Mal
A existência do mal é realidade que a Bíblia confronta diretamente. Deus não é autor do mal, mas nos dá armas para vencê-lo e promete que o bem sempre prevalecerá.
Separar-se do mal
O temor do Senhor é aborrecer o mal. A Bíblia nos exorta a odiar o pecado, guardar os pés do mal e fugir de toda aparência maligna.
13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil; I hate pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the wicked mouth.
10 You who love the LORD, hate evil; He keeps the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
14 Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
133 Order my steps in Your word; and do not let any iniquity rule over me.
16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes; cease to do evil;
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil.8 Healing shall be to your navel and marrow to your bones.
Vencer o mal com o bem
Não te deixes vencer do mal, mas vence o mal com o bem. A luz brilha nas trevas, e as trevas não prevalecem contra ela.
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
9 [Let] love [be] without hypocrisy, shrinking from evil, cleaving to good;
17 And I exhort you, brothers, to watch those making divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.
15 See [that] none gives evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue the good, both towards one another and towards all.
21 Prove all things, hold fast to the good.22 Abstain from every appearance of evil.
Proteção contra o mal
Deus nos livra do mal e guarda nossos passos. Devemos nos revestir da armadura de Deus para resistir às forças das trevas.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
15 I do not pray for You to take them out of the world, but for You to keep them from the evil.
7 The LORD shall keep you from all evil; He shall keep your soul.8 The LORD shall keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.
18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and will preserve [me] to His heavenly kingdom, to whom [be] glory forever and ever. Amen.
11 Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world's rulers, of the darkness of this age, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
26 Be angry, and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath,27 neither give place to the Devil.
Deus transforma o mal em bem
O que o mal pretendeu contra nós, Deus transformou em bem. Ele tira pureza da aflição e confessa a restauração dos arrependidos.
20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, [but] God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to save a great many people alive.
21 Therefore putting aside all filthiness and overflowing of evil, receive in meekness the implanted Word, which is able to save your souls.
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
20 And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man.21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:23 All these evil things pass out from inside and defile the man.
12 Hatred stirs up fights, but love covers all sins.
9 So speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Judge true judgment, and practice kindness and pity, [each] man to his brother.10 And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man [against] his brother.