, which also happens to destroy souls. But this is how demons like it
@@davideassis87I understand your comment. But I still have the same doubt. If everything God created was naturally and essentially perfect and good, how can something as evil as sin emerge from someone that is essentially perfect and good? I mean, sin is so evil that it separates us from God's presence. Then if sin is so evil, it couldn't be born from someone naturally perfect and good. Whether there was something external that caused sin to be born or Lucifer (God's creation) wasn't at all perfect or good. I'll appreaciate any answer.
@@lellysramos64’ How can something so evil come from something so good?’ It doesn’t. Maybe the God that you worship isn’t actually all that great and perfect as you people like to chalk him up to be. Petty, jealous, vengeful, racist, sexist, homophobic, genocidal and on. God of the Bible seems more evil if anything else.
Thank you for this. My 7 year old just asked this question last night and I explained it somewhat similar to what you said but this morning my BFF who lives in another state, who had no idea this question was asked of me, sent me this. I know my God wanted this to be heard by his daughter. So thank you for being His hands and feet. God bless you and your team.
Thank you for sharing. I was driving home thinking about this and the Holy Spirit is working through you because after I prayed about it your video showed up. Amen brother.
This is powerful. This relationship with God is a two way street. What this means is that God/Jesus also had choices. At any time, Jesus during his ministry and his persecution could just call upon angels to take him and bring wrath to humanity at any given moment - but chose not to, out of love! Powerful!
I believe God put you in my TH-cam feed I have a hard time teaching and getting points across to my kids when telling them about Jesus and the way you teach is a gift my friend, you have been helping me teach my kids about the Gospel in a way they can understand the visual art is so amazing. Keep doing what you’re doing brother thank you!
In Proverbs it says the wise increase in learning and those with understanding recieve wise counsels. You've most certainly added to what I'm learning about evil and how we as Christians, people period should see it. I have received wise counsel and increased in learning. I praise and thank God for working through you to get to me. With that said, you've just got yourself another new subscriber. God bless you and your team 🤜🤛
2:32 Here, I had a question: For a every choice to be taken, there needs a choice to exist. For the choice between the tree of life and the tree of knowledge, both of them have to be created.
I don't think the ultimate purpose of the tree of knowledge was for evil. I believe the act itself was bad, not the tree. Like how a tool can be used for good things, if done properly. Or bad things, if you used improperly.
@@Lgnno10125 When God saw on the seventh day his creation, he said it was good. That includes the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Meaning the tree itself isn't bad, but rather the choice to choose to trust themself rather than God's own knowledge of good and evil. THAT was the root of sin. PRIDE. When we choose to define good and evil on our own terms.
This makes sense because our SIN, SEPARATES US from GOD who IS GOOD. By that we are lacking the GOODNESS/HOLYNESS which comes from GOD. NEVER LOOKED AT IT LIKE THAT. ❤️✝️❤️✝️❤️✝️❤️
This is awesome man! I agree and have made a similar study and concluded the same thing, God did not create sin, it became the result of granting humanity free will to have that genuine relationship. We have a choice to follow what is good or to follow a life in rebellion of good. Much of the what many writers in the Bible mostly always ended their warnings or sermons with the theme of obedience, and for one to do that one must choose to do that. God Bless you!
I’m so thankful this video exists now. I remember having trouble explaining to people that God doesn’t send people to Hell, but if we choose not to be with him, whom is everything good, then there’s only one place to go; everything bad.
"Evil is not in itself a thing, it is a lack of a thing" I think my mind blew up there. 🤯 It all makes sense now. Very well said, I've never thought of it that way. That gave me a whole new perspective. Tysm, God bless you and your ministry!
@@Gergysa what would you call killing a bunch of new born puppies just because? Evil? I could kill you on order in a battle to defend my home. Am i evil? Destroying your soul and stealing everything from you because i enjoy it is it evil? See evil is not necessarily a lack of good its a disposition and inclination.. There are people you can tell are evil. Others do wrong by being certain they do good. Yet they still can cause harm. I can take the lollipop of a child who doesnt mind it. Even if i take it by force hes ok with it. Is that evil? What if the same child at the moment feels sorrowful and me taking the candy makes him suicice? Now its evil? You might say taking something that isnt mine is wrong doing. But if i know the child is hurt by it and still do it isnt that feeding into evil? If i know i can control people by sweet talking them into harming themselves by commiting sexual immorality that makes them slaves to sin. Yet they cant see that. They just get directed into it. Arent i doing evil? Evil is quite complicated. I think there is ill intent. Ill action. Bad. And evil is own thing. Being devoid of good isnt evil. Thats nothing.
Where he said that the choice wasn't about choosing good or evil rather it's choosing to be with God and he's character or apart from him. This struck me so much because it makes so much sense what is hell , hell isn't the presence of pain , suffering , regret or agony but it's the absence of God's presence ❤❤. Lucifer chose not to be evil but rather to be apart from God and that is hell even though he isn't there right now and the same goes for humans.
For those science lovers out there, your words "Evil is not a thing, but the lack of a good thing." reminds me of cold, which science tells us isn't actually a thing, but the absence of heat. I thought that was interesting.
Thank you for making this video, I was one of those people who questioned why he put the tree. Thank you for helping us clear our questions, and hope that other Christians will find this answer aswell
Consider this scenario: A man is waiting at a crosswalk of a very busy intersection. Suddenly he hears the cries of a terrified mother behind him. Turning around, he sees a toddler running in his direction, giving every sign that the child will run right past him and bolt into traffic. The man realizes he could effortlessly extend his hand and stop the toddler, saving the child's life. He also understands he could prevent the untold heartache of a mother watching her child horribly die, and the grief and trauma of every witness, motorist, family member and friend. Instead the man freely chooses to do nothing. Tires screech, vehicles collide, lives are ruined and one is lost. The light turns red and the man walks around the carnage and continues on his way. Is that man evil? YES or NO? How is a god who allows countless accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters to happen that kill or destroy MILLIONS also not evil? Tragedies happen. Either your god cannot stop them, OR chooses not to, OR does not exist. That means either your god is powerless, OR evil, OR imaginary. Take your pick and choose wisely.
