When our children behave in an evil way, we should not pay them back
with more evil.
17 Never pay back evil
with more evil.
That's the same person I followed because he was everything non-evil in a world filled with it... and you can't very well beat evil
with more evil.
Not exact matches
«By shifting to a
more collaborative work environment, the knowledge industry has opened a veritable Pandora's box, full of countless interruptions, distractions and other
evils,» wrote Jonathan B. Spira, an analyst
with Basex, a New York — based research firm.
Same thing IMHO
with Google's unofficial «Do No
Evil» motto — a perfect example of the law of inverse relevance: the less you intend to do about something, the
more you have to keep talking about it.
= > There is no necessity for the flood story to be anything
more than a massive collection of spiritual truths that explain relationship between God and man, good and
evil, life and death all in accordance
with the plan of creation for the salvation of souls.
Or do you want to make an example of me, as the «
evil Christian»
with Sabio (much
more Jesus - like) hovering over to make sure you hit the right note of bitterness?
@fimeilleur actually i can back up the claims i make both personally and historically, one example Abraham, Machpelah (actual location of his tomb and remains along
with 5 others in Israel right where they are supposed to be) Kedorlaomer king of Elam, (defeated by Abraham and recently discovered) it is said Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness.
More than that Abraham saw God and spoke
with Him, not the god you are on about that men use to justify their
evil intent, but the God who has created all things, the God that no one especially you can not contain.Ignorance is your choice but that will not negate the existence of God in any way.No one that i am aware of has all the answers at this point regarding spiritual things, evolution or evilution there are areas God has not yet revealed to mankind but every day
more is discovered.I find it amazing that God is big enough to share discovery even
with those who would reject Him.
As far as the case for religion being the
evil that athiest think it is, history is proof that religion has little to do
with evil and
more than anything else.
For the Holy Spirit to share His dwelling place
with an
evil spirit, or to get replaced by the
evil spirit, would imply that the
evil spirit was
more powerful than God.
And along
with new footage showing the team of heroes — which features
more blockbuster stars than ever — we get a fresh look at the
evil Thanos.
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
According to the Bible God hated
more than he loved, and the crap that is the 1st few books of the old testament, which s barbaric and
evil, not only to those men that are an abombanation, but those that not only eat pork, but touch a football, shellfish, work on the sabbath, blasphamy, slaves who do nt allow there master to sleep
with there wifes / daughters, and those that dared not idolise him because he is a jealous and vengeful God!
It's
more of a conflict between good &
evil with good being the aggressor.
10:16 - 17);
more ought to be said about the Eucharist's exclusion of compromise
with evil: «You can not drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons» (I Cor.
We need a much
more realistic approach to the problem of human
evil, and I am perfectly certain that no really effective way of dealing
with it will be found apart from the rediscovery of true religion.
I find, on the contrary, that it is much
more difficult today for the knowing person to approach God from history, from the spiritual side of the world, and from morals; for there we encounter the suffering and
evil in the world, which it is difficult to bring into harmony
with an all «merciful and almighty God.
We should seize the opportunity to do so, for as Familiaris Consortio 44 states: «Families should grow in awareness of being «protagonists» of what is known as «family politics» and assume responsibility for transforming society; otherwise families will be the first victims of the
evils that they have done no
more than note
with indifference.»
Here then is a theology that either means nothing certainly identifiable (without supernatural grace or high genius in the art of reconnecting
with experience concepts carefully divested of relation to it) or else means that the world might exactly as well not have existed, or as well have existed
with far
more evil or less good in it than it actually presents.
(Women, by contrast, being
more relational and better able to deal
with ambiguity, are thus
more apt to deal
with evil in themselves and work out the
evil in their relations
with others.)
Professor Hartshorne, who has much
more to say on this matter, believes that «the Christian idea of a suffering deity» «symbolized by the Cross, together
with the doctrine of the Incarnation» (C. Hartshorne: Philosophers Speak of God, p. 15 [University of Chicago Press, 1953]-RRB- may legitimately be taken as a symbolic indication of the «saving» quality in the process of things which despite the
evil that appears yet makes genuine advance a possibility.
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.
I guess this is directed
more at violent anti-abortionists and less towards you that is of the «live and let live» mindset, but what if
with all the
evil thats in the world, god is giving us an out by providing us
with the cure and we're misinterpreting this and digging ourselves a deeper hole?
After giving us his illustration of prayer, Jesus concludes his general advice to persevere in prayer
with this promise (cited above in part): «If you then, who are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much
more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!»
So, JUST from observation, even the «lovely» human beings constantly do much
more evil than good, or even just act in compliance
with evil systems as opposed to fighting for good.
Blake's vision is
more consistently kenotic, for it fully identifies God
with the dark abyss or
evil potency of the Godhead even while unveiling the goal of this potency as being wholly redemptive.
And we know that is true because no one can come up
with a
more disgusting and
evil idea — there isn't one.
All of us are in process of change and the extent of our submission to God determines the character of the person, especially those
with more of a bend toward
evil in our character.
What if God mourns
with us and hates the pain and
evil more than we do?
I don't think it's possible to imagine a
more evil character than one who could do away
with the eternal suffering of hell yet allows it to continue.
This notion of the demonic, especially when it is developed to explain the widespread proclivity of human beings to
evil (through being born into cultures
more or less dominated by demonic habits, symbols, beliefs, and attitudes), provides a further basis for reconciling God's goodness
with the world's
evil.
On the whole, the Latin races have leaned
more towards the former way of looking upon
evil, as made up of ills and sins in the plural, removable in detail; while the Germanic races have tended rather to think of Sin in the singular, and
with a capital S, as of something ineradicably ingrained in our natural subjectivity, and never to be removed by any superficial piecemeal operations.
