"Scriptures tell us God created evil. God created Satan, who is a liar, murderer, destroyer, and the twisted serpent.
God gave Satan and other evil forces power over the present evil age and world.
God created mankind spiritually weak so that all of mankind automatically choose to sin.
However, God Himself is not evil, nor does He force Satan or mankind to sin or do evil."-JFK
Dear JFK,
I think that I do really understand this. I don't beat myself up anymore when I fail or miss the mark, because I know
that I am programmed to sin from birth and unless God determines that I overcome, I will not. I can try, but that is all I can do. I do not believe that God is evil or sins Himself because He created evil. My mind understands the necessity of evil to form us into God's image.......but my heart is another matter. Try as I may, I just can not understand how He can stand to watch His creation suffer so, and not stop it. I only see part of the misery, and I know He sees it ALL. I know Ray said that God 'frames' evil, but from my perspective it seems so out of control. My head knows this is not true.