Paul says, «See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because
the days are evil.»
Ephesians 5:16 tells us that
the days are evil.
Jeremy, Another (non-Mayan) option at http://www.faithreaders.com/article-details.php?article=20293 Because
The Days Are Evil.
Eph 5:15 -16 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, REDEEMING the time, because
the days are evil.
The Word says that He came to redeem people and that we believers are to redeem the time «because
the days are evil».
Let there be no doubt, we're fast approaching the last days — so let's redeem the time, because
the days are evil.
Sufficient for
the day is the evil thereof, but so too is Christ's Grace.
Not exact matches
And we
're not talking Mr. Burns or Dr.
Evil levels of maniacal ambition here — even the sort of
day - to -
day striving driven entrepreneurs engage in can come at a cost, research shows:
When you cope in a job, it feels like you
're having the life force sucked out of you by an invisible overlord who laughs like an
evil genius as you visit random websites all
day.
«There
's nothing wrong or
evil about having a bad
day.
The fear of the great nothing
is too much for my mind to bear, and I can sleep at night by convincing myself that the absolute nothing we all face one
day will instead
be full of happy choirs of angels, reward for any suffering I've endured, punishment of the wicked and
evil (it pains me to think those who cause so much
evil will not suffer for eternity, so hell
is a great comfort too), and that I'll get to see all those I currently miss since the death of friends and family
are so painful.
And until that
day, there
is no better way to mourn the victims of a confusing,
evil world and to celebrate the birth of a strange, wonderful child than to enter into the darkness ourselves and shine a light.
Rather than looking at corporate work as the
evil scourge of the earth (though you certainly want to make sure your personal values align with an organization's corporate values), riding the elevator to the 11th floor every
day may
be exactly where God needs you to develop your spiritual character, your gifts and to reach those who
are broken, empty and living without knowing their Savior.
In short, what
is described these
days as «progressive Christianity»
is nothing but a praxiological state and theology, which hides numerous
evils, while calling them «good».
@fimeilleur actually i can back up the claims i make both personally and historically, one example Abraham, Machpelah (actual location of his tomb and remains along with 5 others in Israel right where they
are supposed to
be) Kedorlaomer king of Elam, (defeated by Abraham and recently discovered) it
is said Abraham believed God and it
was credited to him as righteousness.More than that Abraham saw God and spoke with Him, not the god you
are on about that men use to justify their
evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance
is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i
am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there
are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every
day more
is discovered.I find it amazing that God
is big enough to share discovery even with those who would reject Him.
heck, all CNN has to
day is post any article remotely related to religion and it
's flooded with atheists trolls decrying the
evils of religion and belittling anyone who chooses to have faith in something / someone.
Mat 24:48 But if that
evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord tarrieth; Mat 24:49 and shall begin to beat his fellow - servants, and shall eat and drink with the drunken; Mat 24:50 the lord of that servant shall come in a
day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, Mat 24:51 and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites: there shall
be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
sorry I did not realize I
was on a Jewish site, I have
been told, within your faith you believe in god but not the devil, I will try to explain god needed a play mate, to make up the opposite as we know, example,
day un night, right and left, up and down, good and
evil
I
'm thankful that God promises to one
day put an end to
evil so there will
be no more sorrow and suffering.
15 And if it seem
evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this
day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that
were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
your so right, it
is so sad to see people criticising God and at the end of the
day God Exists and always will regardless of the
evil that
is said against Him.
Man can't rewrite the bible all
day... Man can change laws to justify his life style... One thing we can all agree on
is that the bible says that there will always
be evil around to mislead you...
Also, the Bible has basic elements of good vs.
evil, and for the purpose of a sermon (ie a pastoral message meant to convey some sort of spiritual lesson), having a good modern
day example of Christian symbolism
is always a fun tool to use to keep a congregation interested.
-LSB-...] In Tanzania to this
day, as with other parts of Africa, epilepsy
is associated with possession by
evil spirits, witchcraft, or poisoning and
is believed by many to
be contagious.
I often ask my wife if what i did or said
was evil and i more often then not get «yes» so as i said before, i believe its a matter of perspective of those involved and the society it takes place in — but now in the modern
day where your actions
are on youtube in a seconds notice — the world
is the final judge... and that does» t bode well for the U.S.
