PART 2 of 2 Timothy N. Baldwin, JD. January 28, 2010 What is
“Good” and “Evil” Shortly put, those things are good which
comply with God’s laws; those things are evil which do not
comply with or contradict God’s laws. This definition conforms
to the enlightenment exposition of what good or evil action is:
“the formal character of goodness and badness consists in a
bearing…to a directive norm which we call a law.” Samuel
Pufendorf, Two Books of the Elements of Universal Jurisprudence,
(Indianapolis, IN, Liberty Fund, 2009), 235 (emphasis added).
Scriptures confirm as well that God’s creation contains and
perpetuates the very essence of God’s wisdom, which carry forth
into all matters of God’s creation, including what is “good” and
“evil”: “The law of the Lord is perfect.” Psalms 19:7; “The LORD
by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he
established the heavens.” Proverbs 3:19. God’s creation of
natural laws was designed to provide mankind with the blessings
of life, liberty and property. “Depart