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 saw an apocalyptic pattern in history in which good does not
overcome evil in history but grows alongside it to the end.
Dualistic Christian thought doesn't have this unitive concept, striving to
overcome evil in order to bring in righteousness.
What has God promised to those that believe in Christ and
overcome evil in this life?
It's only through God's love, grace, mecry, forgiveness, and His Holy Spirit can
we overcome the evil in our own hearts to bring light to this dark world and a hope for eternity in heaven where there will be NO tears, NO pain forever and forever.
But the true heart of the film was the relationship between Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga respectively), which showcased a marital bond strong enough to
overcome evil in the name of helping others.
What ultimately makes the game worth checking out is its cast of characters, as even though they're involved in a by - the - numbers narrative you still root for them and want to see
them overcome the evil in their path.
We have moved from the hero
overcoming evil in order to bring about the common good and human flourishing, to the sociopath who does whatever it takes to get his or her needs met.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
This child found
in Tolkien's epic story of goodness
overcoming evil a literary parallel to the divine metanarrative of the Bible, an imaginative path to finding a place
in God's epic story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.).
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.
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
Third,
in spite of the dark nature of the topics he covered — war, depression, racism, and genocide — Gilbert's works always retain a spirit of hope, a faith
in humanity's ability to survive, and even
overcome, the depths of radical
evil.
This is the crucial step
in overcoming the
evil of time.
Whether heeding rational life or the creative will, both Whitehead and Nietzsche feel called upon to transform the worldly character of time and becoming
in order to
overcome the
evil of time and to explain the finally good life.
It utilizes symbols, myths, poetry, and drama to convey trust
in life and
in humanity's ability to
overcome the potentialities for
evil inherent
in heredity, environment, and social conditions.
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.
It must fruit
in action to challenge and
overcome the
evils of society with its poverty, ignorance and disease, its wars and destructive conflicts, its prejudice, oppression, chicanery and quest for profit and power, its insensitivity to the deep needs of persons.
The modern utopias of liberalism and of Marxism have asserted the possibility of the order which
overcomes evil emerging either through gradual development or catastrophic struggles
in history.
It has held that there is real
evil in this world and
in man which must be
overcome.
In particular, the process theology, which conceives of God as working in tenderness and love to overcome the recalcitrant elements of evil and advance the world process by a continuous creation, is consistent with basic notes in Christian fait
In particular, the process theology, which conceives of God as working
in tenderness and love to overcome the recalcitrant elements of evil and advance the world process by a continuous creation, is consistent with basic notes in Christian fait
in tenderness and love to
overcome the recalcitrant elements of
evil and advance the world process by a continuous creation, is consistent with basic notes
in Christian fait
in Christian faith.
Prescinding now from questions of immortality and the life of God, what hope can we reasonably have for the
overcoming of
evil in this finite, temporal world of everyday experience?
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.
In fact, that faith is itself a call to action, and part of the action is for us to serve as God's agents in overcoming evil wherever we see it and to work with God and with our fellow humans so that the divine purpose of God for creation may be more effectively realize
In fact, that faith is itself a call to action, and part of the action is for us to serve as God's agents
in overcoming evil wherever we see it and to work with God and with our fellow humans so that the divine purpose of God for creation may be more effectively realize
in overcoming evil wherever we see it and to work with God and with our fellow humans so that the divine purpose of God for creation may be more effectively realized.
The divine aim or purpose,
in a world that has its own independence and freedom, is precisely to
overcome evil.
God could also mediate the free actions of such souls to one another, taking care to harmonize any potential conflicts by means of conceptual supplementation, thus
overcoming any
evil consequent upon the free actions of many actualities acting
in concert.
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
The emphasis was on saying No to the kingdom of
evil, which has been
overcome by the power of Christ exhibited
in his death and resurrection.
But does it mean that the world is transformed and the
evil in it
overcome, or only that it is included
in the harmony of God's experience?
Plato saw
evil as
overcome in the ultimate immortality of the soul.
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.
If God is to
overcome evil wholly, there must be some «present»
in which the individual fully realizes his / her redemption from
evil in the depths of experience.