For God knows that in the
day you eat of it your eyes will
be opened, and you will
be like God, knowing good and
evil.»
Oh please, the church has commited plenty of
evil since
day 1 of it
's forming, yet the bible never changed so how do you explain that?
Well let me
be the first to judge those that follow false idols and condone the
evil being spread across this country,
be weary
be very weary for on the
day of your judgement it won't
be in Mr obamas hands, no it will
be in the hands of a true king the only king!
Through his years in the earthly hell of the Soviet prison system, to the publication of A
Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichin 1962, and, later, the multivolume Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn challenged the world to look unblinkingly at the good and, with relentless specificity, the
evil of which we
are capable.
And if it seem
evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this
day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that
were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
The unity in Islam
is shown in the acceptance of the six articles of belief, the fundamentals of Islam — belief in God, Angels, revealed scriptures, prophets, the
Day of Judgment, and the destiny of man for good or
evil.
One of these
days God
is going to say, Son go and get your children and bring them home I
am tired of all the sin and
evil in the world.
Jeremiah, pouring out before God everything he felt, poured out his vindictiveness: «Bring upon them the
day of
evil, and destroy them with double destruction»; (Jeremiah 17:18) «Deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men
be slain of death, and their young men smitten of the sword in battle....
In fact, although it may sound old - fashioned, I do not believe that we take the question of «
evil» seriously enough in modern
days, so that we
are continually
being disappointed, shocked or horrified by its manifestations.
«To legalize that which
is basically wrong or
evil will not prevent the pain and penalties that will follow as surely as night follows
day.»
Bonhoeffer knew that the
evil of Hitler would one
day meet its end and there must
be people who
were ready for picking up the pieces.
Christianity + a belief that aliens from other planets mated with humans who will one
day be gods, that Jesus and Satan
were brothers, that the Israelis colonized America and that magic underwear will protect you from
evil = Mormonism.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to stand.
He said that baptism means «that our sinful self, with all its
evil deeds and desires, should
be drowned through daily repentance, and that
day after
day a new self should arise to live with God in righteousness and purity forever» (The Small Catechism).
= NO Book of Jasher tells us that all the men who walked in the ways of the Lord died in those
days, before the Lord brought the
evil upon man which he declared, for this
was from the Lord, that they should NOT see the
evil which the Lord spoke of concerning the sons of men.
Eph 6:13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will
be able to resist in the
evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
There
is a
day of judgement for all
evil and wicked doers.
They
were of course the seed of
evil until the
day before.
From the
day of our wedding he has
been nothing but mean, selfish, and
evil towards me.
Then when that
evil day comes, you will
be able to defend yourself.
There
is enough
evil in the world today, every single
day - death, loss, tragedy - don't we have enough of it already?
A
day is coming when this
evil day will
be over.
So, until the
day comes... And it will
be not long from now, YES, SATAN / EVIL / BAD RULES THIS WORLD, AND SOON OUR LORD AND SAVIOR WILL BE LOCKING THAT BITCH UP IN A PIT AND BRING HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH Not trying to yell, just put the full emotional value of how happy thinking of that day makes me... Like my mom always said: If your not happy dummy, what are you doin
be not long from now, YES, SATAN /
EVIL / BAD RULES THIS WORLD, AND SOON OUR LORD AND SAVIOR WILL
BE LOCKING THAT BITCH UP IN A PIT AND BRING HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH Not trying to yell, just put the full emotional value of how happy thinking of that day makes me... Like my mom always said: If your not happy dummy, what are you doin
BE LOCKING THAT BITCH UP IN A PIT AND BRING HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH Not trying to yell, just put the full emotional value of how happy thinking of that
day makes me... Like my mom always said: If your not happy dummy, what
are you doing?
Likewise, wrestle as we may with the problem of
evil, the heart of the matter
is found in the great refrain of this Genesis story after the account of each «
day» of creation, which says, «And God saw that it
was good.»
But I also believe that light will eventually outshine the dark, that the reservists among us
are fighting a war to defeat violence and
evil, and that one
day they will permanently win it.