“Evil can be cast out, not by man alone nor by a dictatorial God who invades our lives, but when we open the door and invite God through Christ to enter.”
2007-11-26 05:18:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
It means that evil can only be fought by turning to love, not by trying to overcome it through force or will alone.
I think that it is a very poignant quote, considering how our leaders are ready to go to war to exterminate "evil", rather than by promoting peace and love.
I think it also means that evil has a quality that is intrinsically related to how we approach issues. To overcome evil by inviting love and peace into our hearts, we are approaching the problem in a non-conventional manner. It seems logical to say that the easiest way to free ourselves of evil is to banish it from our lives. However, your quote is saying that doing such an action will have no effect. The only way to overcome the problem of evil is by turning to love and peace.
It's about attitude, not actions.
2007-11-26 05:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by cannon_lab 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let Christ throught the door that we have opened. Then the evil can be cast out as it has been replaced by Christ. Does that mean that the evil is internal and Christ entering through the door allows change?
2007-11-28 12:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It reflects the fundamental belief that it is only by following the teachings of Jesus Christ, acknowledging his sacrifice and his deity that we can overcome evil.
Other faiths do not believe this - making
alternative claims and many deny there is a God to glorify or appease. For many, the existence of evil itself is an obstacle to faith
because if ALL things stem from God it's impossible to avoid concluding mankind was DESIGNED capable of sinning because God willed it to be so. Thus Christ's sacrifice was a necessity - if man
alone cannot gain redemption - which in turn
leads to the conclusion that the execution of Christ solved a problem God created in the first place.
For many of us that is beyond belief.
2007-11-26 20:57:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Moral relativism - Martin Luther King
2007-11-26 05:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by Antman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means that you must accept Christianity into your home in order to do away with evil. It's part of the 'Free Will' doctrine that comes with Christianity: nobody (nor God) will force you to behave, so you have do it yourself.
2007-11-26 05:26:12 · answer #5 · answered by schuttz 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It means that we don't have what it takes to get rid of evil on our own, or to stop sinning just by willing to do so and making a supreme effort, but that we must do it by the grace of God, who has chosen not to force us to be good but to give us free will, so that we must turn to him voluntarily and ask his help in freeing ourselves from evil.
2007-11-26 05:25:36 · answer #6 · answered by aida 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
well my opinion is sumthing to do with not only you can put out evil god can also help u getin rid of it... n the rest is a lil confusing...mayb god can b anywhere n get 2 anywhere so he could also b in ur life n help you.
2007-11-26 05:28:11 · answer #7 · answered by Milly 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Turn away from the devil and welcome a loving God into your heart.
2007-11-26 05:25:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