Norman Geisler on Evil

Evil is not something that has an existence all its own; rather, it is a corruption of that which already exists. 

Evil is the absence or privation of something good. 

Rot, for example, can exist only as long as the tree exists. Tooth decay can exist only as long as the tooth exists. 

Rust on a car and a decaying carcass illustrate the same point. Evil exists as a corruption of something good; it is a privation and does not have essence by itself. 

Norman Geisler tells us, “Evil is like a wound in an arm or moth-holes in a garment. It exists only in another but not in itself.”

The Attributes of God

A.W. Tozer writes that almost everything wrong with the society of his day was due to the fact that as a nation, we had been losing the knowledge of God.

He stated that almost all of life's problems and their solutions are theological. The person who comes to a right belief about God will relieve himself of many other problems in life. The person who has a wrong concept about God will add many other problems to his life.

There is hardly a problem in society that can't be traced back to faulty ideas about God. It is impossible for an individual to keep their moral practices sound or a society to keep their values right when their ideas about God are inadequate or erroneous.

Tozer reasoned that if this decline of the knowledge of God brought on many of our troubles, then the rediscovery of the knowledge of God would go a long way toward curing them.

Romans 1:20 - For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

If we would bring back true spiritual power to our lives and health to our nation, we must think about God as He really is - not as we assume He is.

Tozer believed that one of the most important responsibilities for the Church, was to purify our concept of God until it is once more true and accurate and worthy of God.

Where have I been?

Sorry I have been preparing for my last class that I teach. I had to cover 3 chapters in the Book of Romans.