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Anonymous asked in Society & CultureOther - Society & Culture · 3 weeks ago

Are there evil people or are there only evil acts?

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  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Both, unfortunately.

  • 3 weeks ago

    There are evil people who commit evil acts. 

  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

    We all have some evil in us....some more than others....no one alive on earth today is totally good.

  • 3 weeks ago

    One is what one does.  If one does evil they are evil. 

  • GF
    Lv 6
    3 weeks ago

    No, because there has to be a balance of good and bad. So in reality evil enables good to exist. So without evil, there would be nothing good 

  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

    Selfish act trigger hate, and cycle continues. There are no bad people, only people in bad situation.

  • Anonymous
    3 weeks ago

    We are all born evil according to the Bible (Eph. 2:1). In other words, we all have a natural bent to do wrong. That's why young children must always be taught to do right. Doing wrong is what comes naturally to us. In short, we are all sinners who need a Savior.

    The truth is that death leads to heaven or hell, and the only way to heaven is through faith in Jesus Christ.

    The Bible is very clear that no one can earn their way to heaven since good works do not pay for sins. See Gal. 2:16, Rom. 3:23-28, 4:4-5, Eph. 2:8-9, Tit. 3:5. The only way to heaven is by believing in Jesus for His free gift of eternal life. Jesus shed His blood on the cross as the full payment for our sins. He did all the work; all He requires of us is that we believe in Him. Once you believe in Jesus Christ to save you, you are secure forever!

    Because we have all sinned against a perfectly holy and righteous God, we all deserve eternal separation from God in hell (Rom. 6:23). However, God loves us so much that He sent His only Son Jesus to die on the cross as our Substitute so we don't have to go to hell. Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose from the grave three days later (1 Cor. 15:3-4). He gives eternal life freely to anyone who simply believes in Him for it. No one can be saved by doing good works. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone (Eph. 2:8-9).

    "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life" (John 6:47).

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