Luke 6:46-49
The Jesus Foundation
46 "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say? 47 I will show you what he is like who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice. 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. 49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete."
There is so much difference between goodness and evil...Goodness is true and full of grace and kindness...Goodness stands the test of time and troubles and is like a foundation of rock...Goodness is solid...Goodness is more independent, while evil is more dependent...Evil is more like a parasite, feeding off bad things, evil things and the wicked...Goodness means helping, while evil means tearing down...Goodness is fair without prejudice, while evil is unfair and prejudice...Goodness wants all to be equally treated with no bias...While evil wants to separate love through bias and differences...Goodness unites us, while evil divides us...Goodness shares with neighbors, while evil is selfish...
Jesus is unique...Jesus is different...He is not One of many, He is an Only...But He wants to help everyone and everybody...And He did this and showed this by dying on the cross for all of us...And He is Completely Original...Jesus is our standard for goodness...C. S. Lewis says this about goodness and evil...“A sound theory of value demands something different...It demands that good should be original and evil a mere perversion; that good should be the tree and evil the ivy; that good should be able to see all round evil (as when sane men understand lunacy) while evil cannot retaliate in kind; that good should be able to exist on its own while evil requires the good on which it is parasitic in order to continue its parasitic existence.”...