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 In the scenario you gave, the man's decision not to intervene seems morally questionable, leading to the question of whether he is evil. When we apply this analogy to God, it's essential to consider the concept of free will and the complexity of human existence. God have given humanity free will. This means individuals have the capacity to make choices, both good and bad. Tragedies and natural disasters can be a result of human actions, the consequences of a fallen world, or aspects of nature beyond human control. God allows free will to exist, which includes the possibility of both positive and negative outcomes. While the analogy highlights the tragedy caused by the man's inaction, attributing evil to God requires understanding the broader theological perspective that incorporates free will, the fallen nature of the world, and the belief in a greater purpose that transcends our human understanding. So, the perspective is not necessarily that God is powerless or evil, but rather that free will and the consequences of a fallen world play a role in the complex tapestry of existence.
The explanation of evil being a lack of God or His character is incredibly wise! God blessed you with that and this channel and I'll be praying that God continues to bless you with wisdom!!! Thanks! Love you brother!!! Not a way I've really looked at it before!
I hear what your saying but I thing the reason why God gave us the power of choice was so that we are like Him, because He said in the beginning, "let us make man in our image", meaning God made us like Him...that's why we have the power of choice and also have our own will. This doesn't mean we don't need God, we just have a choice and a will just like He does And for the question did God make sin...the answer is simple, No...why would He make something He hates with a passion, it just doesn't make sense, and that's why Satan if referred to as the father of sin...sin came from jealousy This is a really good question though I don't wanna lie.
What is sin? Ultimately, it is disobedience to His Holy Will. It’s not a creation of His, it is a consequence of free will. That’s how I understood it.
@@Arcticmaster1190 sin is disobeying Gods holy will, then you say it’s not creation of his and that is a consequence of free will when God gave us free will, therefore it actually is a creation of his? Make it make sense…
I remember learning way back that evil is the void that's left. The absence of God. It was only about a year or so ago that I recalled that definition. Add on top of that, sin means to miss the mark. Learning that definition helped me understand more and more.
Hey can you make a video of how act like Christian when you surrounded by unbelievers even in my family iam only believer and I am starting to act like unbeliever because of that please help
Dear friend, there are NO shortcuts, it takes work. You must prove you love/ believe in the Lord Jesus enough to live by His Word!!! Simply no other way, I’ve found. It takes daily prayer, reading the Bible, and comprehending what it says, obeying and being a light to the world. It’s not easy , we will have trials, mocked at by our families, but this world is temporary. Where we go , is eternal. Praise Jesus 🙌 That’s why it’s called DAILY BREAD!!! 🛐📖🐟🍞🍷
This video helped me internalize this crucial aspect about God, as well as the nature of His sentient creations (angels + humans). As a result, I now feel much more confident about my own arguments, and have more resolve than ever to maintain my faith in the Lord. I can't thank you enough!
0:15 Did you know that the devil isn't actually given a name in the bible? Both Satan and Lucifer were hebrew titles used in the bible to describe the devil, not names for the devil, so lucifer is not (or was not) actually the devil's name.
@@warriorofthelord4142 ok then can you give me a couple of verses that support your point. Cause I really don't think any verses in the bible even mention the name "Lucifer." Only ONE time in the KJV in Isaiah to DESCRIBE the devil
Consider this scenario: A man is waiting at a crosswalk of a very busy intersection. Suddenly he hears the cries of a terrified mother behind him. Turning around, he sees a toddler running in his direction, giving every sign that the child will run right past him and bolt into traffic. The man realizes he could effortlessly extend his hand and stop the toddler, saving the child's life. He also understands he could prevent the untold heartache of a mother watching her child horribly die, and the grief and trauma of every witness, motorist, family member and friend. Instead the man freely chooses to do nothing. Tires screech, vehicles collide, lives are ruined and one is lost. The light turns red and the man walks around the carnage and continues on his way. Is that man evil? YES or NO? How is a god who allows countless accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters to happen that kill or destroy MILLIONS also not evil? Tragedies happen. Either your god cannot stop them, OR chooses not to, OR does not exist. That means either your god is powerless, OR evil, OR imaginary. Take your pick and choose wisely.
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 Have you heard of Heaven? If you didn't know, it is a place infinitely better than the sinful place Earth has become. You call God powerless, evil, and imaginary? It would be better *for you* if you had not been born.
@@PeppyWasTaken I'm sorry, I could not parse a Yes/No answer to my question from your response. Is the man at the intersection evil? Yes or No. Also I did not "call God powerless, evil and imaginary" Read my post again. I said it must fall into ONE of those categories because catastrophes happen. Regarding Heaven: Only the completely dead know what happens after we die, and the dead don't speak. No one currently alive could possibly know what happens after death. That makes all feelings and beliefs about an afterlife delusional, dishonest, or both. Remember my friend, beliefs that cannot withstand scrutiny are worthless.
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 I get it, you're an atheist.. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH CHRISTIANITY IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THEN JUST IGNORE IT. Don't beat up every person you see who believes in something happier than the torment you see on Earth.
You just denied and even Besmirched the Gospel of the Bible, and thus the God of the Bible! in Favour of a Confirmed and Condemned *Damnable Heresy* , Wesleyan-Arminian-Papacist-Pelagianism, and a weak, ineffectual *golden calf* , an *Idol* ! ("the god of Arminianism is *Unworshipable* "- C. Matthew McMahon) and one that is utterly accursed across all Ages!! Are you aware of how *Danger close* you just came to committing the *Eternal, Unforgivable, Unpardonable Sin* in accusing God of that most Heinous Crime? Begone with You! any Lamb you lead Astray with your Accursed and Satanic Lies of Wesley, of Arminius, of Rome (the Whore of Babylon and the Mother of Harlots!), and of Pelagian, is another Burning Lump of Sulphur awaiting you in the lake of Fire! unless you Repent, Believe the Gospel of the Bible, the Gospel of Grace! , and get Eternally Saved by the Finished works of Christ! Kindly do so!
