good and evil

there's both good and evil in the world. let's take the easy one first--evil. take a look around:
  • terrorism
  • crime
  • oppression
  • hate
  • greed
  • deceit
  • deprivation
  • poverty
  • hunger
  • wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, drought, famine, disease
  • etc.
there's good around too--sometimes it's just harder to find.

so, what does it all mean?
answer: I don't know. 

here's a possibility:
  1. I believe that there's good and evil in all of us.
  2. I believe that a great cosmic war exists between good and evil--in ourselves and in the universe.
  3. I believe that there may be a "day of reckoning" when winners and losers in the war between good and evil will be determined.
will God reward the good and punish the wicked?
answer: I don't know.

I have failed in my life in many ways. the devil doesn't get the credit or the blame for my failures. my failures are all mine.

it is said that hell is a place of hate. but, I will continue to love God for all that God has given me even if, because of my poor choices, I find myself justly in hell.



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