WHAT IS EVIL?
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Evil may be taken metaphysically, physically and morally.
Metaphysical evil consists in mere imperfection, physical evil in suffering, and moral evil in sin.
We must consider that there is an original imperfection in the creature before sin, because the creature is limited in its essence; whence ensues that it cannot know all, and that it can deceive itself and commit other errors.
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Leibniz, Theodicy.
Metaphysical evil consists in mere imperfection, physical evil in suffering, and moral evil in sin.
We must consider that there is an original imperfection in the creature before sin, because the creature is limited in its essence; whence ensues that it cannot know all, and that it can deceive itself and commit other errors.
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Leibniz, Theodicy.
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Genesis 2:15-17 NIV
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. [16] And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; [17] but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. [16] And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; [17] but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
This is said somewhat 'tongue in cheek' because it s trite; but on reflection it has a great deal more truth than first appears:
Devil is evil.
De or d' in both English and French means from.
D' evil means from evil.
Devil is evil That which Satan persuades or entices people to do in disobedience to God is evil.
Devil is evil.
De or d' in both English and French means from.
D' evil means from evil.
Devil is evil That which Satan persuades or entices people to do in disobedience to God is evil.
Anything that is not love is evil.
Out of faith,hope,and charity,love in action,charity is the greatest,and of all that we did on earth will pass away,including faith,and hope,for they are not needed in heaven,but love will go on forever.
Paul said charity does not think an evil thought,does not sin by the Spirit,is not arrogant,is not selfish,is not unkind,and only goes by their needs,and not their wants,and helps people will their needs if possible,and helps them anyway they can.
Paul said he could have all faith so that he could remove mountains,but if he did not have charity then he is nothing,and if people believe God is blessing them with money and material things for their wants withdraw yourself from them,having food and clothing be content,for the love of money is the root of all evil for it neglects the poor and needy,and they have erred from the faith.
James said without charity their faith is dead,and John said the love of God does not dwell in them.
God hates sin,and does not want us to do sin being led by His Spirit,for a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh,and show the ways of the Spirit,and God will not allow them to be tempted above what they are able,and will give them an escape from the temptation so they can bear it.
To obey is better than sacrifice,and all thoughts have to be to the obedience of Christ.
This is what seals the saints that they abstain from iniquity,and awake to righteousness,and sin not,but some have not the knowledge of God,and Paul speaks that to their shame.
Sin separates us from God,for our lack of love separates us from God.
Jesus said concerning the end time that since iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold,which we can see it in America,as they have the attitude get all you can get and forget everyone else,as they are millionaires,billionaires,ripping off the very people that made them rich by raising prices,less quantity,and lower quality,and that is how they reward those that made them rich,and then the attitude is people basically care about themselves with little regard for anyone else,so you do not care about me,I do not care about you,and it gets worse.
Abstain from fleshy lusts that war against the soul.
Love not the world or the things in the world,and if anybody does then they are not of the Father.
Love God.
Jesus gives us a new commandment that we love one another as He loved us.
Love works no ill towards their neighbor,therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
If a person does not care about the poor and needy,they are nothing,they erred from the faith,their faith is dead,and the love of God does not dwell in them.
Love people.
The 2 greatest commandments,love God,and love people,which creation testifies that there is a higher power that loves people,for He provided food,and the means to make clothing and shelter,so the world is without excuse if they do not acknowledge this higher power,and love people.
Anything that is not of love is evil,and when we are saved we are learning to love,which by the Spirit we can love perfectly.
Love does not think an evil thought,does not sin by the Spirit,does not puff itself up against other people,does not look upon their own,but care about other people,only goes by their needs,and not their wants,and helps the poor and needy if possible,and helps them however they can.
Love your neighbor as yourself,esteem other people higher than yourself,what makes you to differ from another person,feed and clothe your enemies,pray for them,bless them,do not retaliate back when physically or verbally assaulted.
The world can never attain unto that love for their flesh will not allow it,and the world cannot love perfectly and that is why they cannot inherit salvation.
It is our love that saves us which we cannot have unless we abide in the truth by the Spirit.
Anything that is not love is evil,and everything that we did on earth will pass away,including faith,and hope,but love will go on forever,for that is what is is all about.
The Bible said there would be many hypocrites at the end time,that say they are rich,and increased with goods,and say they have need of nothing,but they do not know that they are wretched,and blind,and naked,and poor,and miserable.
God tells us of the last generation before He ends this sin business on earth,that children will not want to obey their parents,and they will be pure in their own eyes but not washed away from their filthiness,and highly arrogant,and highly selfish,and fierce towards each other,and they will devour the poor from off the earth,and the needy from among men,which they will heap money to themselves and not care about those in need,which we see today.
The Bible says give offense in nothing that the ministry be not blamed,and with the vast amount of hypocrites at this time people are blaming the ministry as they enjoy sin thinking they are alright,and enjoying money and material things and think they are being blessed.
But hypocrites do not change Christianity,and do not void it out,for Christianity is the same regardless of how people act,and only someone that acts like Christ by the Spirit is a Christian,and hypocrites do not belong to the Church.
God warns of the new age movement interpretation of the Bible,based on the occult,nature worship,witchcraft,spiritual evolution through nature,that exalts people,and Jesus is not Lord and Savior,but a good teacher in spiritual evolution,and an ascended master,and honor the God of forces,or the power of nature as their higher power.
