PIC: Evil like wild dogs fighting.
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Republished and edited from: Ashamed of Yourself?
Evil is progressive
Evil is not necessarily chronological, but it is progressive. Individuals adopt the conditions for evil, then evil takes hold of the individual… and off they go like wild dogs fighting.
Understand the progressive nature of evilness here in Romans 1:
The progressive nature of evilness
I. The conditions are set by the individual – for evil to to take hold: Romans 1
A – They Suppress the Truth. verses 18-19 (people) “who in their wickedness suppress and stifle the truth, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them [in their inner consciousness], for God made it evident to them.”
B – They Fail to Believe & Trust. verse 20 “For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.“
C – They Do Not Honor God. verse 21a “For even though [d]they knew God [as the Creator], they did not [e]honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation].
D – Their Thinking Becomes Worthless. verse 21b “On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and ….“
E – Their Heart is Darkened. verse 21b “On the contrary, …their foolish heart was darkened.“
F – Now Fools, They Exchange God for Idols. verse 22-23 “Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for [f]an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.“
Do you see yourself anywhere here on this spectrum? It’s not too late. You can stop the progression in your life.
II. Evil takes hold of the individual: Romans 1
1 – Impure Hearts. verse 24 “Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity…“
2 – Degrading Passions. verse 26 “For this reason God gave them over to degrading and vile passions“
3 – Depraved Mind. verse 28 “And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive, 29 until they were filled (permeated, saturated) with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil“
4 – Tolerate Evil Practices. verse 32 “Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.“
FOR MORE:
Evil is progressive, like a wild dog fight. And it’s getting worse and worse every year. Let’s look into Romans 1 to understand it’s progressive nature.
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out of the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened
and spiritually energized
with power through His Spirit
in your inner self,
[indwelling
your innermost being
and personality]”
– Ephesians 3:16 AMP
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I don’t do frenetic. I don’t do worry. I don’t let it in. I don’t start my day all out of kilter, out of whack. I refuse to stumble into my day.
In the morning when my mind wakes up, before I get up, that’s the time I start my attitude. Before a good cup ‘a Joe YouTube music I pray. I think a few thoughts – to my Father God. Not a long prayer, not a lot of words (It’s 5am!) – just a few to set my mind on High.
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PIC: DOGS-2. david-taffet. 563063. Unsplash
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