Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,194,551 members, 7,955,055 topics. Date: Saturday, 21 September 2024 at 03:34 PM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Religion / Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. (1601 Views)
Igbo Boys In Malaysia Respond To Apostle Suleman's Tithe Sermon & Yahoo Boys / How Should A Christian Respond To Chain Letters? / Crying :'( :'( What Manner Of Evil Is This (2) (3) (4)
Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 10:31pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
A painful reality of life is that we share this planet with some people who are malicious, cruel, and vile. So we have to answer the question,"How do we handle dangerous people?" We wonder: Why are there evil and dangerous people in the world? Why doesn't God just get rid of them?How are we supposed to handle them? Jesus once told a short farming story that seems so simple. But in this little story he gives some surprising answers to these questions. Jesus answers these questions in the parable of the farmer in Matthew 13:3-9: 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places,where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil,where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.” In the story , seeds represent people , there is an enemy to God, the Devil, who sneaks in and creates evil people who are "children of the evil one." These are people who cause others to sin, who cause scandal, whose life is all about doing whatever they want, and if it hurts and ruins other people, who cares? Why will Jesus remove them? Because he wants justice to be done and people to be protected and the innocent and righteous to live in safety and joy. FOUR WAYS TO RESPONS TO SUFFERING AT THE HAND OF EVIL PEOPLE: 1. Expect to suffer. It's comforting to know that God will bring full justice later. But since God's allowing evil people to continue on for now, you can expect to suffer some. Don't take suffering as a sign that you're doing anything wrong. It's not because you're a sinner. It's not because God has abandoned you. It's because in this life, WHEAT ALWAY'S SURROUNDED BY WEEDS. 2. Pray to be protected and delivered from evil. Jesus prayed for our protection: "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one." And he taught his followers to pray for deliverance: "Our Father, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." 3. Do not take revenge. In the Bible's view, the real danger is not that dangerous people will hurt you. God can work that hurt for your ultimate good. The real danger is that you'll take revenge and become a crazed, angry, and vindictive person. Proverbs 20:22 In fact, with God's help, you can even move from I'm gonna get back at them so bad to I'm gonna find a way to treat them well. Romans 12:17, 19–21 God will settle the score for those huge, specific wrongs that were done to you. You can move on and live your life. What we consider evil are infact healthy to our road to salvation, bible call it "a refining by fire" 4. Thank God that he's made a way for weeds to become wheat. Even we good people have quite a bit of evil running through us. If Jesus let us immediately get rid of all the evil people in this world, not only would it get rid of the people who are 90 percent evil, but also the people who are 9 percent evil. Are we so good that we are ready for that? Thank God, he created a way that my weedy self could be changed into wheat. It's called grace. He made a way through Jesus, so that when Jesus comes in all his power and forever removes from this world everything that causes sin and all who do evil, he doesn't have to remove me. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 10:33pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
And that's how you become a slave. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 10:43pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
sonOfLucifer:yeah, that is the painful part, we will have to deal with people like you malvisguy212: 1 Like |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 10:44pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
malvisguy212:Yeah, I am malicious, cruel and vile. Only Christians are good and sweet and nice. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by BETATRON(m): 10:48pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
. It takes two for an oppression to take place the ignorant oppressed who doesn't know his right and the oppressor who takes advantage of the formers ignorance |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 10:49pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
sonOfLucifer:Even we good people have quite a bit of evil running through us..[/quote] maby you did not read the op before you coment. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 11:06pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
malvisguy212:Oh I did. What makes you good? Being a Christian? |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 11:17pm On Dec 05, 2015 |