The new age movement is the future for this sinful world,which their conscience is seared with a hot iron,which they will not show the love of Christ,but that is what the occult is all about exaltation of self by the power of nature,which the man of sin,New Age Christ,will claim to have evolved by the power of nature,and will share this power with all who follow him.
It is the time for God to end this sin business on earth,and the new age movement will pave the way,and their false interpretation of the Bible based on evolution,and people can still evolve to be greater,which when the nations come together to try to establish peace on earth they will cut out a higher power,and will not show the love of God,and Christ,and will try to take away all people who oppose them,for they want them off this earth.
It is the beginning of the end for those who love not the truth.
Out of faith,hope,and charity,love in action,charity is the greatest,and of all that we did on earth will pass away,including faith,and hope,for they are not needed in heaven,but love will go on forever.
Paul said charity does not think an evil thought,does not sin by the Spirit,is not arrogant,is not selfish,is not unkind,and only goes by their needs,and not their wants,and helps people will their needs if possible,and helps them anyway they can.
Paul said he could have all faith so that he could remove mountains,but if he did not have charity then he is nothing,and if people believe God is blessing them with money and material things for their wants withdraw yourself from them,having food and clothing be content,for the love of money is the root of all evil for it neglects the poor and needy,and they have erred from the faith.
James said without charity their faith is dead,and John said the love of God does not dwell in them.
God hates sin,and does not want us to do sin being led by His Spirit,for a Spirit led life will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh,and show the ways of the Spirit,and God will not allow them to be tempted above what they are able,and will give them an escape from the temptation so they can bear it.
To obey is better than sacrifice,and all thoughts have to be to the obedience of Christ.
This is what seals the saints that they abstain from iniquity,and awake to righteousness,and sin not,but some have not the knowledge of God,and Paul speaks that to their shame.
Sin separates us from God,for our lack of love separates us from God.
Jesus said concerning the end time that since iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold,which we can see it in America,as they have the attitude get all you can get and forget everyone else,as they are millionaires,billionaires,ripping off the very people that made them rich by raising prices,less quantity,and lower quality,and that is how they reward those that made them rich,and then the attitude is people basically care about themselves with little regard for anyone else,so you do not care about me,I do not care about you,and it gets worse.
Abstain from fleshy lusts that war against the soul.
Love not the world or the things in the world,and if anybody does then they are not of the Father.
Love God.
Jesus gives us a new commandment that we love one another as He loved us.
Love works no ill towards their neighbor,therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
If a person does not care about the poor and needy,they are nothing,they erred from the faith,their faith is dead,and the love of God does not dwell in them.
Love people.
The 2 greatest commandments,love God,and love people,which creation testifies that there is a higher power that loves people,for He provided food,and the means to make clothing and shelter,so the world is without excuse if they do not acknowledge this higher power,and love people.
Anything that is not of love is evil,and when we are saved we are learning to love,which by the Spirit we can love perfectly.
Love does not think an evil thought,does not sin by the Spirit,does not puff itself up against other people,does not look upon their own,but care about other people,only goes by their needs,and not their wants,and helps the poor and needy if possible,and helps them however they can.
Love your neighbor as yourself,esteem other people higher than yourself,what makes you to differ from another person,feed and clothe your enemies,pray for them,bless them,do not retaliate back when physically or verbally assaulted.
The world can never attain unto that love for their flesh will not allow it,and the world cannot love perfectly and that is why they cannot inherit salvation.
It is our love that saves us which we cannot have unless we abide in the truth by the Spirit.
Anything that is not love is evil,and everything that we did on earth will pass away,including faith,and hope,but love will go on forever,for that is what is is all about.
The Bible said there would be many hypocrites at the end time,that say they are rich,and increased with goods,and say they have need of nothing,but they do not know that they are wretched,and blind,and naked,and poor,and miserable.
God tells us of the last generation before He ends this sin business on earth,that children will not want to obey their parents,and they will be pure in their own eyes but not washed away from their filthiness,and highly arrogant,and highly selfish,and fierce towards each other,and they will devour the poor from off the earth,and the needy from among men,which they will heap money to themselves and not care about those in need,which we see today.
The Bible says give offense in nothing that the ministry be not blamed,and with the vast amount of hypocrites at this time people are blaming the ministry as they enjoy sin thinking they are alright,and enjoying money and material things and think they are being blessed.
But hypocrites do not change Christianity,and do not void it out,for Christianity is the same regardless of how people act,and only someone that acts like Christ by the Spirit is a Christian,and hypocrites do not belong to the Church.
God warns of the new age movement interpretation of the Bible,based on the occult,nature worship,witchcraft,spiritual evolution through nature,that exalts people,and Jesus is not Lord and Savior,but a good teacher in spiritual evolution,and an ascended master,and honor the God of forces,or the power of nature as their higher power.
The new age movement is the future for this sinful world,which their conscience is seared with a hot iron,which they will not show the love of Christ,but that is what the occult is all about exaltation of self by the power of nature,which the man of sin,New Age Christ,will claim to have evolved by the power of nature,and will share this power with all who follow him.
It is the time for God to end this sin business on earth,and the new age movement will pave the way,and their false interpretation of the Bible based on evolution,and people can still evolve to be greater,which when the nations come together to try to establish peace on earth they will cut out a higher power,and will not show the love of God,and Christ,and will try to take away all people who oppose them,for they want them off this earth.
It is the beginning of the end for those who love not the truth.
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KJ Bible Dictionary:
E'VIL, n. Evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.
Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.
There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.
All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.
E'VIL, n. Evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.
Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.
There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.
All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.