In our culture today there seems to be a marginalization of evil. We are seeing groups, activities, behaviors, institutions and people that are increasingly evil, yet continue to be supported as “good.” This worldview of “good vs. evil” is less black and white than it used to be as Christian values become less influential in our culture.

This is obvious in our culture in several areas. There’s the accepted homosexual movement and its many different manifestations. The commonality of divorce and lack of committed marriages is also a great sign of evil, especially since the family is the Lord’s first location to establish the salvation message. Then there’s the ongoing evil of abortion where we continually murder unborn children made in His image, and many declare this a basic human “right.”

The not so obvious front of this battle of good vs. evil is found in even more places, especially in entertainment. The perception that villains are not really bad or evil in movies or on popular television shows is becoming more prevalent. Nobody can be “all bad” – there is good in everybody, we’re told. Even beyond that, our culture is glamorizing evil characters and calling the good ones “boring.” There are now superheroes that are extremely offensive in word and deed being elevated as role models to young children.

This battle of good vs. evil all started in Genesis 3, and it’s there we first see who is allowed to be in charge of evil – Satan. We see from the start that Satan is all about taking us out, removing us from relationship with the Lord and destroying our life. He shows his true nature as the one who steals, kills and destroys (Jn. 10:10). Attacking the Lord’s Word and authority is how this evil front is waged. If Satan can deceive us into thinking that God’s Word is ambiguous, contradictory, errant, deceptive, not clear, or even malicious, then evil has taken root in our worldview. With this evil established, we will naturally not look to the Lord’s authority on our life. Instead, we will look to ourselves for what the standard should be. We will set our standards on what we feel are good or evil. If we deny God’s absolute authority, and refuse to define our Creator God as pure good vs. Satan who is pure evil, then we are left with no option but to justify evil by arbitrary standards.

Genesis is the first place the sides are identified, establishing the battleground for good vs. evil. The ministry that we are driven to accomplish here at Creation Truth understands this battleground. We are waging the war with full knowledge of the stakes that were laid down at the very beginning. If a believer misses the historical establishment of good vs. evil, then we might be deceived into thinking we can define them for ourselves. But this is much bigger than us and we will continue to battle to show who is good, Jesus Christ alone. Blessings to all who know His name and continue to support this ministry.