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.
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 the evil with goodness.
9 Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.
17 But I beseech you, brethren, to keep a watch on those who are causing the divisions among you, and are leading others into sin, in defiance of the instruction which you have received; and habitually to shun them.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.
15 See to it that no one ever repays another with evil for evil; but always seek opportunities of doing good both to one another and to all the world.
21 but test all such, and retain hold of the good.22 Hold yourselves aloof from every form 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 bring us not into temptation, but rescue us from the Evil one.'
15 I do not ask that Thou wilt remove them out of the world, but that Thou wilt protect them from the Evil one.
18 The Lord will deliver me from every cruel attack and will keep me safe in preparation for His heavenly Kingdom. To Him be the glory until the Ages of the Ages! Amen.
11 Put on the complete armour of God, so as to be able to stand firm against all the stratagems of the Devil.
12 For ours is not a conflict with mere flesh and blood, but with the despotisms, the empires, the forces that control and govern this dark world–the spiritual hosts of evil arrayed against us in the heavenly warfare.
26 If angry, beware of sinning. Let not your irritation last until the sun goes down;27 and do not leave room for 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.
21 Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
9 If we confess our sins, He is so faithful and just that He forgives us our sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness.
20 »What comes out of a man,« He added, »that it is which makes him unclean.21 For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed–fornication, theft, murder, adultery,22 covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, reviling, pride, reckless folly:23 all these wicked things come out from within and make a man unclean.«