In other words does it come from inside of us, outside of us, or both, or is it all about the choices we make, etc...?
2007-07-05 19:12:38 · 12 answers · asked by sharky_13_13 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Deliver us from evil is something that I pray often. I believe that prayer covers my own choices and how the choices other people make affect me.
2007-07-05 19:34:01 · answer #1 · answered by Jael 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think of evil as a type of negativity that does not originate within us but around us. I think that people are good in their true nature. To me, evil is a negative energy that is true to this dimension on Earth. There are people who embrace this negative energy and this leads to their "evil" or dark behavior. These people have chosen to rebel against "good" (or whatever would be the opposite of evil). And perhaps, they do put evil in their own self at this time.
In order for evil to be here, good has to be here. It is, to me, much like something we'd learn in basic chemistry where protons and electrons function together to have a stable ion (positive and negative creates some stability); in this case good and evil would function together.
Unfortunately, in regard to an answer to the problem of evil, I am not sure if there is a true way to correct this because unfortunately it may have its purpose. I think that sometimes people learn from mistakes and difficulties and troubles. In this sense, evil is there to teach the 'good' to be even better.
I do not think the answer can rely on a religious belief because when man has opposing religious views, it is one of the very reasons man will draw battle against each other.
2007-07-05 19:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by ~*~ Anna ~*~ 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The problem to evil is 1) mental illness 2) greed 3) The Bible and Christian Extremist.
2007-07-05 19:30:08 · answer #3 · answered by Daniel N 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the best way to overcome evil is to be nice. Some studies have found that when a random person walking by smiles at another person walking by (say at a store) the person who got smiled at will smile at a different random person that same day. If we all just try to be good and nice, there would be no evil.
2007-07-05 19:16:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evil does not exist.. everything in the creation of Divine.
Evil is a temporary concept created by mind, which itself is temporary in the Cosmos
2007-07-05 19:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by ۞Aum۞ 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. The answer comes from God and he came to the world in the form of man to overcome temptation remain perfect and pay the penalty of death for all who accept the atonement. through faith these are made new and in agreement with God's righteousness. this we have by faith until the day we are changed literally.
2007-07-05 19:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Are people prevented from choosing evil? If so there is no freewill.
2007-07-05 19:31:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its all everything and everyone in and out of this world is evil for all things must have a balance. all things are good to but some...unlike me....show a little more then they shouldXD
Blessings
2007-07-05 19:16:39 · answer #8 · answered by funkyjason11 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have to trust in God. And obey what he says to get out of the problem of evil
2007-07-05 19:24:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It comes from the choices we make. Evil comes from the lack of God... and plenty of us choose to deny Him.
2007-07-05 19:17:31 · answer #10 · answered by spinelli 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