I absolutely love the way you break down every video. Not only do you quote verses but you help us understand why you are thinking the way you are about it and how it lines up with Gods word. I love your content keep it up. May God continue to bless you ❤️
The crazy thing about Genesis 2:16-17 is the first part of the command. Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat with the exception of one. The tree of life was on the table. It was even planted right next to each other in the middle of the garden. Man it’s mind blowing
Sin is not just the lack of goodness, sin is a thing that crouches and waits for us , it also has a desire for you, sin is something we must fight and overcome Berean Standard Bible If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.
This is the explanation I needed!!! Believers and non-believers alike ask themselves this all the time and I feel these points hit everything I was seeking for
In around 05:14 a verse in Bible came to my mind and i felt I need to share that in comment bbix Here is 1 Peter 2:16 from the New Living Translation (NLT): "For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are free." May This Verse be a blessing to everyone and also a reminder ☺
This is one of the best videos I've seen on the topic. Bravo. Some of you may still feel as though your questions haven't been answered by this video: Wasn't man's fall inevitable if we were given an infinite amount of time to choose good or evil? If God did not create evil, shouldn't it be impossible to fall into it? (an invalid input/error if you will) Please know that Christians knowledge of this topic is very limited to what we've been given, and denial or acceptance of God despite our understanding is a testament to your faith.
The answer is in Romans 11: ”For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.“ Romans 11:32-36 KJV
God bless you for these videos you make. I can be completely disconnected from God and have no motivation to read or do anything spiritual but the moment I remember your animation videos my zeal for the Lord grows! You're doing amazing work here, may the Lord grant you the desires of your heart! God bless you!
Isa.45 KJV: I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I THE LORD DO ALL THESE THINGS.
I think the best explanation for it is always, sin isn’t just bad things or evil but it’s the opposite of the spirits of God, the lack of God. You get free will and you can choose to follow and live life through God or choose to live without him. But God is all good, he is life, love, health, peace, and happiness. So without God, the opposite of him being sin would be death, hate, illness, war, and sadness. Heaven is a place with only God, no sin. There’s no pain or hate or death in heaven only life, happiness, and God. Hell is the place most devoid and separate from God. There is no happiness, no love, and no life. But earth is right in between, we get to choose on earth. We have the good and bad, we have an option to follow God or follow sin.
The ending of Jesus loves you always makes me smile or say awww it just makes my day ,thank you Impact video ministries for making this Christian videos they always make me learn more about Christianity and God my new favorite youtube channel! ( especially since im 12 {almost 13} so its kinda hard for me to understand some things but your channel makes everything so much easier. God bless you! thanks so much, God is good.)
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.[a]
Sometime I think Angel as an absolute being, meaning they MUST obey GOD. But when this exact question came to me, and thank God I found this video, I realize that angel also a creation, and they also had their 'mind', that's why we can see rank among them, and the ways angel talk to people God sent them to, the way they worship in Revelation. Bible really show how they are 'mindful' being. And it's also their choice to rebel against God. Thankyou, your video help me so much with my journey... God bless you 🥰🥰
“Evil is not a thing, but the lack of a good thing” That’s such a well put statement.
Then hitler is lacking good
Meaning God is too blame 😂😂
F off with that bs athiest logic to justify evil
Which is why with evil, or when going down it's path, there will always remain this void of unsatisfaction it can never fill. Indeed, good has substance as said in the video. Only the Most High, through His only begotten son, can give us the satisfaction we're so in need of. 🙏🙌
Hence, evil is called darkness
Poorness is a lack of wealth.
Isaiah 45:7 “ I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things” Before god created the universe there was nothing, which is not evil. Therefore, evil is not just the absence of good as in the empty universe there was no good. Therefore, this statement above is false.
God gave the choice to them and they failed, he gives the choice to us and we fail, but there was only one person who didn't fail and he was Jesus.
@@Aqural Amen.
Wow! 'Evil is not a thing but a lack of a thing' that got me. For a Christian that has built up a lot of views that's a real eye opener. Thank you for the video 😊 God bless you.
It literally means nothing and its contradicting. You're just overly sensitive
@@dnejebdjejddbwhat no evil is like the cold no the cold is not a thing just the lack of heat
@@dnejebdjejddbit’s not contradicting you just refuse to see it pray that god grants you the ability to see
@@junior_-3218 no its either Good or evil no between because ur describing lukewarm
@@dnejebdjejddb no man is righteous in the eyes of god pride fills the way you speak be careful brother
"Evil is not a thing, it is a lack of something," God bless you bro. This message really made me understand better
I mean, that’s not even true at all but OK 🤨
@@Doom0728Evil = lack of good sounds pretty accurate to me. How do you describe it?
@@hawk7466 Evil is just simply a descriptive word with usage that we assign to things that we believe are bad for us. That’s how I describe it.
@@Doom0728 You don't acknowledge that there is objective evil?
@@hawk7466 This man isn't exactly a Christian as he himself has confessed in other videos so there's quite a few stuff he disagrees with. Take the things he says with a grain of salt in the topic he's ignorant about.
So basically, evil is not a thing, but the lack of a good thing. That makes a lot of sense
I thought of a good allegory, the orcs from Lord of the rings. They aren't born, they are made by corrupting what was good.
@@Lgnno10125 That was brilliant….
