Something that you may hear if you discuss religion with other people are questions like, Why does God allow evil to exist? It's a really good question, but fortunately we have a really good answer.
God Created Evil
I Am the Light of Life
On the 7th day God rested from his work of creating. This may have been the last time that the world could have been described as very good. It was the peace before the storm. Tomorrow we begin to look at what happens next.
Light or Darkness?
Darkness forms in response to the light God created, but God isn't darkness. Evil forms in response to the peace that God created, but God isn't evil.
What Fell First?
How could a corrupted world be described as very good, or perfect? Perfect means lacking nothing. The corrupted universe lacked nothing. It was perfectly suited to carry out its purpose.
The Light of the Knowledge of the Glory of God
Sadly there are people who've chosen darkness. They're in darkness and that's how they relate to the world. If we show them light they're going to reject it because it's not darkness.
Shell: תַּ֭כְלִית – taklit
In this case shell is referring to a layer of sediment, or layers of sediment which are stratified.
Psalms 104:1-6
Taking Bible verses out of context and making doctrines is dangerous, but what if we keep the context and find that they are consistent with our paradigm, the broad narrative of scripture and empirical observations?
Marvellous Light
Jesus is the light. If you're a Christian you're the light. Others hate the light.
In Him was Life
When we combine a plain reading of the texts with deductive logic is is easy to show that Jesus Christ, the Word and "the deep" are all synonyms for the Son of God.
Introducing Sophia Proton
If wisdom was with God throughout the process of creation, then is this another aspect of Jesus Christ? Are we talking about Jesus/the Word/the deep/wisdom?