Quotes about Evil

Theodicy ... what is involved is not a theoretical answer to the enigma of evil ... but an answer of faith ... the abstract questions of theodicy fall away in the shadow of the event of the cross.

We stand, as did the men of old, in the valley, and ask the same question as they: "Watchman, what of the night?" Men of God upon the heights of vision, seers of the present day, looking out upon the great horizon, send back to us the old answer, "The morning cometh; the night also." The signs of the times are such as reveal the power of spirituality, side by side with the development of evil; but, thank God, beyond the night that comes is the larger day and gladder age for man.

Chapter 13 offers a biblical view on how evil infects every good thing that God has created on this planet. That sets us up for chapter 14, where Jesus tells us that our allegiance to his spiritual family takes precedence over our allegiance to our blood family of origin.

He remarked that thinking often spoils everything and that evil usually begins with our thoughts.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion.

Poverty possesses this disease; through want it teaches a man evil.

But length of days with an evil heart is only length of misery and already she begins to know it. All get what they want; they do not always like it.

The worst evil of disregard for some law is that it destroys respect for all law.

We must remember that Satan has his miracles, too.

Somehow the Tories have deflected the righteous anger at the bankers who we bailed out. The Tories manage to take that outrage and direct it at benefit claimants. It's genius. Evil genius.

My concern is, How do we deal with evil without becoming it? If we aren't careful, our "justice" can be as bad as the crime itself. Yet