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.
God as an agent is constantly initiating new patterns of order
which overcome evil and tend toward greater strength of beauty.
Not exact matches
It promotes the idea that violence is God's way of
overcoming evil,
which he manifested ultimately in killing his Son.
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.
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....
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.»
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.
Apocalyptic is characterized by bizarre images, and violence
which is needed to
overcome evil.
He saw an apocalyptic pattern in history in
which good does not
overcome evil in history but grows alongside it to the end.
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 faith.
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.
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.
Usually it is all the afflictions and difficulties of the finite
which like
evil spirits separate the lovers, but love has heaven on its side, and therefore this holy alliance
overcomes all enemies.
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.
As Elizabeth Eisenstein says in her book on the role of the printing press, Protestant clergy «viewed printing as a providential device
which ended forever a priestly monopoly of learning,
overcame ignorance and superstition, pushed back the
evil forces commanded by Italian popes, and, in general, brought Western Europe out of the dark ages.»
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.
The modern, secular version of this view sees
evil as a product of human institutions and social structures
which can be
overcome by human solutions.
«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.
Sometimes the demons King summons up are opposed by a generic white magic of one kind or another,
which balances the
evil but isn't necessarily strong enough to
overcome it.
Therefore, we identify God with the creative order of the world, a process
which transforms human beings, brings values from a potential to an actual state, and works to
overcome evil with good.
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.
Mikami said he hopes to return to survival horror —
which he defined as «a balance between a scary kind of gameplay and the challenge of
overcoming that fear» — in The
Evil Within.
God's favor in its fullness is that
which allows strength to
overcome with weakness, love to
overcome hatred, God's goodness to defeat Satan's
evil nature.
«The greatest
evils which stalk our Earth are ignorance and oppression, and not science, technology, and industry, whose instruments, when adequately managed, are indispensable tools of a future shaped by humanity, by itself and for itself,
overcoming major problems like over population, starvation and worldwide diseases.»