Truth is fiction. Fiction is truth. They r the same but different.Good is nondual. Evil is judgment. Good appears as the thoughts, or, interpretation “evil”.
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
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Truth is fiction. Fiction is truth. They r the same but different.Good is nondual. Evil is judgment. Good appears as the thoughts, or, interpretation “evil”.
Truth is indeed stranger than fiction.
"The guy" was Paul. There is debate as to whether he is speaking about the battle between the flesh and the spirit that takes place within every Christian or (as is more commonly believed) he is speaking in the "voice" of one who has not yet turned to Christ. It is impossible to understand these passages - and, for that matter, Romans - without a solid commentary (or perhaps ten solid commentaries). It appears to me that you are working yourself into a state of total confusion.The guy said that what made him sin wasn't good but it was evil. That implies evil doesn't do good. The guy was evil. If he was evil then how did he fight the evil within himself unless he did something good?
Truth is fiction. Fiction is truth. They r the same but different.
The bible applies value judgements to every thing. That includes all kinds of behavior. If the guy fights the evil within himself we must apply a value judgement to that fight because the bible says his will to fight evil has a value to it."The guy" was Paul. There is debate as to whether he is speaking about the battle between the flesh and the spirit that takes place within every Christian or (as is more commonly believed) he is speaking in the "voice" of one who has not yet turned to Christ. It is impossible to understand these passages - and, for that matter, Romans - without a solid commentary (or perhaps ten solid commentaries). It appears to me that you are working yourself into a state of total confusion.
This discusses the basic debate: Does Romans 7 Describe a Christian?.
Beautiful.Truth is fiction. Fiction is truth. They r the same but different.
The bible says that fighting evil is not a good thing to do. U r trying to defend that. I want good reasons why fighting evil can't be good.So we know the bible says that the Love of money is the root of all evil.
It is not the money that is evil, or even the person that is rich is evil.
But the love of money itself is what the problem is.
There is a man named Joseph of Arimathaea who was rich.
Mat 27:57
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
Mat 27:58
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.
Mat 27:59
And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
Mat 27:60
And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
And this same man along with Nicodemus brought 100 pound weight of myrrh and aloe in which to wrap Jesus' body in for his burial.
Jhn 19:38
And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
Jhn 19:39
And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.
Jhn 19:40
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
There was a woman who had an alabaster box of ointment and she poured it on Jesus for his burial. And the disciples got upset because they thought that it would be more profitable to sell the ointment and give to the poor.
Mat 26:7
There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Mat 26:8
But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Mat 26:9
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
So we know that the 100 pound weight of spices that Joseph and Nicodemus brought with them must also have cost a lot of money.
Was Joseph evil because he was rich, or did God bless him with riches for the purpose of providing for Jesus' burial?
The answer is this: Where your heart is that's where your treasure will be also.
Joseph and Nicodemus loved Jesus more than money.
So the problem with most rich men, is they don't want to give up their riches, They want to cling onto them. And that's why Jesus says it is easier for a camel to go through an eye of an needle than a rich man to enter into the Kingdom.
Because most times the love of money outweighs the love of friendship.
But not always.
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Depends if the evil you percieve is in yourself or someone else.The bible says that fighting evil is not a good thing to do. U r trying to defend that. I want good reasons why fighting evil can't be good.
Fighting evil is good because it matters and it is working with good.
The bible spells out to be perfect rich people must sell all give to the poor and follow Jesus. Yes you got that right.The bible says that the rich are evil
It says evil does no good
It says the rich people donate to charity
It says donating to charity is good
That means rich people are doing good by donating to charity even though rich people are evil who don't do good
Just weights, scales of balance, measures that are meted out, rewards and penalties.We must apply values to everything because everything has a value. That includes fighting evil. Fighting evil can't be evil.
There are no values that are neither good or evil talked of in the bible.
What is the value of fighting evil? If we say zero, then why can we measure the value of it with other numbers?
For what reason does one remove one’s hand from a hot stove?I want good reasons why fighting evil can't be good
Where does it say all rich people are evil.The bible says that the rich are evil
It says evil does no good
It says the rich people donate to charity
It says donating to charity is good
That means rich people are doing good by donating to charity even though rich people are evil who don't do good
Exactly. If u don't fight evil within yourself, Christ won't be able to save u from it within u unless he were take away your free will to do evil.For what reason does one remove one’s hand from a hot stove?
The fight is within, not without.
Exactly. If u don't fight evil within yourself, Christ won't be able to save u from it within u unless he were take away your free will to do evil.
If u don't fight the illnesses in your body, they will remain in there. God isn't gonna take them out for u. If he did it would violate free will. When u do evil it's a conscious act of free will.
Free will is the thought…. Fee will. There isn’t any object anyone has or has even seen called “free will”. It’s like rumor that really spiraled.Exactly. If u don't fight evil within yourself, Christ won't be able to save u from it within u unless he were take away your free will to do evil.
If u don't fight the illnesses in your body, they will remain in there. God isn't gonna take them out for u. If he did it would violate free will. When u do evil it's a conscious act of free will.
So the way I understand it is, We don't really have the power to heal oursleves. We have the desire and the faith to be healed.Exactly. If u don't fight evil within yourself, Christ won't be able to save u from it within u unless he were take away your free will to do evil.
If u don't fight the illnesses in your body, they will remain in there. God isn't gonna take them out for u. If he did it would violate free will. When u do evil it's a conscious act of free will.
It means rich people put their wealth before God. Rich people who have no need of God because their riches supply all they need. In his sermon on the mount Jesus said, 'Blessed are the poor' - meaning those who know they need God.The bible says that the rich are evil
It says evil does no good
It says the rich people donate to charity
It says donating to charity is good
That means rich people are doing good by donating to charity even though rich people are evil who don't do good
It is God himself who gives us the ability to fight evil. If His Holy Spirit live in us through Jesus then it is that Holy Spirit who will guide us teach us and show us where we need to make changes.Exactly. If u don't fight evil within yourself, Christ won't be able to save u from it within u unless he were take away your free will to do evil.
The bible says that the rich are evil
It says evil does no good
It says the rich people donate to charity
It says donating to charity is good
That means rich people are doing good by donating to charity even though rich people are evil who don't do good