I agree
with 99 % of what u say
more people need to really c that religion is a cult period the bible is
evil or the way religions believe is
evil very prejudice
The «
more than» is decisive, for the
evils God receives are like impulses that God then renders into a richness of contrast, supplementing
evil with its ideal complement, and so achieving aesthetic harmony.
It is certainly not the only way, and should not by any means be our first response to all situations; however I can not agree
with Wink's conclusion, as summarized by Jeremy, that «history has proven time and time again that violence will never put an end to violence,» or that violence itself is always an
evil action (Wink concludes the latter much
more firmly than Jeremy.
This deepening and solidification has produced several highly significant developments in Buber's thought: a growing concern
with the nature and meaning of
evil as opposed to his earlier tendency to treat
evil as a negative aspect of something else; a growing concern
with freedom and grace, divine and human love, and the dread through which man must pass to reach God; a steady movement toward concern
with the simpler and
more concrete aspects of everyday life; and an ever greater simplicity and solidity of style.
Sometimes the picture of hell has been painted in lurid fashion,
with ghastly punishment inflicted upon «lost» persons;
more frequently, at least in recent theological writing, this aspect has been muted or denied, and stress has been put on such ideas as persistence after death apart from God's presence — or even in that presence, which for the utterly unworthy man or woman would be horrifying, as when an
evil person is compelled to be
with someone whom he or she deeply hates.
He concludes that
more attention to the Bible did not necessarily mean
more virtuous action; that personal engagement
with the Bible did result in self - sacrificing service, but also in divisive hubris, mistaken interpretations (such as the identification of America
with ancient Israel), and blindness to social
evils; and that Protestant spiritual individualism undercut corrupt hierarchies and supported democracy, but also promoted political excesses and violent anti-Catholicism.
Recently it has been possible to direct some attention to some of the
more obvious
evils associated
with the dominance of the new religion of economism.
«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
Theology has not given adequate attention to the social idealizations of
evil... The new thing in the social gospel is the clearness and insistence
with which it sets forth the necessity and the possibility of redeeming the historical life of humanity from the social wrongs which now pervade it... The social gospel seeks to bring men under repentance for their collective sins and to create a
more sensitive and
more modern conscience.
--------------------- It can't be sin, because he already separates that
with «you will find
more truly
evil people....»
Is it possible and after reading about it i kept on thinking «i will sell to my soul for 20 carats get out shut up i will never ever sell my soul to you oh god please help me and this is continuing for a few days i am afraid that i have sold my sold to the devil have i please help and still i think god's way of allowing others to hate him us much worse even you know and can easily think think about much better punishments like rebirth after being punished for all the sins in life and i am feeling put on the sin of those who committed the unforgiviable sin (the early 0th century priests) imagine them burning in hell fire till now for 2000 years hopelessly screaming to god for help i can't belive the mercy of god are they forgiven even though commiting this sin keans going to hell for entinity thank you and congralutions i think the 7 year tribulation periodvis over in 18th century the great commect shooting and in 19th century the sun became dark for a day and moon was not visible on the earth but now satun has the domination over me those who don't belive in jesus crist i used to belive in him but now after knowing a lot in science it is getting harharder to belive in him even though i know that he exsists and i only belived in him not that he died for me in the cross and also not for eternal life and i still sin as much as i used to before but only a little reduced and i didn't accept satan as my master but what can i do because those who knowingly sin a lot and don't belive in jesus christ has to accept satan as their master because he only teaches us that even though he is
evil he gives us complete freedom but thr followers of jesus and god only have freedom because they can sin only
with in a limit and no
more but recive their reward after their life in heaven but the followers of satun have to go to hell butbi don't want to go to hell and be ruled by the cruel tryant but still why didn't god destroy satun long way before and i think it was also Adam and eve's fault also they could have blamed satan and could have also get their punishment reduced but they didn't and today we are seeing the result
There's a big universe out there, but you've got to expand your mind past the arrogant crap that there's some kind of omnipotent being out there that was so negligent as to leave his «prized creations» alone
with an agent of «his» biggest nemesis in «Paradise», while they were mentally no
more than toddlers, having no «knowledge of good and
evil».
In fact, it is the consideration of
evil which constrains us to make this new move; now,
with the consideration of
evil, it is the very question, of freedom, of the real freedom evoked by the postulates of the Critique of Practical Reason, which returns; the problematic of
evil requires us to tie,
more directly than we have so far been able to do, the actual reality of freedom to the regeneration which is the very content of hope.
Many a man, at least in the eyes of his fellows, seems to end his life either
with a credit - balance of meritorious deeds for which he has never received adequate recognition, or,
more likely,
with a debit - balance of
evil deeds for which he has apparently suffered no adequate penalty.
To Ken Margo: I am totally agree
with you about this
evil thing going around the earth... this
evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws
more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner
with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking
with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many
more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....
While Immanuel Kant also made an enormous contribution
with his theory of radical
evil, his emphasis led
more to individual rather than corporate responsibility, and thus continued the Enlightenment trend toward individualism.
But the «career» of His love in His dealing
with the world involves a continual sifting of the
evil from the good, a creative thrust toward a
more complete exemplification of His good in existence, and, it is possible to believe, a treasuring for all time of the good which does come to be.
Of course, he is by no means unaware of such difficulties, as is clear from the admission already cited and clearer still from his statement elsewhere, that, as compared
with the traditional problem of
evil, «there are other difficulties in theism» that he at least finds «
more formidable.»