If you believe God did not
do the evil things in the Hebrew Testament then you have no faith in the Bible.
And why does God permit white people to
do evil things in the name of Jesus Christ?
Not exact matches
I realize that they're a necessary
evil, but you need to be very careful that you're not saying
things or
doing things (even worse) to «prove» something to these people because (a) it's never enough to satisfy them
in any case and they won't believe you anyway; and (b) it's a fool's errand to waste your time trying to impress people whose livelihood is much more about finding the warts and shortcomings
in your story than
in celebrating your successes.
Behind the scenes, though, he has fretted over the «
evil»
things Trump might
do in areas like immigration, while Pichai has publicly criticized the White House for its executive orders targeting majority - Muslim countries.
There were many
evil things done in the Name of Jesus Christ, but it is not really to be as surprise, becaue Jesus said that the
evil one, which is the devil, will plant his seeds
in the midst of God's church, meaning here «The Christendom».
Unfortunately
in my case, I've probably gone to excess the other way... after 43 years of being (
in my view) threatened with hellfire for every cotton - picking
thing (including the «sinfulness» of being born
in the first place because it's a well - known scriptural fact that every human is born sinful and separated from G - d, with a heart that
does nothing but desire
evil and no way to please G - d even when righteous), threatened with being «left behind»
in the rapture (should I fail on some doctrinal (belief) point at the crucial moment)... I refuse to consider ANY possibility of hell at all.
People have
in themselves, to varying degrees, the ability to
do things outside of the range of what another person, or society, would accept (the ability to
do evil).
In the meantime,
evil people may
do evil things, and innocent people may suffer, but God is not to blame, because he has sent his Son into the world to redeem it.
The sneaky dude went back
in time and made it look like all those
evil pagan deities
did the same
things as jazus, just to fool everyone.
I guess you could pull a Deepak Chopra & call all those
things part of the «oneness» of good &
evil — but I don't think that holds up
in the face of concentration camps, or starving children, or r.a.pe victims, or even if someone just punches you
in the nose.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned
in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving
in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.28 And even as they refused to have God
in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to
do those
things which are not fitting; 29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, covenant - breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful: 32 who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such
things are worthy of death, not only
do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices
in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't
evil telling me to
do bad
things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live
in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look
evil I personally
do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest
in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
in many
things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME
IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered lo
IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to
do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll
No person
in history always
does the most
evil thing they can
do in every situation.
I bring this all up
in response to your article, over the fact that what was
done to Jesus is an
evil thing.
The radical message of the God of the Bible is most clearly seen
in the cross which tells us two
things: 1) We are worse off than we want to admit (the
evil * we have
done * means we ALL deserve to die — who killed Jesus?
Three children experienced a series of extraordinary visions
in 1917 and were given a message that was both extraordinary and very ordinary: people must pray and
do penance (that was the ordinary bit; these
things are central to Catholic life, always have been and always must be) and failure to
do this would ensure that
evils would be spread by Russia across the world (an extraordinary statement to make to children living
in an obscure corner of Portugal with limited access to any knowledge of Russia or indeed to anywhere else outside their local area).
4 dLove suffers long and is ekind; love fdoes not envy; love
does not parade itself, is not 2puffed up; 5
does not behave rudely, gdoes not seek its own, is not provoked, 3thinks no
evil; 6 hdoes not rejoice
in iniquity, but irejoices
in the truth; 7 jbears all
things, believes all
things, hopes all
things, endures all
things.
Hitler believed
in god... atheism is NOT a religion... only a religion can get good people to
do evil things.
There is
in Isaiah the puzzling verse, «I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create
evil: I the Lord
do all these
things».
28 And even as they
did not like to retain God
in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to
do those
things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such
things are worthy of death, not only
do the same, but have pleasure
in them that
do them.
They may make mistakes and
do things wrong, but that's not necessarily
evil except
in your perverse view of what's
evil.
Does the mother mentioned
in Rabbi Soloveichik's essay teach her son to hate Saddam Hussein for Saddam Hussein's own sake, because of the
evil things he has
done, or because Saddam Hussein as an Iraqi represents national interests
in conflict with Israel's national interests?
hippyfullofit, So by your thinking, I can not condemn someone as
evil who cuts people up, packages the pieces, and puts them
in the freezer, unless of course I have not
done the same
thing myself?
Ro 1:28 And even as they
did not like to retain God
in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to
do those
things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such
things are worthy of death, not only
do the same, but have pleasure
in them that
do them.
So when your talking about Hitler, Stalin, Mao, etc. it wasn't their atheism that made them
do the
evil things they
did any more than say their lack
in the belief
in unicorns.
