The presence of corruption, malevolence and depravity in the world, opposed to God's nature and will. Scripture stresses that evil is a force in its own right, rather than the mere absence of good, and describes its origins and the manner in which God deals with its continuing presence and power in his world.

This set of themes consists of the following:

8736 evil, warnings against
8737 evil, responses to
8738 evil, victory over
8739 evil, examples of
8741 failure