J_Edwards said: Speratus, once said, "God does not command evil." How true is this? How does this need to be understood? First, we need to distinguish what is meant by the term "command." Does command here mean "control," "order," etc.? However, WHO ultimately "controls" and "orders" ALL? Second, another question that needs to be answered is "What is evil?" In Scripture, there seems to be a lot that "many" would call "evil" that is "commanded" by God (Deut 2:34; 3:6; 20:16-18;1 Sam 15:2-3, etc.). God orders the destruction of children, infants! Is this "evil"? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/chatter.gif" alt="" />
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By "God does not command evil", I was referring to God ordering a person to perform an evil act. Since all children and infants are under a death sentence from conception (Romans 5), it can not be an evil command for God to order their destruction.
You may be defining "command evil" in a more general sense. Do you have other examples from scripture where God (to many) is the author of evil?