Wrong. Evil is very real and exact opposite of good it isn’t “the lack of good”. Evil id evil and wrongness by the universe its a real thing made intentionally. Just like there’s evil spirits or demons If you people think “evil is a lack of good” your lost
@@elmaschimba963 it was sarcasm
Evil and Wickedness isn't the absence of any Good thing but the Absense of God and an alignment to him and his will. YOU CHOSE GOD and alignment with him, else you fall into sin of which produces evil, wickedness, Death, bad fruits and etc.. Also then aligning you even potentially those worse off than yourself to drag you down more. (Unequally yoked/come out from them) A heart that cannot be filled is missing God (Heart is the temple of God else..) and an Alignment with him. It isn't actually missing drugs, sex, food, boozes and other poisons of the world both clearly known or subtly known/unknown. Seeing it another way is but a deception. The adversary takes any good thing of God and works to destroy it. (Sex, Choice, Praise, Love, Women, Men, Family, Community, Harmony, Peace, Good Fruits, etc.) As I understand it from experience and scripture. Blessings Israel
Some people try to blame God for evil in the world. Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed Satan. Satan didn't have any one to blame. It's time to confess my sins and accept my choices. I am guilty.
I am not fully sure but I think Adam said "The woman YOU created tricked me" And Eve said "The serpent YOU created tricked me" Because I read a Bible with pictures. May God Bless You!
Hearing this brings back a memory from science class, when we learned that cold isn’t a thing. But the feeling of cold is just a lack of heat. The same way we can’t be lukewarm, we are are either burning with the fire of the Holy Spirit or just cold in the inside apart from God.
The same challenge Einstein gave his teacher when his teacher tried to disprove God
But the bible speaks of lukewarm Christians
@@RosheenQuynh I think you're gonna have to take to take the word of the Lord for that as parables this time
Darkness is the absence of light
I volunteer in youth ministry, and I love playing your videos to my Gr 6-7 group. It's a time when we start questioning and developing critical thinking. Your videos answer many of my youth's questions(and admittedly, my own,lol), so they may put on the armor of God and be prepared to defend and understand the Bible, in all its glory. I'm turning 18 this year in Feb, and I wish I had discovered your channel earlier when I was younger. So, I use your videos to plant the seeds of good faith within my group,which strengthens their relationship with Jesus. Keep up the good work, brother!
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nice! i volunteered for my churchs 5-6th grade class when i was 18! im thankful our videos help :) let me know if you have any videos youd like to see from us!
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I adore that you have critical thinking skills. Instead of conforming to the earthly things but to question it and leans towards closer to the Lord.
One of the things I wondered about was the topic, but my eyes were opened when God gave me the grace to understand that evil is nothing more than the absence of God. God did not create anything bad, He made everything good, however, God being good, in His absence only everything that is not good remains.
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things (Isaiah 45:7).
God did create evil: he created angels knowing that they’ll rebel against him (demons), he created principalities, mermaids, leviathan, lucifer etc
But God gives us free will, this life is a test
@@asphettoThe word "Create" there is not God literally creating evil like we would say He created the universe.
The context was pertaining to a babylonian empire that was constantly being wicked and would be destroyed by a Persian king Cyrus. Cyrus was influenced by God to destroy babylon because God was fed up with the nonsense of babylon.
God's wrath or as the guy in the video said, his absence, is what would "create" evil. Its not that He just sat there in heaven and said I'm going to create evil and did it.
God literally let evil befall on job, heck it was God doing all of that to job. he created everything, sin came into the world through Adam but it already existed, He created everything,
If God doesn't exist good & evil can't exist.
God place it in pharaoh heart to be harden so he deals harshly with the people of Israel, God allowed an lying spirit to engage king saul as well to tell him a lie, God make it so. Evil can not touch you unless God allows it, or you live in sin and his curse is among who
The house of the wicked
God is never absence even if u cant feel his presence he is always there.
God can literally do anytime to say he can't create evil when he literally crafted everything seen n unseen. Angels demons, death, plagues ect ect to punishment n what not God created evil like for example just like there's God Will, his plan he designed.
There has to be an path designed for those outside of it,
For if ur not filled with the Spirit of God, something else has to reside in you. God's absence within Man heart. God's there waiting, however it's up to man to seek
Every thing Evil obeys God
Because God is its creator.
Used to test and strengthen, or punish the children of God.
You Christians and you bullshit logic If God is good then everything is good cauz God would have such a poweful presence that everything needs to be good. What a cope this is trying to explain so called evil.
@@adrianobrowne3110 May I ask, out of ignorance, was God absent when the Babylonians were wicked or was it when Cyprus decided to attack them? How would one distinguish evil from one another?
Another question, why can't decide to always be present in our lives and in that way we would always refrain from wanting to do evil? Kindly
Hi my name is Levi. I’m a 14 year old boy from Puerto Rico. I have done some terrible things that fractured my relationship with God and i’m trying to fix that. Anyone that reads this, please pray for me so that i am able to resist any temptation and come back to Christ. God bless you all and hope to see you in heaven.
i prayed for you
I appreciate it. God bless you
He's got you Levi. We all fall into temptations; it's part of our walk and our healing. As long as you keep believing in Jesus and seeking Him, you belong to Him. He secured your eternity on the cross. We're all sinners needing grace down here. You're in good company and you're very loved.
Repentance is proof that God is with you and is working in your heart. You couldn't feel that without Him. That's His mercy and kindness bringing you home. I pray His comfort will surround you like a shield. Let go of anything in your life that draws you into sin!
I'm confident He's got you Levi. Rest easy.
You're loved!
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death."
Romans 8:1-2
"And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."
Philippians 1:6
"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 8:38-39
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
1 John 1:9
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast."
Ephesians 2:8-9
Me too please pray for me too. Ive made so many mistakes and idk how to do this. Life is so hard.
I swear these are the greatest stories Ever Told😅
You know it’s a good day when Impact uploads. Keep up the work bro ❤
I kept on saying wow throughout the video because: "Evil is a LACK of good" Likee, I never thought about it that way before?! And this Q has been in my head sometimes, and now I'm glad that if an unbeliever asks this question, for e.g. in a class debate, I'll be able to explain this. This answer really does give me peace and I'm so glad. Honestly, may God bless you and keep you dude!!
If you truly believe that then you are actually extremely unprepared for an actual debate with a non-believer.
@@Doom0728Then help them and explain how to approach it more better 🙂
@Doom0728 wow. It funny how an atheist takes his time to comment on every Christian video. I don't even know why you're even here in even video in the first place.
