Beat evil with good

in #steemchurch8 years ago (edited)

As imperfect human beings, when receiving a bad gesture, offenses, to be deceitful, defamed by other people or in short someone pays us badly after having done a good, we always feel in our heart a deep pain, disappointment, anger, feelings that they are born from the heart and that if we let these feelings drag us, we will end up doing bad things. More than a Christian person or not, has fallen into an "eye for an eye" and "tooth for a tooth", taking revenge for themselves.

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What does God say about this?

The answer can be found in Romans 12: 17-21

17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

This is what we should do in these situations. As children of God we must always have the identity of the Father and our Father is love. Although we know that doing good when they do us wrong, it is not easy ...

How can we achieve it?

Let's be a mud in the hands of the potter

Dying to our flesh and with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our helper, he is the only one capable of drawing goodness and love from us; but we must renounce our own thoughts and desires and be willing for Him to change us and help us, let Him act in our hearts as He wants to act, because the Holy Spirit knows us more than we know ourselves and knows in which area to work.

Our greatest example is seen in Jesus, by dying on the cross, bearing the punishment we deserved for our evil.

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Do good no matter how badly they pay you, you just have to love! Remember that if you pay bad for bad, you put yourself on the same level as you do bad, that is, you would be the same as that person. On the other hand, if you always do good, God's blessings will persecute you, you will reach a good opinion before God and men, and your enemies will be ashamed because of their evil.

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Thanks for this wouderful sermon of good Verse evil and jow to beat evil with good.....that should be ever Christian practice.....Upvoted and resteem

Thanks! .For me it is always a pleasure to speak of the word of my Heavenly Father