sonOfLucifer:any christian who obey the commandments Jesus bring, is a "christ-like". Just like I say in the other thread, Christians are people who consider themselves such moral failures that they have come to Jesus for help and forgiveness. Making it spiritually depends NOT on how popular or nice we are, but how much we want God to rule our life and change us. 1 Like |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 6:23am On Dec 06, 2015 |
Cc lalasticlala OAM4J |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Highcuerayte: 7:01am On Dec 06, 2015 |
Somehow this has,is and will continue to be my lifestyle. God bless OP and God bless any Mod that put this on FP |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by keishablack(f): 7:35am On Dec 06, 2015 |
Nice one. Truly sometimes I wonder why God allows evil to prevail. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 7:43am On Dec 06, 2015 |
So just roll over, submit and wait for Power Rangers to save you Typical |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 8:41am On Dec 06, 2015 |
SirWere:unfortunately we will have to deal with people like you. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 9:24am On Dec 06, 2015 |
Heaven help those who help themselves malvisguy212: |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 9:46am On Dec 06, 2015 |
SirWere:how did heaven help you ? |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 7:23am On Dec 13, 2015 |
malvisguy212: |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Nobody: 8:04am On Dec 13, 2015 |
malvisguy212:What is so special about your Jewish carpenter? Why would I want to be like him? He died over 2000 years ago already. Get over it Bro. After all that beating he received, why don't you let the nigga just rest in peace? malvisguy212:What a sad way of thinking. Moral failures indeed. If you rape my daughter, why not come and ask me for help and forgiveness? Why run to a dead Jew for help and forgiveness? Do you hurt Gods or humans? Who feels the pain? malvisguy212:All this wan na grammar you dey spoke. The God of the Bible isn't a God whose morality interests me. Just a sick savage bitch that yearns, craves and hungers for praise, and will do anything, including killing his own Son, who was himself, who slept with his Mother to give birth to himself.. Jesus is a product of incest and rape. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 8:22am On Dec 13, 2015 |
sonOfLucifer:He Ressurected and live forever more. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 9:46am On Dec 20, 2015 |
malvisguy212: |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 7:19am On Feb 21, 2016 |
malvisguy212: |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by Ganjafama(m): 7:32am On Feb 21, 2016 |
Christians like blaming satan for their own failures. In the bible,I can't find any evil satan committed. He actually told Eve the truth in the garden of Eden. Jehovah, on the other hand is known for ordering the genocide of many nations, including the killing of innocent Kids and women. What an evil god! Truth is , without man, jehovah is worthless. I used to be a christian but now my eyes have open and I have never felt so at peace in my entire life. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 8:35am On Feb 21, 2016 |
Ganjafama:the peace you felt is not a true peace. The human nature is like a black and white dog, both fighting to gain control of your life, the one you feed the most is the one winning. You don't want to keep on fighting, you are resting temporary, this resting is NOT a peace. |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by lalasticlala(m): 9:41am On Feb 21, 2016 |
[quote author=malvisguy212 post=43112720][/quote] Your write up is poorly arranged |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 9:56am On Feb 21, 2016 |
lalasticlala:thank you, what about now ? |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by lalasticlala(m): 11:01am On Feb 21, 2016 |
malvisguy212: Not at all. If u had a link to where u got it from, I would have helped u arrange it. If u wrote it urself, it's poorly formatted |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by malvisguy212: 11:27am On Feb 21, 2016 |
lalasticlala:here, I selected some so that the readers won't be bore. http://www.preachingtoday.com/sermons/outlines/2010/july/howdowehandledangerouspeople.html |
Re: Four Ways To Respond To Suffering At The Hands Of Evil People. by boluwatife45(m): 11:34am On Feb 21, 2016 |
lalasticlala:oremi kilode? I've sent you messages no reply.. I posted a link about a site in the wrong section and it was blocked.. it was a mistake abeg help unblock I promise not to do that again.. oshey!! The link is rolex sms.com |
(1) (Reply)
Re: Apostle Johnson Suleman: Stephanie Otobo EXPOSED!!!! / Nairalanders, Does It Mean That Such A News Caster Will Not Go To Hell? / Marine Spirits. What Are They...
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 38 |