@@ralphangel561 No, I mean you’re never going to be able to expertly convince someone that your theology is true unless you use sound and rational evidence to prove your claims other than just saying God or Bible stuff and that’s it.
@@sonicthehedgehog1606 this video simply just popped in my recommended but I do like to spread some critical thinking to religious people from time to time.
This is a beautiful depiction. For me God is a moral compass and a gps system. When I chose not to be with God my life and soul lacked the ability to see the goodness God gives and brings to us. When you’re away from him you lack direction as well and a trip that can take you minutes becomes hours, days, or years. God is a good father, he’s sovereign, and makes a way when there’s no way. Your videos are truly making an IMPACT.
I love your content and channel. It answers many questions in my head as a religious person (christian).
Honestly, it really doesn’t when you reduce it and really break it down to its core.
@@Doom0728 I think you should elaborate when you make a bold claim like that.
@@TheSpacePlaceYT They comment on all of his videos about how (supposedly) bad and nonsensical Christianity is.
Ignore them, they want to argue.
@@Doom0728Can you reduce it and break it down to its core right now to back up your statement?
@@hawk7466 *narrator*: “if God is the creator and originator of all that we see, then isn’t he responsible for creating sin/evil?”
YES- it’s basic logical deduction.
*Narrator* “Before Lucifer sinned, where did his thought to sin come from?”
Occam’s razor would tell me Since God created Lucifer and God makes everything the way he wants it to be then God must’ve wanted him to be that way.
Want me to break down more?
A good way to state it to someone who may not understand is, "So you can't create darkness. Darkness is just the absence of light. It's the same for evil. You can't create evil, it's just the absence of good.
Creating something, or allowing something to exist are 2 entirely different things. It has taken me longer than it should to get that into my head. Thank God
The closing argument was a really good one because sin and people who follow it are referenced as being in Darkness. And darkness isn’t its own thing but the absence of Light. Great message just wanted to add to it
Hey, if you can could you make a video on what’s the difference between “asking for forgiveness” and “repentance from your sins”? I’ve been really thinking about that. Thank you ❤
Great suggestion!
They should still make the video, but essentially asking forgiveness would be like you apologizing for breaking your moms vase, and repentance would be apologizing + making real effort to be more careful and stop breaking her stuff from then on.
Asking for forgiveness is making peace with a person you hurt. Repentance means not just asking for forgiveness but also feeling disgust for sin and having the intention to leave sin even if in the future you still make mistakes
Isiah 45:7: “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”
(Don't take this comment the wrong way I just wanna share too...)
Interesting. I currently use the NIV:
Isiahia 45:7-
"I form the light and created darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the Lord, do all these things."
Personally I think it's a good follow up from the previous verse...
"so that from the rising of the sun
to the place of its setting
people may know there is none besides me."
The word 'evil' here is the Hebrew word 'ra' (rah). This word does not equate to the word sin, but a word that describes calamity and affliction.
When you sin, God brings calamity and affliction--this idea is all throughout the entire Bible.
The devil created sin "iniquity was found in him (Satan)", and when a person sins, God brings ra, calamity and affliction as punishment for our sins.
The Best Content creator, Amen
Amen.
I've been saying this to people for a while now, and I'm so glad to see others already thinking the same: it's all about Freedom of Choice. It's about Consequences. It's about people choosing to turn their backs on God and then choosing Evil, making us victims of our own terrible decisions and the terrible decisions of others too.
Okey but do you think people have free will in heaven?
@@haepy2953 the angels who are in heaven have already made the eternal choice not to sin. They made their choice with their angelic intellects, which are very different from human intellects. When a human makes a mistake, he can later learn from it and do better next time. An angel cannot. He has all knowledge there is to acquire. They are in the presense of God. And they have the strongest possible wills, which means that the choice they make is eternal. This is why angels always continue to be angels, and demons continue to be demons. When a human dies, his "final" choice is permanent. This is why we need to be saved now that we can. We must make the choice to be with God now. And if our eternal choice is to be with God, we will never sin again. We cannot sin in heaven in this state. This is also why demons cannot repent and be forgiven. Because they don't want to. A demon would rather be in hell (away from God) than in heaven (with God). So God respects this opinion and casts them into hell, which also happens to destroy souls. But this is how demons like it
@@haepy2953 I don't know.
@@davideassis87I understand your comment. But I still have the same doubt. If everything God created was naturally and essentially perfect and good, how can something as evil as sin emerge from someone that is essentially perfect and good? I mean, sin is so evil that it separates us from God's presence. Then if sin is so evil, it couldn't be born from someone naturally perfect and good. Whether there was something external that caused sin to be born or Lucifer (God's creation) wasn't at all perfect or good. I'll appreaciate any answer.
@@lellysramos64’ How can something so evil come from something so good?’
It doesn’t.
Maybe the God that you worship isn’t actually all that great and perfect as you people like to chalk him up to be.
Petty, jealous, vengeful, racist, sexist, homophobic, genocidal and on.
God of the Bible seems more evil if anything else.
Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Thank you for this. My 7 year old just asked this question last night and I explained it somewhat similar to what you said but this morning my BFF who lives in another state, who had no idea this question was asked of me, sent me this. I know my God wanted this to be heard by his daughter. So thank you for being His hands and feet. God bless you and your team.
Thank you for sharing. I was driving home thinking about this and the Holy Spirit is working through you because after I prayed about it your video showed up. Amen brother.
Good is absent but without evil good could not be defined. Evil is purposeful, we may reject but our growth is predecated upon learning from evil.
Encounter this question a lot in ministry, biblical and solid answer!
This is powerful. This relationship with God is a two way street.
What this means is that God/Jesus also had choices. At any time, Jesus during his ministry and his persecution could just call upon angels to take him and bring wrath to humanity at any given moment - but chose not to, out of love! Powerful!
