How can we distinguish GOD'S acts of punishment from SATAN'S acts of evil?
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James 1:13 When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone.\n\nSince that scripture is clear. It is impossible for god to try anyone with evil. We can see that the evil and bad things that happen are from Satan the devil not god.
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The truth about Good and Evil is that it's in the eye of the beholder. There is no active force of Evil or Good, only progress and lack  thereof.  This is what Adam and Eve learned in the Garden and thats what the Creator God didn't want them to know. One mans Evil is another mans Good and evildoers will always refer to their progress as good.  Those who fallow the creator God are trapped in a world run by these invisible forces and it distracts them from the real world and it's real problems. In reality nothing exists to be feared, only understood. knowing this will set you free forever. God bless Jehova, for he and his children shall never know.
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God does Not have a hand in all things.... Evil is a thing, acts of evil are things and God does not have a hand in evil at all, However God know of all things, and allows evil in this world for now.....for everything has it's season
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Because it is not necessarily God's will. He created us all and gave us all free will. Also, Satan is the one who is in charge of the bad things that are happening to us all! But, I think that God can(and does) use some bad things that happen to us and he turns them into a test...I think that it is mostly a test of faith. Hope this helps!
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'god' hasn't killed anyone since before jesus's' time (biblically speaking).\nand if you believe any part of that teaching then you know that while satan has not directly killed anyone he has influenced many.\nno, i'm not a christian.  i just studied the bible (among other things).
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no because god condemns satan.
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satan, separation from God
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Good morning God_shew\nWe can have righteous anger when we see evil. We are angry about the sin against God. But that does not give us the right to ALSO sin in response....for example, if someone falsely accuses me, I do not have the right to get angry and falsely accuse them back...
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What in God's name are you getting at here? God is not Satan, God is God and Satan is Satan.
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Fair enough, now are you going to post all the acts of evil perpetrated in the name of Christianity.  See 34 AD to Present.\n\nNote: Big Pen, the answer was meant to be sarcastic, however, Christianity still has much to answer for.
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God definitely!!! The devil represents total 100% evil and wickedness. The devil is God's enemy. I'm in spiritual warfare every day trying to fight him.
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I don't believe in this stuff, but here's some thoughts:\n\nGenerally, God should forgive Satan if he is a loving God.  \n\nSince God is omniscent, when he created Lucifer, he knew that Lucifer would rebel and fall (basically, he was created to do so).  Did God create Lucifer for this purpose?  Is it possible for Lucifer to repent, or did God "design" Lucifer to not be able to ask for forgiveness?  Do the same rules apply to angels as humans (who can ask for forgiveness)?  Has Lucifer repented?
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Satan. God gave Satan some abilities. Satan created sin.
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the answer is B\n\n"for God so loved the world, THAT he gave his only begotten son..." john 3:16\n\nreg. Ps 5:5, God cannot look on evil, because evil defined is the absence of good, which is what God defines.  evildoers are those who, despite knowing the truth, continue in their wickedness.  \n\nreg. Rom 3:23, everyone has sinned (really was born into sin), but because of Jesus's actions at the cross (moreso his descent into hell) we can be cleansed and worthy of seeing God's glory.
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The issue is not that God’s goodness, God’s power, and evil’s reality can’t fit together, but that there are additional pieces to the puzzle that fit between them and hold them together.\n\n1. Free Will is a partial answer. \nFree will gives a partial answer to this question of evil and suffering. It goes like this: \n\nGod made humanity with free will. \nEvil is a result of human choices. Our first parents chose to sin. \nAs a result of sin, this world has been plunged into suffering. \nEvil, therefore, finds its origin not in the Creator, but in the creature. God receives no blame for evil—we do. We get the credit for evil because we’re the ones who chose to abandon God.\n\n2. As a result of free will, history is discontinuous. \nThere was no evil in God's original creation. But Adam had free will—he was able to sin or to not sin. And he chose to sin. And Adam's choice affected more than just himself. He represented all of humanity. Indeed, Adam represented the whole world (he had dominion over it), and when Adam was sinning, the whole world was declaring war on God. Thus even the natural world was plunged into suffering—animate as well as inanimate (the ground being cursed in Genesis 3 and thus awaiting full salvation at Christ’s return — Romans 8:19-22). This discontinuity is what Christians call the Fall. The world is good (Gen. 1), but fallen in rebellion against God. \n\nHow could God create a world full of evil and suffering? He didn’t. He created a world in which people enjoyed communion with God, intimacy with each other, perfect harmony with the creation, and everlasting life—a world with no suffering, no sin and no guilt. History is radically discontinuous. The world changed at the Fall. \n\nAnd the fact that the Bible says the world is good but fallen certainly makes sense of life. Human beings are capable of great beauty and kindness, but also great evil. Children are cute, but selfish. Adults are smart, but manipulative. The Bible accounts for both the glory and the shame of being human. We’re God’s image, but an image marred and distorted by our divorce from our Creator. \n\nThe Christian philosopher Blaise Pascal spoke of the grandeur and misery of humanity. We are capable of great things, but are always capable of pondering an existence better than the life we now have. Thus we find ourselves in misery precisely because we have the ability to contemplate a better existence. Perhaps the fact that we can imagine a life without suffering is itself a reminder deep within our human consciousness of the life we once enjoyed in loins of father Adam — a life we have lost and can only regain through the redemptive intervention of God in human history. This is a redemption that will only be complete when Jesus Christ returns.\n\n3. If you want God to eradicate evil, you’re demanding that He eradicate us. God’s alternative to eradicating evil people is to redeem them. \nRemember the words of Peter: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). You blame God for evil in the world? I assure you He can take care of the problem right now — but you won’t like the way He does so. Is there evil in your heart? He can destroy your heart at any moment. The amazing thing, though, is that God doesn’t do this. He made your tongue, and you use it to speak against Him — but He is patient with you. For now. \n\nRedemption is God’s striking alternative to eradication. Rather than destroying his fallen creation, He has chosen to restore a people for Himself, a people who one day will live with Him in a restored creation (2 Peter 3:13).\n\n4. Evil is not a thing, but a privation of the good. \nThis was the point that Augustine made in the fourth century when refuting the dualistic Manichean cult out of which he had come when converted to Christ. Mani h
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God states: "My Mercy precedes My Punishment".  Everyone is given an opportunity to take advantage of God's Mercy and ultimate rewards.  Those who fail to capitalize on His Mercy and deny His favors unto them will have simply missed the boat and landed themselves in the Lake of Wrath.\n\nThat said, not every unfortunate event that takes place in people's lives is considered wrath:  some of it may be punishment, some of it may be a test for the person enduring it, and some of it may be a test for people witnessing it to see how they react.  But God's ultimate punishment will be in the hereafter; not in this life.\n\nAlso, let's not forget that if a God-worshipping righteous person dies, chances are he/she will end up in Heaven.  Thus, a mere person's death is not a form of punishment.  It may even be a reward.
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I need a hint for: "TgooLJCwya"\n\nLaw is good; it keep order is society. Without law, you'd have anarchy & chaos - those are descriptors of Satan.\n\nThose who don't know the Truth will be condemned by the Law because sin is a transgression of God's Law.\n\nFaithful believers are saved by the Grace of God; the Law may be embraced in order to seek to do God's will - that is the key to Justification B4 the Judgment Throne.\n\nBless you!