This is because he thinks of a structure of existence as a quality of life, and clearly that life has superior quality in which these new types of
evil are overcome.
Immortality as a realm where
evil is overcome is a deeper reading than immortality as the trivial «rewards and punishments» Hartshorne so rightly rejects.
This evil is overcome neither in an earthly Jerusalem nor in a new aeon.
Not exact matches
Can past
evil on this scale ever
be overcome?
He deepens this insistency in the Ethics and ties his argument explicitly to the sin of political or public
overcoming that requires a norm of shamelessness in order for it to do its dirty work, dirty no more, or so
is the claim, because the ruthless deed - doers know no
evil.
If the One who advocated nonviolent love and suffering as the true way to
overcome our enemies had
been destroyed by
evil at the cross, if he had remained in death, then we would have to conclude that death and failure
are the final word for those who live nonviolently.
J. L. Mackie... recognizes that the inconsistency can
be overcome by saying that all prima facie
evil is only apparently
evil.
Another condition of us
being in this life to experience a world of both good and
evil is that we go through this life for a limited time only, and that for us to obtain the greatest happiness that God can give us, it can't
be done if
were all dead without any means to
overcome death.
The goal isn't to balance
evil and good, but rather to
overcome evil with good and connect every human
being to God through love.
It
is therefore ok for us to use violence in
overcoming what we deem to
be evil in this world.
It promotes the idea that violence
is God's way of
overcoming evil, which he manifested ultimately in killing his Son.
Yes, keep praying and keep faithful, that the good you
are doing can and will
overcome the
evil, in God's time.
he
was able to
overcome great
evil... he could beat a lesser
evil like Obama.
Paul bids us
overcome evil with good, and this, too,
is the imagery of contest.
Lem me see here, according to your holy book your God personally ordered more infant killings than all American abortion doctors combined, ordered the annihilation of half a dozen civilizations, routinely taunted and tortured humanity, introduced
evil into the world then blamed the things he created for it (even though he
's supposed to
be omniscient and omnipotent), then abandoned humanity for at least a couple thousand years while making plans to come back and slaughter 2/3 of Earth
's inhabitants so that he can judge them and throw most of them into a torturous hell for all of eternity... for not
being able to
overcome the nature your book says he gave them... Just so he can have non-free will - having cloud gnomes sing his praises for eternity.
If, again, we look at God - become - man we find that as a matter of course and of habit he opened his personality to God not merely to
be sure that he
was following the divine plan of action but to receive potent spiritual reinforcement for the
overcoming of
evil.
(137) This
is a declaration for mankind, a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (
evil)(138) Faint not nor grieve, for ye will
overcome them if ye
are (indeed) believers.
But to
be overcome by
evil does not mean that he who
is overcome is weaker, inferior, beaten, eliminated; no, it means that he
is led to play
evil's game — to respond by using
evil's means, to do
evil.
We
are not to bend or yield before
evil, nor to act like cowards or impotent weaklings: we
are to
overcome, to surmount
evil, to go beyond it, to stand on a terrain that
evil can not reach, use weapons that
evil can not turn back on us, seek a victory that
evil can never attain!
Paul says, «Do not let yourself
be overcome by
evil.»
It
is only by love that
is total, without defense, without reservation, love that does not calculate or bargain, that the white Christian will
overcome the
evil of revolution, arson, and looting.
The whole meaning of the violence of love
is contained in Paul's word that
evil is to
be overcome with good (Romans 12:17 - 21) This
is a generalization of the sermon on the Mount.
That
is what it means to
be overcome by
evil, to respond to violence by violence.
What
is more, God calls humanity to
be co-workers with God in
overcoming evil, wrong, and sin by our devotion, vigorous effort, and willing response to what we know of God's love and God's purpose for us.
It
is the
overcoming of
evil by good.
God has in his nature the knowledge of
evil, of pain, and of degradation, but it
is there as
overcome with what
is good.
A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism
is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which
evil can only
be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.