I think this is perfectly well spoken, God didn’t create sin we did by drawing away from God. The lack of God like you said. Thanks for this video. ❤️
I believe God put you in my TH-cam feed I have a hard time teaching and getting points across to my kids when telling them about Jesus and the way you teach is a gift my friend, you have been helping me teach my kids about the Gospel in a way they can understand the visual art is so amazing. Keep doing what you’re doing brother thank you!
In Proverbs it says the wise increase in learning and those with understanding recieve wise counsels. You've most certainly added to what I'm learning about evil and how we as Christians, people period should see it. I have received wise counsel and increased in learning. I praise and thank God for working through you to get to me. With that said, you've just got yourself another new subscriber. God bless you and your team 🤜🤛
2:32 Here, I had a question: For a every choice to be taken, there needs a choice to exist. For the choice between the tree of life and the tree of knowledge, both of them have to be created.
I don't think the ultimate purpose of the tree of knowledge was for evil. I believe the act itself was bad, not the tree. Like how a tool can be used for good things, if done properly. Or bad things, if you used improperly.
@@Lgnno10125 When God saw on the seventh day his creation, he said it was good. That includes the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Meaning the tree itself isn't bad, but rather the choice to choose to trust themself rather than God's own knowledge of good and evil. THAT was the root of sin. PRIDE. When we choose to define good and evil on our own terms.
@@anugrahpawar4636 exactly
This makes sense because our SIN, SEPARATES US from GOD who IS GOOD. By that we are lacking the GOODNESS/HOLYNESS which comes from GOD. NEVER LOOKED AT IT LIKE THAT. ❤️✝️❤️✝️❤️✝️❤️
Thank you so much! I've learned everything from the beginning of point #3 to the end. God bless you! 👍🙏✝️
This is awesome man! I agree and have made a similar study and concluded the same thing, God did not create sin, it became the result of granting humanity free will to have that genuine relationship. We have a choice to follow what is good or to follow a life in rebellion of good. Much of the what many writers in the Bible mostly always ended their warnings or sermons with the theme of obedience, and for one to do that one must choose to do that. God Bless you!
Had the same question as I started reading on Genesis this year hahaha thank you for this! Praise and glory to God for this ministry!
I’m so thankful this video exists now. I remember having trouble explaining to people that God doesn’t send people to Hell, but if we choose not to be with him, whom is everything good, then there’s only one place to go; everything bad.
"Evil is not in itself a thing, it is a lack of a thing" I think my mind blew up there. 🤯
It all makes sense now. Very well said, I've never thought of it that way. That gave me a whole new perspective. Tysm, God bless you and your ministry!
Its not true tho..
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@@Gergysa what would you call killing a bunch of new born puppies just because? Evil? I could kill you on order in a battle to defend my home. Am i evil?
Destroying your soul and stealing everything from you because i enjoy it is it evil? See evil is not necessarily a lack of good its a disposition and inclination..
There are people you can tell are evil. Others do wrong by being certain they do good. Yet they still can cause harm.
I can take the lollipop of a child who doesnt mind it. Even if i take it by force hes ok with it. Is that evil? What if the same child at the moment feels sorrowful and me taking the candy makes him suicice? Now its evil?
You might say taking something that isnt mine is wrong doing. But if i know the child is hurt by it and still do it isnt that feeding into evil?
If i know i can control people by sweet talking them into harming themselves by commiting sexual immorality that makes them slaves to sin. Yet they cant see that. They just get directed into it. Arent i doing evil?
Evil is quite complicated. I think there is ill intent. Ill action. Bad. And evil is own thing. Being devoid of good isnt evil. Thats nothing.
@@Gergysa That makes as much sense as saying "being poor is not a thing, it's just the lack of not winning the lotto.'
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712Lack of having no money or enough that is called being poor
This video is “Good”. Thank you!!
This was so beautiful explained my bro in faith God bless you please continue your WRK for our Father 🙏🎯❤
Where he said that the choice wasn't about choosing good or evil rather it's choosing to be with God and he's character or apart from him. This struck me so much because it makes so much sense what is hell , hell isn't the presence of pain , suffering , regret or agony but it's the absence of God's presence ❤❤. Lucifer chose not to be evil but rather to be apart from God and that is hell even though he isn't there right now and the same goes for humans.
For those science lovers out there, your words "Evil is not a thing, but the lack of a good thing." reminds me of cold, which science tells us isn't actually a thing, but the absence of heat. I thought that was interesting.
Interesting 🤔. Of course nothing bad about science, such a thing God has blessed us with.
Facinating, I do wonder what the atheists who slander this video have to say about this
Thank you for making this video, I was one of those people who questioned why he put the tree. Thank you for helping us clear our questions, and hope that other Christians will find this answer aswell
Your answer made 100% sense to me ❤
Consider this scenario:
A man is waiting at a crosswalk of a very busy intersection. Suddenly he hears the cries of a terrified mother behind him. Turning around, he sees a toddler running in his direction, giving every sign that the child will run right past him and bolt into traffic. The man realizes he could effortlessly extend his hand and stop the toddler, saving the child's life. He also understands he could prevent the untold heartache of a mother watching her child horribly die, and the grief and trauma of every witness, motorist, family member and friend.
Instead the man freely chooses to do nothing. Tires screech, vehicles collide, lives are ruined and one is lost. The light turns red and the man walks around the carnage and continues on his way.
Is that man evil? YES or NO?
How is a god who allows countless accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters to happen that kill or destroy MILLIONS also not evil?
Tragedies happen.
Either your god cannot stop them, OR chooses not to, OR does not exist.
That means either your god is powerless, OR evil, OR imaginary.
Take your pick and choose wisely.
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 no I liked the way impact explained it, it made me understand more than other scenarios
@@soldiermarvinbackup Thanks for the response. Can you answer the question "is that man evil?" As an atheist, it is an easy answer: YES.
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 In the scenario you gave, the man's decision not to intervene seems morally questionable, leading to the question of whether he is evil. When we apply this analogy to God, it's essential to consider the concept of free will and the complexity of human existence.
God have given humanity free will. This means individuals have the capacity to make choices, both good and bad. Tragedies and natural disasters can be a result of human actions, the consequences of a fallen world, or aspects of nature beyond human control.
