Sin & Suffering
Did God create everything, including sin? God created everything and it was good. He also loved His creation and wanted us to know and love Him without forcing it on us. He gave us free will. It is not free will if we are forced to love Him. Since we have free will, sin is actually doing something that goes against the intended purpose of its creation. The creation itself is good, but when used in a way that twists God's purpose for it, that's disobedience. Recommended reading: Who created sin? God or Satan? Sin is an abstract man-made concept that cannot be created or destroyed. It's just like science - who can say who created science? The phenomenon of good and evil are concepts governed by rules and laws. When God spoke, creation came into being through certain rules that He set. Free will is a choice between obeying and disobeying God's intended purpose of His creation. God's creation is good but when given free will to interact with His creat...