Adnama Satan uses external circumstances to direct our steps he knows that if we walk according to the flesh we come under his authority for the flesh
is weak and he manipulates by keeping christians in bondage to sin through lust or whatever sin the christian
is weak in.He can also fire into our minds
evil thoughts to make us feel condemned or guilty these
are fiery darts they
are not ours and we need to stand on the word to rebuke them by faith.If we have given our lives to Christ then we belong to Christ so if we walk in accordance to the spirit the enemy has not power to effect us either internally or externally that
is not to say that he can not manipulate situations and circumstances to his advantage that
is why we need to
be alert and pray against the work that he does we
are in a spiritual battle but we have
overcome in Christ so fear not brentnz
And let faith
be the bridge you build to
overcome evil and welcome good.
* it
's worse than bringing a knife to a gun fight... it
's having the Good News that
overcomes evil and choosing not to speak of it.
Not sure i
am convinced because how do you explain the verse an eye for an eye in the old testament there have always
been consequences for wrong doing and stiill
are for sin.If we believe the word then that word
is from God not satan.As far as satan
is concerned he uses violence as his tools of trade he works on our fears and
is limited to robbing stealing and destroying he does nt have anything else.Violence confirms to us that there
is a spiritual battle going on both on the earthly plane and in the heavenlys and the battle
is over souls.The verse the kingdon of heaven
is expanding and violent people take it by force
is referring to that spiritual battle and as satan uses violence to expand his dominion so does God use violence to counter him.So what does he mean by that term for me i think it
is saying that the the force of
evil that satan uses or violence
is overcome by a greater violence or force a more powerful one that
being the Love of Christ.Through the cross we see that clearly portrayed and in our lives that very same battle
is still happening right now for dominion
be clear if we walk in the flkesh satan will have dominion over us but if we walk according to the spirit and abide in Christ we have freedom from our old nature.and satan.He can oppose us but he wont
be able to influence us if we
are in Christ.
Perhaps out of repentance, and perhaps out of ecumenical idealism, many 20th - century Protestants
were moved to join Niebuhr in portraying denominationalism as an
evil to
be overcome.
Stability
is the operative word here, keeping in mind that
evil, though it will also have a pattern,
is inherently unstable and eventually
is overcome with the pattern of the good.
And of course, this
is exactly how Paul used the passage about burning coals in Romans 12:20 - 21, where he concludes by saying, «
overcome evil with good.»
Chateaubriant, Oradour, the Rue des Saussaies, Tulle, Dachau, and Auschwitz have all demonstrated to us that
Evil is not an appearance, that knowing its causes does not dispel it, that it
is not opposed to Good as a confused idea
is to a clear one, that it
is not the effect of passions which might
be cured, of a fear which might
be overcome, of a passing aberration which might
be excused, of an ignorance which might
be enlightened, that it can in no way
be turned, brought back, reduced, and incorporated into idealistic humanism....
In this latter case God
is not necessarily responsible for the existence of
evil; he would only
be responsible if it
were not finally
overcome.
He spoke of the «fervent hope» that the «diabolical
evil» come
be overcome if the international community continued to help.
But reconciliation takes real courage — the courage not to
be overcome by
evil, but to
overcome evil with good.
He contends, rather, that if human theoretical beliefs
are central to the human experience of
evil, then the effort to
overcome human
evil can not omit the theoretical dimension of the problem» (OPE 16).
They know that
evil can not
be defeated by military force, only
overcome with love.
Its leaders did not believe that the society they
were building
was the Kingdom of God, but they did believe that human obedience to God could usher in a world in which many of the present social
evils would
be overcome.
«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these
are from satan in the word they
are called fiery darts we
are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word
is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and
overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you
are having
evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you
are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater
is he that
is in me than he that
is in the world.The holy spirit
is just like Jesus talk to him
be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We
are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz
«Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God... Do not
be overcome by
evil, but
overcome evil with good.»
«
be not
overcome by
evil -
overcome evil with good».
This
is the crucial step in
overcoming the
evil of time.
Biblical teaching reflects this straightforward good /
evil stance: «Do not
be overcome by
evil, but
overcome evil with good», writes Paul in Romans 12:21.
so
be strong brother but pray for His grace to
overcome this
evil.
«2 The retention of subjective immediacy within the everlastingness of God's nature
is seen then as subjective immortality.3 Some argue that subjective immortality
is necessary for the religious need of continuity between present hope and future fulfillment, redemption and fulfillment, and the
overcoming of
evil.4
Apocalyptic
is characterized by bizarre images, and violence which
is needed to
overcome evil.
It has held that there
is real
evil in this world and in man which must
be overcome.