How Do You Define Evil?

Before reading part three this morning, I would like for us to consider what "evil" is. The world would have us believe evil is found in the likes of Charles Manson or Satanic Rituals. Evil is a word used to define pedophilia, rape, and murder. We must understand that while all of that is true, our Father defines EVERYTHING against His will as evil. I hope this sheds light for us and broadens our scope to the true definition of "evil."

PART THREE: Love for Truth and Righteousness Also Requires Us to Hate Evil.

Psalms 119:104 - Through Your precepts I get understanding; so I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:127,128 - I love Your commandments more than gold, yes than fine gold! Therefore all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right; I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:163 - I hate and abhor lying, but I love Your law.

Romans 12:9 - Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Note that proper love requires us to abhor evil. [Amos 5:15]

Psalm 36:1-4 - One reason why God rebukes wicked people is that they fail to abhor evil. Instead, they devise evil and think their evil will not be discovered and hated. It is not wrong for us to oppose evil. The people who are wrong are the ones who do not hate evil and who criticize those who do hate it!

Note further: The people who object to sin being opposed are not the righteous people, but the evil people. The reason people don't want God and His people to oppose evil is that they (or their loved ones) are practicing evil (v2). They don't want their evil to be opposed, so they can be free to continue to practice it without feeling guilty!

Just as God does not love everything, so Christians should not love everything. It is a question of what you love and what you hate. It is impossible to love two things that are complete opposites. The more you love truth and righteousness, the more you will find falsehood and evil to be repulsive. If your opposition to evil is growing weak, it must be because your love for truth is growing weak. [Heb. 1:9: 1 Pet. 2:21 and Matt. 10:34; Job 42:6; Psa. 26:5; 101:3; 119:113; Prov. 13:5; 8:7; 29:27; Mic. 3:2]