Both positive and negative forces are born from the creator and need each other to co-exist. Positive can be likened to construction - the joining of forces, and similarly negative to destruction, or the division of forces. None is greater than the other. Over the years the two existing forces of positive and negative have been equated with 'good' and 'evil' respectively and later given personalities (through anthropomorphism) to signify God and the Devil. Remember - what's good or evil can be argued in some cases due to the vantage point. To communicate these basic principles to a population with 'limited comprehension' meant that those with the access to this knowledge would simplify the higher science through coded analogy but retain the real meanings for themselves. The real truth is that you have a higher and lower self which you control via your will. Your trials on this plane are a test of your will. To elevate your being means to raise your consciousness level and become atoned (at - one'd) with the creator on the spiritual plane. To exercise your lower vibrating carnal nature means to stay worldly and attached to this physical plane.