God allows free will to exist, which includes the possibility of both positive and negative outcomes. While the analogy highlights the tragedy caused by the man's inaction, attributing evil to God requires understanding the broader theological perspective that incorporates free will, the fallen nature of the world, and the belief in a greater purpose that transcends our human understanding.
So, the perspective is not necessarily that God is powerless or evil, but rather that free will and the consequences of a fallen world play a role in the complex tapestry of existence.
The explanation of evil being a lack of God or His character is incredibly wise! God blessed you with that and this channel and I'll be praying that God continues to bless you with wisdom!!! Thanks! Love you brother!!! Not a way I've really looked at it before!
This is a very interesting topic
"Every evil starts at good. Evil is not born, It is made."
God didn’t create it we chose to do it
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
-Isaiah 45:7
So happy that I saw this, I love your content. You are one of my favorite TH-camrs :))
I personally think your response to this question, has and holds substance, and it is GOOD!
I hear what your saying but I thing the reason why God gave us the power of choice was so that we are like Him, because He said in the beginning, "let us make man in our image", meaning God made us like Him...that's why we have the power of choice and also have our own will. This doesn't mean we don't need God, we just have a choice and a will just like He does
And for the question did God make sin...the answer is simple, No...why would He make something He hates with a passion, it just doesn't make sense, and that's why Satan if referred to as the father of sin...sin came from jealousy
This is a really good question though I don't wanna lie.
What is sin? Ultimately, it is disobedience to His Holy Will. It’s not a creation of His, it is a consequence of free will. That’s how I understood it.
@@Arcticmaster1190 sin is disobeying Gods holy will, then you say it’s not creation of his and that is a consequence of free will when God gave us free will, therefore it actually is a creation of his?
Make it make sense…
I remember learning way back that evil is the void that's left. The absence of God. It was only about a year or so ago that I recalled that definition.
Add on top of that, sin means to miss the mark. Learning that definition helped me understand more and more.
Hey can you make a video of how act like Christian when you surrounded by unbelievers even in my family iam only believer and I am starting to act like unbeliever because of that please help
Dear friend, there are NO shortcuts, it takes work. You must prove you love/ believe in the Lord Jesus enough to live by His Word!!! Simply no other way, I’ve found.
It takes daily prayer, reading the Bible, and comprehending what it says, obeying and being a light to the world. It’s not easy , we will have trials, mocked at by our families, but this world is temporary. Where we go , is eternal. Praise Jesus 🙌
That’s why it’s called DAILY BREAD!!!
🛐📖🐟🍞🍷
This video helped me internalize this crucial aspect about God, as well as the nature of His sentient creations (angels + humans). As a result, I now feel much more confident about my own arguments, and have more resolve than ever to maintain my faith in the Lord. I can't thank you enough!
0:15 Did you know that the devil isn't actually given a name in the bible? Both Satan and Lucifer were hebrew titles used in the bible to describe the devil, not names for the devil, so lucifer is not (or was not) actually the devil's name.
It is former Devil name
@@warriorofthelord4142 Where does it say that in the bible?
@@IsaiahO27 You need to combine multiple scriptures to get the picture who Satan really is
@@warriorofthelord4142 ok then can you give me a couple of verses that support your point. Cause I really don't think any verses in the bible even mention the name "Lucifer." Only ONE time in the KJV in Isaiah to DESCRIBE the devil
You're absolutely right.
Any who disagree are simply historically illiterate.
You have no idea how timely this video this is to me! Was literally discussing this statement with one of my friends. Thanks for the vid!
If you are upset about your sin comment it below (or talk to God about it)
Consider this scenario:
A man is waiting at a crosswalk of a very busy intersection. Suddenly he hears the cries of a terrified mother behind him. Turning around, he sees a toddler running in his direction, giving every sign that the child will run right past him and bolt into traffic. The man realizes he could effortlessly extend his hand and stop the toddler, saving the child's life. He also understands he could prevent the untold heartache of a mother watching her child horribly die, and the grief and trauma of every witness, motorist, family member and friend.
Instead the man freely chooses to do nothing. Tires screech, vehicles collide, lives are ruined and one is lost. The light turns red and the man walks around the carnage and continues on his way.
Is that man evil? YES or NO?
How is a god who allows countless accidents, catastrophes, and natural disasters to happen that kill or destroy MILLIONS also not evil?
Tragedies happen.
Either your god cannot stop them, OR chooses not to, OR does not exist.
That means either your god is powerless, OR evil, OR imaginary.
Take your pick and choose wisely.
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 Have you heard of Heaven? If you didn't know, it is a place infinitely better than the sinful place Earth has become. You call God powerless, evil, and imaginary? It would be better *for you* if you had not been born.
@@PeppyWasTaken I'm sorry, I could not parse a Yes/No answer to my question from your response. Is the man at the intersection evil? Yes or No.
Also I did not "call God powerless, evil and imaginary" Read my post again. I said it must fall into ONE of those categories because catastrophes happen.
Regarding Heaven:
Only the completely dead know what happens after we die, and the dead don't speak. No one currently alive could possibly know what happens after death. That makes all feelings and beliefs about an afterlife delusional, dishonest, or both.
Remember my friend, beliefs that cannot withstand scrutiny are worthless.
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 I get it, you're an atheist.. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH CHRISTIANITY IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THEN JUST IGNORE IT. Don't beat up every person you see who believes in something happier than the torment you see on Earth.
Also why did you put your most random of comments as a reply to Trecinus Lol
Omg thank you, that cleared alot up for me 🙏😊
This is why Calvinism is false: it states God saves whoever He wants and we can do nothing about it.
It's like you're being r@ped into salvation.
You just denied and even Besmirched the Gospel of the Bible, and thus the God of the Bible! in Favour of a Confirmed and Condemned *Damnable Heresy* , Wesleyan-Arminian-Papacist-Pelagianism, and a weak, ineffectual *golden calf* , an *Idol* ! ("the god of Arminianism is *Unworshipable* "- C. Matthew McMahon) and one that is utterly accursed across all Ages!!
