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A lot of people would probably tell you "No, God is light and evil is darkness. You can't have one without the other." But that's not really a satisfactory answer or even a truly correct answer, since the basic premise behind it is that God doesn't exist everywhere. I think the most correct answer would probably be "No, God does not create evil, but He ...

God created everything; Evil exists; God created evil. Exodus 7 vrs 3 But I will harden Pharaoh's heart and though I multiply my signs and wonders in Egypt (NIV) He is God who says he will harden Pharaoh's heart and what Pharaoh did was evil. 1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord ...

I find that with blood all things are made clean. In the temple everything including the people were sprinkled with blood. In Egypt, blood was placed upon the door posts to divert the death angel. The clothing of Adam and Eve supplied by God were skins and the offering of Abel was the fat thereof which came form his lambs. It is without a doubt that the most ...

One interpretation is that Cain's offering was not selective but Abel's offering was of the best ("fat portions") of the special ("firstlings"). Under this interpretation, Abel considered God well worthy of special honor (which tends to be associated with love), while Cain may have viewed the sacrifice more as something to be done, an expected action that ...

Job was a man who loved God. Satan told God that he only reason Job loved Him was because He allowed him to be wealthy. So to prove him wrong, God allowed Satan to take all of Job's possessions. Job's oldest son's home was destroyed by a violent wind. All of Job's children were partying there and were killed. In his sadness, Job tore his robe. Despite all ...

As @Matt said it's not that significant because they can be used interchangeably (and are both used, I use our in prayer all the time when with other people). I wanted to address your comment to Matt's answer. Heavenly Father is used so often in a indirect manner because of the personal relationship LDS feel they have with God. If I was talking to my ...

It's not significant. It could have to do with anything from how they're raised, to how they prefer to speak, to language and dialect, to setting, or to anything else. Mormons will say both "Our Heavenly Father" and "Heavenly Father" interchangeably.