Do
not do this evil thing.
If you believe God did
not do the evil things in the Hebrew Testament then you have no faith in the Bible.
Not exact matches
Paul Buchheit was responsible for three of the best
things Google has
done: Gmail, AdSense, and the Google mantra, «Don't be
evil.»
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.
Whether you are a master negotiator or think negotiation is a necessary
evil, one
thing holds constant — if you don't understand the basic components of an offer to buy a business, you'll be at a disadvantage.
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».
«Men
do not differ much about what
things they will call
evils; they differ enormously about what
evils they will call excusable.»
Koreans keep up and
do not lose your hope and faith even if every
evil thing happens to you, but your true living savior will always be with you.
All this doesn't mean I think believers are
evil, just that they believe
things without evidence and that that can be dangerous.
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.
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.
That is an
evil God, just because He created us doesn't mean we are His play
things to torture at a whim.
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.
Yes, I truly don't understand why men who claim to be born - again Christians spend YEARS studying the volumes of Calvin (which is simply what a very
evil man thought of the Bible), when Jesus Himself said that the Holy Spirit would teach us all
things.
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Not all
evil, but even without religion good people would continue to
do good
things.
For with
evil things God can
not be tried nor
does he himself try anyone.
He is the master trickster, he tempts, deceives and entices you into
doing evil things; like watching p o r
n, f o r nicating, cheating, lying, disobeying Gods's commands.
I don't believe it's
evil, a scam, designed to control people, or any such
thing.
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 loll
We have become so familiar with the story that we
do not see the crucifixion of Jesus for the
evil thing it really was.
You said, «To tell people they are ok before God when they aren't is about the most
evil thing one could
do.»
The difficult
thing is my son wants the prayer but
evil spirits don't like it.
Greeks and Trojans pray convincingly to gods who
do or
do not listen, and who themselves divide
things into two:
not good and
evil, life and death, but them and us.
«that he created both good AND
EVIL» — the Bible never says that he created evil; it says that he created all things and that He declared such creation to be good; evil, however, never needed to be created, just like void doesn't need to be created; they are both the absence of someth
EVIL» — the Bible never says that he created
evil; it says that he created all things and that He declared such creation to be good; evil, however, never needed to be created, just like void doesn't need to be created; they are both the absence of someth
evil; it says that he created all
things and that He declared such creation to be good;
evil, however, never needed to be created, just like void doesn't need to be created; they are both the absence of someth
evil, however, never needed to be created, just like void doesn't need to be created; they are both the absence of something.
I don't believe there are such a
things as
Evil, Satan, Divine, God.
I don't believe that an
evil supernatural ent.ity causes people to
do bad
things..
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.
Although I am very far from subscribing to the doctrine of the total depravity of man, it
does seem to me to have been proved within my own lifetime that the problem of human
evil is
not much affected by better education, better housing, higher wages, holidays with pay, and the National Health Service — desirable as all these
things may be for other good reasons.
I don't think there is such a
thing as
evil.
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.
Maybe the next step is to read Richard Bach's Illusions and determine the meaning of «Bad is what you don't like,
evil is what makes you unhappy» because
things are a little more complicated then the drivel your leaders and the media feed you to shape your outlook.
I
do hear your points that you think I have
not seen the need for warning of danger, that you believe I think of it as «unChristian» to talk about such
things, and that you may even believe that my comments are akin to protecting
evil deeds and harming the innocent, using the bible as a proof texting weapon to that end and contributing to a problem of church becoming fake and shallow while claiming to be deep and pious.
They may make mistakes and
do things wrong, but that's
not necessarily
evil except in your perverse view of what's
evil.
You don't KNOW my mind, you don't KNOW that people
do just as many good
things as bad
things, and you don't KNOW that the vast majority of human beings are certainly wrong about human
evil.
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?
It's like you don't even realize how the
things you say echo the
things said by
evil, oppressive majorities all throughout history.
When I go to Church, I don't go to some building that someone built, listen to someone speak at me about the
evils of the world, give up money for some out of sight missionary work, and then get berated for
not doing things according to some interpreted version of a much disputed holy book.
We
do not know all
things like God
does so we can
not fully nor can we judge God who knows all
things and why He allows certain
things we
do not fully understand to happen to us but with out
evil we will
not experience His goodness.
many religious people are
not Christians, and even Christians who are still only human get distracted by the flesh and
do stupid or you could say
evil things.
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.
Jesus would
not have
done such an
evil thing and they know it.
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.
Don't pray for his demise, for
evil to befall him, or any other bad
thing, but pray for God's guidance and wisdom to be bestowed on President Obama.
Oh, I know... we all think of the terrible,
evil things we have
done and think, «That's
not possible.
Just because you don't like the consequences of something, that doesn't make that
thing evil.
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.