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Tag Archives: evil
Failing to drive out evil in our lives (Judges 1)
One of the things God commanded the Israelites to do as to completely drive out the Canaanites from the land, and make no compromise with them. Why? Because of all their evil. And if they did not drive them out, … Continue reading
In a world where wrong is called right (Psalm 119:1-16)
We live in a world now where wrong is called right. Where people think the greatest happiness is in living as they desire. Where things that were once called sinful are now celebrated. The scary thing is that many in … Continue reading
Angry at evil? (Acts 17)
This past week, in Japan (where I live), a terrible incident happened in which 34 were people were killed due to an arsonist who set fire to an anime studio called Kyoto Animation. A friend of mine, who is an … Continue reading
The One who is on the throne (Psalm 9)
Sometimes, we look at the world, and it can get discouraging. We see all the evil and all the people who are hurting. Sometimes we ourselves are hurting. And we wonder where God is. But to David, the answer was … Continue reading
Calling evil, “evil” (Deuteronomy 19)
I’m thinking about my next message I’ll be giving at my church, where Jesus talks about “eye for eye, tooth for tooth” versus forgiveness. I think one thing that many people don’t realize is that “eye for eye, tooth for … Continue reading
Revelation 2:12-29 — Tolerating evil in our midst
Tolerance. It used to have such a good meaning. It used to mean that even if we disagreed with someone, we could still love them and at the very least have a civil relationship with them. Now it means that … Continue reading
I Timothy 4:1-6 — Seared consciences
We live in a world where people no longer seem to know what good or evil is. Things that are evil, they call good. Things that are good, they call evil. Why? What has happened to us? The problem is … Continue reading
Posted in I Timothy, New Testament, Pauline epistles
Tagged evil, good, seared consciences
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Acts 17:16-20 — Provoked
It can be easy, sometimes, to get numb to the evil that we see in the world. Perhaps at first, the things we saw bothered us, but as time passed, we started getting “used to it all.” Now we barely … Continue reading
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 — Why evil?
The problem of evil is one that many people in this world struggle with. They wonder how a good God could allow evil in this world. In this parable, we see at least part of the reason. I think the … Continue reading
Posted in Gospels, Matthew, New Testament
Tagged evil, judgment, kingdom of God, weeds
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Psalm 140 — Deliver me from evil
And so we come down to the homestretch for the book of Psalms. It’s taken about 4 months to get this far, and we have just under two more weeks to complete it. Anyway, as I look at this psalm, … Continue reading
Posted in Books of Poetry, Old Testament, Psalms
Tagged evil, Lord's prayer, Mercy, spiritual war
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Psalm 120 — Angered by the evil around us
How often do you get angered by the evil that you see around you? That’s how the psalmist felt. What did he see around him? Lying lips. Deceitful tongues. (2) And people who not only disrupted peace, but caused war … Continue reading
Ezekiel 13 — Whitewashing the truth
”Do I really need to share the gospel with my grandma? Sure, she’s not a Christian, but she’s a really nice person. Surely God will accept her.” How often do we hear Christians say this? Or maybe they won’t say … Continue reading
Habakkuk — Trusting God in the midst of an evil world
We hit yet another minor prophet here. Habakkuk probably prophesied during the time of Jeremiah, and this book was probably written sometime during the reign of king Jehoiakim the son of Josiah. Jehoiakim came to power (so to speak) when … Continue reading
Jeremiah 4:5-31 — Bringing evil upon ourselves
Why is this happening to me? People often ask that question when bad things happen in their lives. Sometimes, bad things happen because we are caught in a world corrupted by sin. But sometimes, we bring evil upon ourselves. That’s … Continue reading
