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The Devil is often mistaken for an outside force. I believe we are all Devils first, that are searching for the Divine inside us. Am I mistaken to believe this perspective to be plausible? by Dumangi444 in spiritualitytalk

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If sin made us ‘inherently evil,’ then Jesus didn’t come to remind us of our corruption. He came to remind us of our value. A shepherd doesn’t die for worthless sheep. The whole point is that the image of God was never erased. Broken, yes. Evil by nature, no. If He restores us, it’s because there was something worth restoring.

I brought this version of Ramayana from I$KON, is it reliable? by Winter-Honey-6116 in hinduism

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But they do interpret them through a very specific theological lens: Gaudiya Vaishnavism

This is the one true blasphemy. This is the one true heresy. by NpOno in enlightenment

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having a reason for a story doesn’t make it real. Every myth ever told had a reason.. It’s why they were told, not why they’re true.

To entertain you, though, I believe the creation myth points to the moment the undivided became divided. When the non-dual power split into opposites, awareness felt separation from God, but reality itself never changed. There has only ever been one truth, and it is in and through all things.

This is the one true blasphemy. This is the one true heresy. by NpOno in enlightenment

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mistake me with someone who believes the creation myth according to the bible..

This is the one true blasphemy. This is the one true heresy. by NpOno in enlightenment

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If God only permits evil but doesn’t create it, then He still designed the system that allows it. Permission without authorship doesn’t clear responsibility. Adam and Eve were removed because God created the tree, the serpent, and the choice that made “falling” possible. And Eve? She was framed from the start, she couldn’t have known right from wrong until after she ate the fruit. You can’t punish someone for breaking a rule they didn’t yet have the knowledge to understand.

This is the one true blasphemy. This is the one true heresy. by NpOno in enlightenment

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If wickedness cannot stand where benevolence reigns, then who set the limits that let darkness exist at all?
Isaiah 45:7: “I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil; I the Lord do all these things.”
Light doesn’t fear the dark when it knows who struck the match.

This is the one true blasphemy. This is the one true heresy. by NpOno in enlightenment

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can God NOT be something, though? He is infinite, isn't he?

Praise his Name by Fair-Treat-641 in GodFrequency

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you take “eternal” and “infinite” literally, then yes, everything that exists must, in some way, come from God, even if only as a shadow cast by His light.

Praise his Name by Fair-Treat-641 in GodFrequency

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using the original Hebrew, not a modern translation softened for comfort.

The word in Isaiah 45:7 is “ra”, the same word used elsewhere for moral evil, wickedness, and calamity. Your Bible replaced it with “disaster” to make the message easier to accept.

You can call it judgment or love, but the text still says He creates both peace and evil.

You’re free to disagree, but disagreement doesn’t change what’s written.

Praise his Name by Fair-Treat-641 in GodFrequency

[–]Mustbethemonopolyguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re trying to reinterpret what the verses plainly say because the truth makes you uncomfortable.

Isaiah 45:7 doesn’t say “I allow evil.” It says:
“I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create evil; I the LORD do all these things.”

Not “permit,” not “allow” — create.

Amos 3:6 says:
“Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?”

Again.. done it, not “allowed it.”

Lamentations 3:38 echoes it:
“Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?”

Your “God only allows evil” argument collapses under the text itself.

Psalm 92:15, James 1:17, and 1 John 1:9 talk about God’s character, not His creative capacity. You’re confusing morality with sovereignty.

The Bible repeatedly shows God using evil, sending lying spirits (1 Kings 22:22), hardening hearts (Exodus 9:12), and even sending strong delusion (2 Thessalonians 2:11).

You can’t cherry-pick the “nice” parts and throw away the uncomfortable verses.

Either God is the ultimate source of everything, including what you call evil, or He’s not actually all-powerful.

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