Why is there Evil?I couldn’t resist asking the age-old question, "Why does man perpetuate evil?" Reverend Marks’ eyes twinkled, "From ignorance and from misunderstanding about man’s own true nature, man’s misunderstanding about God, misunderstanding about the nature of the universe. Also, it is perpetuated from mankind not having the proper relationship with God, with self, and with others. This poor relationship results out of man’s fear, ignorance, lack of love, and lack of understanding. So, as man comes to understand and becomes genuinely loving, then he won’t do anything to harm another. To understand, we have to become god-like. And assuming that God is love, then all of our actions, our thoughts, our deeds, have to be loving and god-like, too. Therefore, if I’m loving, then I can’t kill another. If I’m loving, then I can’t hate, criticize, or condemn. We seek perfection in trying to measure up to our goals," he said. |
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