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Questions tagged [good-and-evil]

morally positive or negative behaviors, desires, etc.; also for use on questions about the nature of good and/or evil

"Good and evil" refers to the polar opposites of the moral spectrum. Can refer to secular (i.e. cultural) norms, God and the Devil, the law (secular and Biblical) and general morality.

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Is God capable of ever doing wrong?

Does Christianity definitively state that the God can never do wrong? If so, where is this stated?
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Is the presence of evil necessary for good to be expressed?

In the New Age movement there is no difference between good and evil. 'Good' or 'Bad' actions are just actions that we label as good or bad based on our values. They say that we are here to remember who we are not. That's why we experience all…
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Why did God create evil?

I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I, the Lord, do all these things. Isaiah 45:7 Why did god create evil and then punish people for doing evil when he made all this things possible (such as creating evil in the…
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Did God create evil?

I would like to assume some points before asking the main questions. God did not have a beginning. God created everything. Not just tangible things but even dreams and imaginations. There is evil and there is good. Evil is not a neutral/default…
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Should Christians come out strongly against groups that do evil in Christ's name?

I finally found a safe way to ask this question. There is a Christian army called the Lords Army, that is doing evil in Africa, after twisting Christian teachings, yet this group is supported by some Americans, such as Rush Limbaugh, and for those…
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What is the purpose of Evil and Sin?

If God can do everything than, why don't he just abolish sin and evil from the world. As if it never existed? There's no reason to have sin and evil running around if the lord finds it sickening why must it exist? Is evil and sin some force above…
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Was there evil / darkness before god created everything?

When god created everything, the light was shining on darkness and the "darkness" never mastered it. The tree of knowledge of good and evil was also there when god created everything. The serpent acted against the will of God and which is supposed…
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How is it possible that a being created wholly (completely) good would choose not to be?

I've seen lots of exploration and answers to the nature of free will and how this gives rise to the possibility of choosing evil because choosing good is meaningless if it's the only choice to make. But this leaves me with questions, one in…
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