But what makes the lack of love even more heretical, is that a lack of love often leads religious people to
do horrendous and hurtful
things «
in the name of Jesus,» which makes these actions not just heretical, but satanic and
evil.
It is dangerous to believe
in «
evil spirtis, demons» etc. since belief
in that which there is no evidence for sometimes causes people to
do stupid
things, like try to remove whatever spirits someone thinks are there.
For example, 2 Corinthians 5:10 says that we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ to give an answer for the
things done in the body, whether good or
evil.
then there is no need of hell and heavens, no need of good and
evil... every one will be a good one... but because of free will we have human
doing wrong
things to others
in terms of preaching them to take them away from worshipping one God and so on... and also no will be accountable for others... its like you are on your own on that day and no counselor / helper... the only helper will be your good deeds that you have
done in this earthly life...
The God of the Old Testament and Jesus are the same true God (
in different persons) but it is not
evil for God to tell other people to
do evil things as long as he doesn't have to
do it himself (something that is presented as hypocritical
in the chief priests who would hire someone to betray Jesus but would not even touch the «blood money.»
Based upon the absolute belief
in the primacy of the spirit, it taught that only spirit is truly real; consequently such
things as
evil and pain really
do not exist.
But you shall go down to your High Priest and shall pray him on our behalf to send me a hundred men skilled
in your religion who before these idolators may be able to reprove what they
do and may say to them that they know and can
do such
things but will not, because they are
done by diabolical art and through
evil spirits, and may so restrain them that they may not have power to
do such
things in their presence.
Such a view of
things does not deny for a moment the presence of
evil in the creation nor the appalling reality of sinfulness
in men and women.
They shout «Allah» with
evil in their hearts and fool you into
doing foolish
things that give them power and money.
Look at all the
evil things done by extremists
in the world
in the name of Allah or God.
4 Love suffers long and is kind; love
does not envy; love
does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5
does not behave rudely,
does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no
evil; 6
does not rejoice
in iniquity, but rejoices
in the truth; 7 bears all
things, believes all
things, hopes all
things, endures all
things.
Before Carter, says Drake's Dennis Goldford, «evangelicals didn't participate
in politics because it was seen as this «worldy, corrupting,
evil thing, and you stayed away from it.»
The gang of boys I used to hang out with
in Southwest Washington traded tall tales of places where white people
did evil things to us, mostly
in the South, where none of us had ever lived, nor wanted to.
Lifting up an aspect of the
evil empire that had escaped general notice, he pointed out that «
In every country the Communists have taken over, the first
thing they
do is outlaw cockfighting.»
First, my fault finding with the quote was not that good people can
do evil because of religion, but rather
in the exclusivity of the statement,» But for good people to
do evil things, that takes religion.»
While the belief
in the cumulative processes of life permits us no superficial optimism, it
does require the acknowledgment that the final meaning of
evil can not be known until all
things are
done.
If we
do evil / bad
things will shrink
in response (try the Sermon on the Mount, Mathew chapter 5).
In fact, I would go further and say that if one person does something evil, and another person does the exact same thing but does it in the name of Jesus Christ, the second action is way more demonic and evil than the firs
In fact, I would go further and say that if one person
does something
evil, and another person
does the exact same
thing but
does it
in the name of Jesus Christ, the second action is way more demonic and evil than the firs
in the name of Jesus Christ, the second action is way more demonic and
evil than the first.
Now, before some of you exhibit the republican knee - jerk effect (and
in all fairness the dems have their own version), exclaiming how I blow the
things out of proportion, or that equating economic sanctions with abortion is not only wrong, but
evil, or how easy it is to just play the race card, remember this: You
do not serve a political party, but God.
God
does not cause all
things — but He
does work
in all
things — even
evil — so that good may result and His purposes may be accomplished.
To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this
evil thing going around the earth... this
evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not
in need of any partners but we the creation is
in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could
do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing
in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we
do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details
in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....
This is an
evil in all that is
done under the sun: that one
thing happens to all.
The sad
thing about religion is while there are some truly good people
in them there are some truly
evil people fostering hate and bigotry and the good people mostly sit on their hands and
do nothing.
Bad
things happen to Christians; good
things happen to those who not only are unbelievers, but who also
do great
evil in this world.
The church has known from the beginning that the love of money is the root of
evil, that it is impossible to serve God and Mammon, that they that have riches shall hardly enter into life, that life
does not consist
in the abundance of
things possessed, that the earth is the Lord's and that love, not self - interest, is the first law of life.