Why did God create the devil?
The answer is simple: He didnt!
Yet, why did God, who knows the end from
the beginning (Isaiah 46:10), create Lucifer, the
brightest and most beautiful angel, knowing he
would become the manifestation of evil? Why
did He create the angels that would fall with Lucifer
(one third of them, according to Revelation
12:4)? And why would the omniscient God create
Adam and Eve, knowing they would fall?
The answer is in Psalm 18:30, which says
that Gods ways are perfect. He created all
things perfectly. In a perfect environment in
heaven, however, a prehistoric angelic contest
started when Satan (who was Lucifer) rebelled
against God. And in a perfect environment on
earth, that angelic conflict led to the historic consequences
of Adam and Eves fall.
Often, when we speak with unbelievers
about the gospel, we hear questions such as
Why do children suffer? Why do people get
cancer? Few Christians have very good answers
from the Bible. The truth is this:
God has an absolute will for heaven and
earth (Psalm 135:6); yet, along with a perfect creation,
God gave the gift of free volitionfirst to
the angels and then to mankind.
This thread will show that because of Gods
gift, we have a right to self-determination. We
have the right to privacy and the power to make
choices, decisions, and determinations in every
aspect of our lives. If our choices violate the law
of God or the law of the land, we have consequences
to pay. But on Calvary, the debt for sin
was paid in full. Now God has set before us a
choice between life and death, blessing and cursing
(Deuteronomy 30:19).
The answer is simple: He didnt!
Yet, why did God, who knows the end from
the beginning (Isaiah 46:10), create Lucifer, the
brightest and most beautiful angel, knowing he
would become the manifestation of evil? Why
did He create the angels that would fall with Lucifer
(one third of them, according to Revelation
12:4)? And why would the omniscient God create
Adam and Eve, knowing they would fall?
The answer is in Psalm 18:30, which says
that Gods ways are perfect. He created all
things perfectly. In a perfect environment in
heaven, however, a prehistoric angelic contest
started when Satan (who was Lucifer) rebelled
against God. And in a perfect environment on
earth, that angelic conflict led to the historic consequences
of Adam and Eves fall.
Often, when we speak with unbelievers
about the gospel, we hear questions such as
Why do children suffer? Why do people get
cancer? Few Christians have very good answers
from the Bible. The truth is this:
God has an absolute will for heaven and
earth (Psalm 135:6); yet, along with a perfect creation,
God gave the gift of free volitionfirst to
the angels and then to mankind.
This thread will show that because of Gods
gift, we have a right to self-determination. We
have the right to privacy and the power to make
choices, decisions, and determinations in every
aspect of our lives. If our choices violate the law
of God or the law of the land, we have consequences
to pay. But on Calvary, the debt for sin
was paid in full. Now God has set before us a
choice between life and death, blessing and cursing
(Deuteronomy 30:19).
