Bible References On Good And Evil

Matthew 7:7-12

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened"

This passage states that if you ask you will receive, for example if you ask for forgiveness, he will forgive you. Ð''Seek and you will find' means if you seek God, you will find him, or even if you seek some sort of pleasure or happiness you will find it if you believe. Ð''Knock, the door will be opened' signifies that God has open arms for you if you want him to, even though a person could be wicked he can still do good to his children, so this passage demonstrates the Good in people even though they could be evil.

Matthew 9:1-8

"Jesus got into the boat and went back across the lake to his own town, where some people brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a bed. When Jesus saw how much faith they had, he said to the paralyzed man, Ð''Courage, my son! Your sins are forgiven.' Then some teachers of the law said to themselves, "This man is speaking blasphemy!" Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, "Why are you thinking such evil things? Is it easier to say, Ð''Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, Ð''Get up and walk'? I will prove to you, then, that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralysed man, "Get up, pick up your bed, and go home!" The man got up and went home. When the people saw it, they were afraid, and praised God for giving such authority to people.

If you have faith in Jesus, then anything is possible, even though the teachers of the law doubted Jesus' powers, Jesus saw to it that the paralysed man be healed. The passage shows an act of good, how Jesus heals this man and gives him the strength to carry his bed and walk home. The teachers were negative, yet when they saw the miracle that Jesus had performed to this man they couldn't believe it, and from that point didn't doubt anymore, didn't think any evil thoughts, they just praised to God. If we have faith Jesus will be there with us, no matter if we have done evil, because we will always be forgiven if we believe.

Matthew 12:35-37

"A good person brings out good things out of a treasure of good things; a bad person brings bad things out of the treasure of bad things. You can be sure that on the Day of Judgment you will have to give account of every useless word you have ever spoken"

The passage is saying how depending on who you are inside, whether good or evil, in the end, on judgment day for every foul word you have said you must account for why you said it. This passage is a definition of good and evil, for as you have said evil, but in the end you will attempt to redeem that evil, and talk about the evil words you have spoken.

Luke 6: 43-45

"A healthy tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a poor tree bear good fruit. Every tree is known by the fruit it bears; you do not pick figs from thorn bushes or gather grapes from bramble bushes. A good person brings good out of the treasure of good things in his heart; a bad person brings bad out of his treasure of bad things. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

This passage is demonstrating that if you are a good person you will do good deeds for as a person with hate, evil or greed in their hearts won't act out good deeds. In comparison, you wouldn't choose an evil person to do an act of good, because it wouldn't be right. A good person will do good things, a bad person, bad things. That is the difference between good and evil, God vs. Satan.

Luke 11: 9-13

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened"

Much like the passage from Matthew this passage illustrates that if you ask for forgiveness, god will forgive you. Defining "seek and you will find" is that if you seek for help, God will find you and help you. God will make sure you take the right journey, and will guide you along the way. What is meant by "To the one who knocks, the door will be opened" means if you knock on God's door he will open it and help you even if you are a sinner. This passage expresses a good message about the works and wonders of God. We are his children there for he will accept us even if we have ever done any evil.

Romans 12:9-21

"Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good. Love one another warmly as Christians, and be eager to show respect for one another. Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the Lord with a heart full of devotion. Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. Share your belongings with your needy fellow Christians, and open your homes to strangers. Ask God to bless those who persecute you- yes, ask him to bless, not to curse. Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep. Have the same concern for everyone. Do not be proud, but accept humble duties. Do not think of yourselves as wise. If someone has done you wrong, do not repay him with a wrong. Try to do what everyone considers to be good. Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everyone. Never take revenge, my friends, but instead let god's anger do it. For the scripture says, "I will take revenge, I will pay back, says the Lord." Instead, as the scripture says: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them a drink; for by doing this you will make them burn with shame." Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good."

This passage is telling us how to act like good Christians, to love one another with great honesty, to hate what is evil in this world, to be respectful and humble at the duties we do, not proud. Share your belongings and have open your homes to strangers and open your heart to the needy, don't ask God to curse the people who persecute you, but ask him to forgive and bless them instead. The passage basically states that don't act greater then others, be humble and love and live in peace with everyone. Defeat evil with good.

1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28

"We beg you, our friends,

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