The holy faith of reformed samaritanism


Bible states God does no evil nor injustice (Deut. 32:4); but, did He create evil?



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Reformed Samaritanism General Overview

Bible states God does no evil nor injustice (Deut. 32:4); but, did He create evil? 
Speaking about Reformed Samaritanism, somebody made the following comment: “You guys claim to 
believe that the Supreme Being (God) is the absolute infinite containing all other things within itself. But this
is pure madness, as it would imply that God is the source of both goodness and evil. How can you expect 
everlasting peace from any coming Messiah, when you believe in a God who brings both good and evil?” 
What is Reformed Samaritanism reply to this interesting question? Well, the reply is very simple. You see, 
there is no doubt that our World does include various kinds of evil (theft, deception, betrayal, immorality, 
etc). But, if God isn’t the creator of the World’s evil, then it can only mean that our World has more than one 
Creator (or God). But the Scripture teaches that there is only one God (“See now that I, even I, am he, and 
there is no god with me… Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am 
the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God”- Deuteronomy 32:39 & Isaiah 44:6). 
Thus, there is no doubt that evil was directly [or indirectly] created by the one and only true God. As is 
written: “Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?”- Amos 3:6. And also says elsewhere: “I 
am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness; I make peace, and create evil; I the 
Lord do all these things”- Isaiah 45:6-7. Notice how the former text compares light with peace (or goodness),
and darkness with evil (or sin). Why? 
Because we would never be able to fully appreciate light, unless we had first experienced darkness. 
Likewise, we would have never understand the virtues of goodness, unless we had first experienced the chaos
of evil. And that’s why the Creation account states that God first created darkness (in other words, the present
world of sin, evil, and suffering), and only afterward did He create Light (the World to come, where peace 
and goodness will finally conquer evil, just as the light of the new day conquers the darkness of the previous 
night). 
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As it has been written: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth… and darkness was upon the 
face of the deep... And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was 
good: and God divided the light from the darkness”- Genesis 1:1-4. Thus God did not only create darkness 
(evil) and Light (goodness); but also chose to make Light put a stop to darkness [thereby making goodness 
conquer evil!] 

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