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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
The God of Mormonism doesn't even comprehend evil. This is not a God with a power over all evil, i.e. doesn't have the power to destroy it, much less understand it.
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I don't think your interpretation is correct. He certainly comprehends and understands evil. And power to destroy it? Hell, we mere mortals have that -- remember what we can do to the serpent, who only has the power to bruise our heal? Just as God chooses not to destroy evil, neither do we. We stay our hands for different reasons, however. For God, it has something to do with justice, mercy, and agency. For us, it has something to do with weakness and pride.
I've never thought that God has no power over evil. I wouldn't call the laws of justice, mercy, and agency evil. Those are the three that have some primordial source. They are the mysteries. Evil? As you have said, evil is just banal, and always has been.
Jesus overcame evil. Did you miss that part of the story?