Sentences with phrase «n't overcome evil»

You can't overcome evil with evil.

He saw an apocalyptic pattern in history in which good does not overcome evil in history but grows alongside it to the end.

As Paul writes in Romans 12, do not overcome evil with evil, but overcome evil with good.

Not exact matches

Luke then overcomes a series of challenges not only to rescue the princess, but also to save the rebels from the evil empire.

But that seems to rely too much on human ability to overcome Evil and with our track record that doesn't seem like a good possibility.

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.

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.

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

in the face of great evil, Christians talk about our greatest hope... namely Jesus (not just his ethics, but his life, death & resurrection... he did what we can't... he overcame where we fail... etc.).

* 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 ChriNot 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 Chrinot 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.

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.

But reconciliation takes real courage — the courage not to be overcome by evil, but to overcome evil with good.

He called upon the Church to «repent of the sins of existing society, cast off the spell of lies protecting our social wrongs, have faith in a higher social order, and realize in ourselves a new type of Christian manhood which seems to overcome the evil in the present world, not by withdrawing from the world, but by revolutionizing it.»

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».

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.

Dualistic Christian thought doesn't have this unitive concept, striving to overcome evil in order to bring in righteousness.

Process theism, by relinquishing the claim that God could completely control the world in order to overcome the problem of present evil, can not have this traditional assurance about the future.

They understood that Jesus came to show us that evil can not be overcome by more evil, that killing can not be overcome by more killing.

God can not guarantee that evil will be overcome simply because he is not the sole agent determining the outcome of the world.

But the «over-powering rationality of his conceptual harmonization» (PH 526) seems to be effective not in transforming the world and overcoming its evil but in harmonizing its discords in the experience of God.18

This reprobate character is known not only through an individual's own experience with himself as he struggles with impulses too strong for his own strength to overcome, but also through his observation of the world about him, a world in which evil and its works are so terribly apparent, and in whose operations he is so inextricably involved.

I think Jesus gives people power to overcome sin (evil) but He does not make us perfect in this life so we won't be self righteous judgmental jerks about it.

As Christians this shouldn't surprise us, of course, as Jesus clearly taught that the only way to overcome evil is with good.

Anyway, I really struggle with these books on non-resistance to violence, not because I think they are wrong in theory, or because I think that Jesus didn't show a «third way,» but because I have at various times in life looked evil straight in the eyes, and can not think of how to overcome evil with non-violence.

Though we are tempted to hide behind barricades, guns and bombs, the stories of the martyrs remind us of the one who overcame evil not by defeating the enemy but by loving the enemy and thus defeating death itself.

Evil, the resistance to love's power, is not so much an aspect of divine action but a manifestion of the chaos still being overcome.57

This will not come from a commitment to seek out the evil and overcome it.

122 Any meaningful theodicy «can only hope to illuminate the radical love of God that is not overcome by evil, that is poured out inexhaustibly over all creation.»

He said: «As we see you, as we see this area with its constant memories of what has happened, we seek to share with you in a way that reminds you that you are not alone, that the pain you suffer is not considered passing but profound, and that the grief for the lost is something that will forever be inscribed by our memories in these very stones, stones that over so many centuries have seen so much violence, but have also seen the renewal of hope and the overcoming of evil.

Fourth, occasional intervention with coercive efficient causation to counteract excess evil is not as equitable to all occasions in the world as the constant intervention in every occasion with final cause tending to overcome evil.

When, in the person of Jesus Christ, God steps into the evil of the world, it does not overpower Him, but He overcomes it.

-- Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

«But all the conflicts of Gog and Magog arise out of those evil forces which have not been overcome in the conflict against the Gogs and Magogs who dwell in human hearts.

But if Jesus is our example, if being fully human and fully God looks like this carpenter from Nazareth, we know that the evil within ourselves and in this world can not be conquered by hate but must be overcome with love.