Evil is a word we use to describe the death the absence of Good, just as we use the word darkness to describe the absence of Light or to describe the absence of Life. Both evil and darkness can only be understood in relation to Light and Good; they do not have any actual existence. God is Light and God is Good. God is Love and there is no darkness in him. Light and Good actually exist. So, removing yourself from God will plunge you into darkness. Declaring independence will result in evil because apart from God you can only draw upon yourself. That is death because you have separated yourself from God: Life.
" The Shack" by William P. Young
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