Difference Between Good And Evil

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A Free Will to Choose Between Good and Evil

Webster dictionary defines Theodicy as “Defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil” (Webster Dictionary). We ultimately cannot eliminate evil and suffering but those whom have a strong faith in God often seem to find inner peace. The bible tells us “for there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not” (King James Version, Ecclesiastes 7:20). All humans are, by nature, sinful and condemned and in reality no one really is good. We are far more interested in pleasing ourselves than we are in pleasing the one who made us. We must try to understand there is good and there is evil no matter what religion we are. We as humans always seem to hold God responsible for things that happen in the world, or in our everyday lives. We are all born with pure hearts and souls and have a free will to choose between what is good and what is evil. We must remember our character and we should be stronger than our circumstance. We can’t always control what happens to us, but we can always control how …show more content…

Humans are terrible beings as we constantly continue to make excuses for evil, we seem to rationalize our behaviors to justify what we are doing is right. The Bible says “and this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (King James Version, John 3:19). Although we simply cannot eliminate all the evil and the suffering in the world, people who will develop great faith in God often will find peace that will always overshadow all the evils of the world and the suffering we endure. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (King James Version, Psalms

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