well that's not exactly what I was saying...

for that would sound more Gnostic in assertion believing all things are inheratly evil.This I don't agree with and I doubt that you do either.

What I was really getting at is sometimes we lack understanding in what in what is being said in these matters so confuss words often.It's often a language and time berrior, I think as well as cultural.I could show you that in many modern Biblical teachings.

but I will stick with the subject...here's the word evil as used in the verse I used and several other places.

the word "evil" that is in question here, comes from the Hebrew word "ra" (Strong's #7451). The word appears 665 times in 622 verses of the Scripture and is never translated sin. The following are some English words used to translate it: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease, distress, evil, misery. Still other words used to translate it are grief, harm, hurt, noisome, sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wickedness, wretchedness, and wrong. The word "ra" comes from a primary root "raa," which properly means "to spoil" (literally by breaking to pieces). It figuratively means "TO make (or be) good for nothing, i.e. bad (Strong's #7489). A Hebrew dictionary says this word means, "to smash, crush, or break in pieces" (TWOT).

What is being said here is that evil(concerning God) is not sin...fact is the apostle John gives the exact diffention of sin in that it was inspiried by the Holy Spirit.To I will include what the diffention of the word sin is...or I understand as it...

The apostle clearly defined sin in his letter to the church. He said, "Sin is lawlessness" (1Jo. 3:4). Since God is the lawgiver, He is not under any law, but is above His own enactments. Therefore, when God does what would be sin in man, it is no longer sin. Look at the example found in the book of Deuteronomy, where God says He "kills" (De. 32:39). When man kills it is a grievous sin. However when the institution of law kills it is no longer sin, but it is lawful. That is, when God kills it is far from being sin. God is not a man and to judge Him by human standards is impossible. We have already stated, "Sin is lawlessness." The word rendered sin here is "hamartia." The Hebrew equivalent for this Greek word is "chata." Both words mean "to miss the mark." We find an explicit example of this word in the book of Judges. It tells us, "Seven hundred left-handed men that could sling stones at a hair and not miss" or "sin" (Jg. 20:16). It makes no difference whether one uses the word "miss" or "sin" for they are the same word. Obviously our God never misses the mark. Therefore, He obviously never sins. Yet, all humans have "missed the mark and come short of the glory of God" (Ro. 3:23).


Now understand I'm just shareing thoughts here an not trying to teach or preach.I feel our sharing is a part of our growth in hearing what others have seen and found in their search for Christ.Of coarse not every one agrees with that we know.It's either their way or the highway.:>))But who's to say the straight and narrow highway is not where we belong.

blessings Nucc!

LOL, lee