Evil is What Evil Thinks!

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Evil is What Evil Thinks Bible Study

The idea of it is simple, when we do what is good, we make God happy and when we do what is evil we make God angry, sad, and even make Him regret creating us! We are just as accountable for our thoughts as we are for the words that we speak from our mouths. Our words simply put, create actions which reflect our thoughts. On this wise, we see that the thoughts we think, the words we speak with our mouths, then create the way we act. How we think, speak, and act affects our relationship with the Lord, our family, our friends and others. People who think evil thoughts tend to speak and do evil things. We are to set our eyes on the Lord and stay away from evil because God cannot stand evil and will not tolerate it. In order to gain control over our mouths we must first gain control over our thoughts by allowing God's word, prayer, and meditation to fill our thoughts with what the Lord wants by allowing the Holy Spirit to reside inside of us and pushing out any evil thoughts or desires we can gain control by allowing the Lord to take control. Praying,  being obedient, studying God's Word, seeking Him daily, and putting on the Full Armor of God will provide you with His peace, comfort, blessings, and release from fear. The more of the Lord's word you put into your life, the less evil will be able to reside in your life.
Noah
As an example, during the time of Noah before the flood, the Lord regretted making human beings because their thoughts and actions had become nothing but evil all the time and because He could not tolerate their evil thoughts, words, and actions any longer, so He decided to destroy the evil people by flood and save Noah and his family in the ark, to start civilization over again, rather than completely destroy the human race by eliminating all of them, simply because Noah loved the Lord and no evil was found in him.

• And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Gen. 6:5 KJV
• And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. Gen. 6:6 KJV
• And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.Gen. 6:7 KJV

Job
Job was tried, tested, and passed found to be righteous and without evil after everything he loved was taken from him. Job accepted whatever God allowed to happen to Him and did not speak evil against God during his trials. In James 5:11 Job was considered blessed because he survived the test and is used as an example of God's compassion and mercy. 

• As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.James 5:11 NIV

Job's wife told him to curse God and die but Job did not do it, nor was he evil in thought, words, or actions and he accepted the fact that the Lord gives and the Lord takes away without questioning why the Lord would do so. 

• But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.Job 2:10
• "and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." Job 1:21 KJV

As Christians, we are to have the same righteousness, loyalty and lack of evil that Job and Noah had, in our thoughts, words, and actions during our everyday activities and if we do this we have no reason to fear evil.
You don't have to fear evil if you belong to the Lord
If we are not doing evil things then we do not have to fear evil. When confronted with evil we are not to fear because God is with us as King David wrote in one of the most popular Psalms still today-Psalms 23.

• Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psa. 23:4

Do not fear evil because God is with you and will protect you
Evil feeds on fear. Fear can destroy you because when you fear it blocks the Lord's protection. Don't give evil a stronghold on your life! Do not be afraid, no fear, because God is with you and He is your protection and strength.

• When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you. Deut. 20:1
• When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. Isa. 43:2

The Lord is your support and will hold you up during times of disaster.

• They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. 2 Sam. 22:19

Keep your eyes on the Lord and you won't have to worry or be afraid of evil
Stay focused on the Lord, pray, read your bible, and testify for Him every single day and you will not be shaken, worried, or afraid because you know He is your protection and strength.

• I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psa. 16:8

The Lord is your light, your salvation, and your strength-so you don't have to be afraid of anyone or any thing because the Lord will save you!

• Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid? Psa. 27:1
• The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psa.118:6
• You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, Psa. 91:5
• Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life. You stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes; with your right hand you save me. Psa. 138:7

You do not need to be afraid of natural disasters either

• Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, Psa. 46:2

Fear is not from God
You should not fear evil because fear is not from God. God has given us four very valuable things to overcome evil. The full armor of God, power, love, and a sound mind.
The full armor of God:

•  See How to Put On The Full Armor of God

Power, love, and a sound mind:

• For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. II Tim. 1:7

Fear only the Lord because He is the only one who can judge you
Don't worry about what people think or say about you, it is not them that you have to fear or impress. The Lord is the only one that can judge you and He will judge you fairly. 

• Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Psa. 51:4

Fear only the Lord so you can be content and untouched by trouble

• The fear of the LORD leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble. Prov. 19:23

Evil cannot harm you or your home because the Lord protects you-fear no evil-He will rescue you!

• There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.Psa. 91:10
• From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will touch you.Job 5:19
• The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life; Psa. 121:7

A Warning for evil people and to those who practice evil in their lives
Evil people will find much trouble in their life, be wary of those who call evil good and good evil, that causes confusion and as we know-confusion is from the devil so keep your paths on the straight and narrow.

• No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. Prov. 12:21
• Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Isa. 5:20

Confusion is not of God

• For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. I Cor.14:33

Seek Good and not Evil and the Lord will be with you

• Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. Amos 5:14​

As followers of Christ, the Son of the God who created the earth we must avoid evil at all costs by keeping our eyes on the Lord, we can control our thoughts, words, and actions by following His example, reading His word, praying, obeying His laws and commandments, and telling others about Him, telling others how God the Father sent His only son Jesus Christ to die on the cross to save us from our sins, telling others what He has done for us, and how it changed our lives we are keeping evil out of our lives. The Lord is your strength, your support, your protector, your light, and your salvation-fear no one and nothing except the Lord.
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