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God versus evil

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God versus evil

This column represents the thoughts and opinions of Dr. Ron Braley. This is not the opinion of the Elgin Courier.Just as the word God can conjure different ideas from a benevolent cosmic dude to a celestial judge, “evil” may mean various things — usually because of different cultures and worldviews. The truth is that evil probably doesn’t mean what you think, and its use by YHVH (God) has produced good. Let’s dig in by defining it first.Evil definedThe word usually evokes responses like “scary” or “spooky” and images of fiery demons or people with spinning heads. However, these aren’t biblical ...

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