Chapter V. An objection, how God Himself can be said to create evil. Germanus : We often read in holy Scripture that God has created evil or brought it upon men, as is this passage: “There is none beside Me. I am the Lord, and there is none else: I form the light and create darkness, I make peace, and create evil.” 1379 And again: “Shall there be evil in a city which the Lord hath not done?” 1380 1379     Is. xlv. 6, 7 . 1380     Amos iii. 6 .