Can an all-good God exist alone? Why is it that sin came into existence before Christian history — i.e. before the creation of man? And after Satan is vanquished in the end, why won’t it happen all over again? Another angelic revolt to restore the “balance”?
Is there absolute goodness without relative evil?
Is there absolute beauty? In a world where every woman looked like Uma Thurman would I find every woman as beautiful as I find Uma in this world? Hard to imagine that. Why is Michelangelo’s The David so freakin’ amazing? Because not every statue looks like it — it’s a one-of-a-kind.
But back to absolute goodness. I can imagine a community of people who treat everyone equally and don’t steal or kill or yada yada yada. But isn’t this only good because we are contrasting it with the world we know? Doesn’t the idea of Heaven seem a little bit like Mayberry? Aunt Bea bakes pies for everyone. Even the town drunk is harmless. But I think little Opie grows up and can’t wait to get out of there. Just like Lucifer wanting out of Heaven.
Haven’t you ever met anyone who was just “too good” and all you wanted to do was smash in his or her teeth with a brick? Now imagine being with millions of them for all eternity! Hell, I wouldn’t have to fall — I’d jump!
So, it seems to me that a totally good God cannot exist without the opposite also existing. Lucifer sinned before man was created because Lucifer has always sinned. And always will. There will always be the antithesis of the 100% good God. That the “event” of Lucifer’s fall is placed in the pre-human history (aka mythology) is, for me, proof that sin has always existed. And if sin has always existed, then an all-good God cannot, or more accuratley, does not exist.
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