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Tag Archives: Evil
Are you a social cannibal?
Some people enjoy bad news about others. They savor bits of gossip and slander. You might want to keep your distance from them. Continue reading
Posted in Antagonists, Complaining, Conflict, Evil in the world, Evil One, Gossip, Slandered, Trouble-makers
Tagged Antagonists, divisive people, Evil, Gossip, slander
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Forgiveness is an act of worship
When hurt by others, we often only see the horizontal significance of what occurred. “This is about me and the one who hurt me!” we argue. Yet those who worship God are called to view forgiveness as an act of worship. This is primarily about God and secondarily about me or my offender. When we forgive, we “let go of” instead of “holding on to” or “holding against.”
Forgiveness is an act of releasing to God the hurtful actions and consequences of the wrong done to us. Continue reading
Posted in Anger, Attitude, Bitterness, Burnout, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Confession, Counseling, Defeat?, Depression, Difficult people, Divorce, Divorce and Remarriage, Emotions, Faith, Forgiveness, God, God as Potter, God's control, God's Love, God's power, Gospel, Gospel-centered, Grace, Love, Pain, Problem of evil, Punishment, Questioning God, Radical love, Relationships, Repentance, Revenge, Wisdom, Worship
Tagged anger, bitterness, Evil, Forgiveness, hurt by others, Revenge, Romans 12, Worship
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I don’t believe in dentists
Who believes in a God these days? Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Atheists, Belief, Evil in the world, God, Problem of evil, Seeking God, Theodicy
Tagged Evil, Problem of evil, Suffering, Theodicy
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A dangerous and predatory evil
Envy is a universal evil found in every culture and class of people. It’s often prevalent among refined and ostensibly religious people. Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Depravity, Envy and Jealousy, Evil in the world, Evil One
Tagged Envy, Evil
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The Most Violent Century of Human History
For all of the amazing progress in the 20th century, it was also the most violent of era of human history.
The 20th century made common words like holocaust, genocide, abortion, terrorism, and mass suicide. Continue reading
Posted in Evil in the world, History, Problem of evil, Progressive?, Violence
Tagged Evil, History, Islamic terror, Terrorism, Violence, War, War on terror
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