Are you aware of how *Danger close* you just came to committing the *Eternal, Unforgivable, Unpardonable Sin* in accusing God of that most Heinous Crime?
Begone with You! any Lamb you lead Astray with your Accursed and Satanic Lies of Wesley, of Arminius, of Rome (the Whore of Babylon and the Mother of Harlots!), and of Pelagian, is another Burning Lump of Sulphur awaiting you in the lake of Fire! unless you Repent, Believe the Gospel of the Bible, the Gospel of Grace! , and get Eternally Saved by the Finished works of Christ!
Kindly do so!
I absolutely love the way you break down every video. Not only do you quote verses but you help us understand why you are thinking the way you are about it and how it lines up with Gods word. I love your content keep it up. May God continue to bless you ❤️
I struggled so much with this lately and this has helped me understand more. Thank you
I love the fact that the word :"God" and "Good" are very similar
It is the grace of God that God's word came by this ministry
Thankyou jesus and all members of this mininstry.
Go on.
Had a friend ask me this during a religious discussion, and I couldn't give a satisfying answer. Thank you!
Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
The crazy thing about Genesis 2:16-17 is the first part of the command. Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat with the exception of one. The tree of life was on the table. It was even planted right next to each other in the middle of the garden. Man it’s mind blowing
Sin is not just the lack of goodness, sin is a thing that crouches and waits for us , it also has a desire for you, sin is something we must fight and overcome
Berean Standard Bible
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.
This is the explanation I needed!!! Believers and non-believers alike ask themselves this all the time and I feel these points hit everything I was seeking for
“Evil is not a thing, but the lack of a good thing” Like darkness is the lack of light.
In around 05:14 a verse in Bible came to my mind and i felt I need to share that in comment bbix
Here is 1 Peter 2:16 from the New Living Translation (NLT):
"For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are free."
May This Verse be a blessing to everyone and also a reminder ☺
These words were very wise. The Holy Spirit spoke right through you. Thank you so much! ❤️🙏🏼
Great answer, It makes sense in my mind. May God continue to use you to help us!
Awesome message All Glory and Praise to Jesus christ. Evil is not a thing but absence of God's good. God is Good Ameb
I love your channel & videos, as a new Christian, your videos answered so many questions that I had in my mind!! Thank you for everything!! 💕
This is one of the best videos I've seen on the topic. Bravo.
Some of you may still feel as though your questions haven't been answered by this video:
Wasn't man's fall inevitable if we were given an infinite amount of time to choose good or evil?
If God did not create evil, shouldn't it be impossible to fall into it? (an invalid input/error if you will)
Please know that Christians knowledge of this topic is very limited to what we've been given, and denial or acceptance of God despite our understanding is a testament to your faith.
The answer is in Romans 11:
”For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.“
Romans 11:32-36 KJV
Thank You Impact Video Ministries for bringing me this video! Thank You Lord for giving us a choice. My choice is to be with YOU! Amen
God bless you for these videos you make. I can be completely disconnected from God and have no motivation to read or do anything spiritual but the moment I remember your animation videos my zeal for the Lord grows! You're doing amazing work here, may the Lord grant you the desires of your heart! God bless you!
Evil is not a thing but the lack of a thing. God bless tou greatly
Isa.45 KJV:
I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I THE LORD DO ALL THESE THINGS.
I think the best explanation for it is always, sin isn’t just bad things or evil but it’s the opposite of the spirits of God, the lack of God. You get free will and you can choose to follow and live life through God or choose to live without him. But God is all good, he is life, love, health, peace, and happiness. So without God, the opposite of him being sin would be death, hate, illness, war, and sadness. Heaven is a place with only God, no sin. There’s no pain or hate or death in heaven only life, happiness, and God. Hell is the place most devoid and separate from God. There is no happiness, no love, and no life. But earth is right in between, we get to choose on earth. We have the good and bad, we have an option to follow God or follow sin.
So with the free will I got. I FREELLY choose God Jesus to force me into Heaven! AMEN
Your answer gives me peace too ❤ thank you ☺️ 🙏 God bless you and your work ✝️❤️
“Good is not a thing it’s the lack of evil.”
This is circular logic that works on either direction and doesn’t even begin to explain the topic
The ending of Jesus loves you always makes me smile or say awww it just makes my day ,thank you Impact video ministries for making this Christian videos they always make me learn more about Christianity and God my new favorite youtube channel! ( especially since im 12 {almost 13} so its kinda hard for me to understand some things but your channel makes everything so much easier. God bless you! thanks so much, God is good.)
Your answer is great 7 makes a whole lot of sense! Thank you for this knowledge, & I hope people wont use this as a excuse to sin.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.[a]
I teach this almost the very same way at church. Good video
Sometime I think Angel as an absolute being, meaning they MUST obey GOD.
But when this exact question came to me, and thank God I found this video,
I realize that angel also a creation, and they also had their 'mind', that's why we can see rank among them, and the ways angel talk to people God sent them to, the way they worship in Revelation. Bible really show how they are 'mindful' being. And it's also their choice to rebel against God.
Thankyou, your video help me so much with my journey...
God bless you 🥰🥰
This channel is a blessing, helping me with every question I have in mind. May God bless you always!
That’s why I LOVE GOD!
Evil = the absence of good. That's it !!! It makes absolute sense!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you I learned something today
The happiness i get when i see you upload a new vid❤
This is soooo good😍🙌🏽May God bless you Brother🙏🏼
I saw the title and was angered by it but after watching the video I am happy with the message you put out. Blessings upon you!
I think that was a brilliant explanation- this is by far my favourite TH-cam channel right now!
Thank you so much!
Remember this if there is only good you would not know what good is untill you see bad or evil its just the absence of good
“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”
- Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) explain this please
Isaiah 45:7
“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.”
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things." - Isaiah 45:7
Wow 🤩 this was the best explaination to answer this question. Thank you. Glory to God.