We see that many people — and women especially — love, respect, and even applaud evil people. It is incredible to see that some human beings would respect and admire evil. Yet this is the case. Coming out of my Christian circle, I could not understand that this would exist. But upon entering a secular environment, I found it to be true. Some people — many people — love and respect evil. Now is the time for all good men to shine, but there are only a few. Let us find out five differences between good and evil men in the Bible. Where have all the good men gone?
1. A Good Man Stands for Good.
Most people dislike those who are totally evil or totally good. In this society, you are expected to be somewhere in between. But the Bible says that if you are in between, you are lukewarm — and God will vomit you out of His mouth. God hates those who are in between. God wants people to be clearly on one side or the other.
Most people do good deeds sometimes, are kind for a little while, and then return to being bad — and they think this is normal. I am not talking about someone who struggles unintentionally, but about people who vacillate between deliberately choosing good or evil. The most astounding thing is that most people think this is simply how life works — that you feel like doing good some days and feel like doing bad on others. Understand this: you have to do good even when you do not feel like it.
Humans should not act purely on their feelings. Love is a principle — we love whether we feel like it or not. I remember speaking with a woman who did not understand that she was required to love everybody. I was shocked to discover that some people choose whom they will love. It reveals the weak and cruel heart they carry.
They only love those they feel drawn to — those they have things in common with. Such a person will not enter heaven, where we will love everybody. If you cannot love everybody now, you will never enter heaven, where love for all is required.
All the evil men in history loved some people and hated others. So by that argument, does that make them good people too? No. Jesus said, “Love one another. Love all people. Love your enemies. Do good to those who persecute you. Forgive, and you shall be forgiven.”
This shows that we have arrived at a time in society where truly good people — those who follow truth and not society — are very few.
2. A Good Man Defends Justice.
Now is the time for all good men to shine, yet we see that only a few remain. Who defends justice today? Who stands for what is right? Almost nobody. And yet people still praise evil men — when in fact they are very weak men who would never stand for truth, because they have only ever stood for themselves. If you have spent your entire life standing only for yourself, you are not accustomed to standing for truth and justice.
An evil man is a weak man in the sight of God. Have you ever studied the phrase “in the eyes of God” or “in the sight of God” in the Bible? God repeats this often, because what is seen in man’s eyes and what is seen in God’s eyes are completely different — as different as north is from south.
The evil men in history are those whom society has accepted and embraced. As the Bible says in Luke 16:15: “That which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” Good men are stronger because they defend justice and what is right. Wicked men only defend themselves and their selfish ambitions.
Evil men are weak because:
A. They do not turn the other cheek.
B. They seek the first place.
C. They judge by appearance.
D. They deceive and lie at the first opportunity to benefit themselves.
E. They only love when there is something in it for them.
F. They hate or are indifferent to others.
G. They would never be courageous enough to tell the truth when it costs them something.
H. They do not help those in need unless their conscience burns too strongly to ignore.
I. They are weak inside but project a false front of strength.
J. To them, strength means being without compassion or love.
3. A Good Man Follows God.
Good men follow God. Evil men follow themselves. The Bible does say that we need to love ourselves — but the Bible also says in Romans 1:32: “Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which do such things are worthy of death, not only do the same but have pleasure in them that do them.”
The Bible says that whether you call yourself a Christian or an atheist, if you have no natural affection and no mercy, you deserve to die. Your name Christian means nothing. Now is the time for all the good men to show up — but the Bible says such a man is hard to find, and we live in a society where truly good people are fewer every year.
The world teaches that to be unloving, unmerciful, and unkind is to be strong. The Bible says it is weakness. Anyone can be hateful and without love. In fact, it takes no effort to be apathetic — it is like being at rest. It takes effort to love others. To be evil is very easy. To pick up a weapon and harm someone requires no effort. But to be kind and to love requires far more effort and deliberate choice.
Many people have weakened under social pressure. That pressure has been too strong for them, and they are so afraid of not being accepted that they follow the world. They become apathetic, unkind, unloving, proud, and arrogant — those natural thorns of the heart.
In a garden, which is harder to grow — fruits and vegetables, or weeds? Fruits and vegetables, of course.
It is the same in the heart. Society respects those who let the natural evil fruits of the heart spring up unchecked. When you think about it, it is truly remarkable. And society hates those who, through the righteousness of Jesus, restrain the natural evil of the heart. Many Christians think that “the flesh” in the Bible refers only to sexual sin — but in Galatians, Paul uses the word “flesh” to describe legalism itself.
These two points are connected. A legalist will follow whatever is esteemed in his society. The evil men in history have let the natural weeds of the heart grow unchecked. God says, “Hate evil.” Which will you choose? The great problem of society is that most people are in between — sometimes evil, sometimes good — and they never make a clear choice about which side they will stand on.
Which side do you choose? To stay in the middle means you are on the side of Satan. Jesus said in Matthew 12:30: “He that is not with Me is against Me.”
4. A Good Man Can Be Hated.
Most Christians are amazed when they see a fellow Christian hated and rejected by society. The reason they themselves are not rejected and hated is simple — they are not truly acting like Christians. If they were speaking and living like Christians, they would also be hated and rejected.
Jesus said in Matthew 10:22: “You shall be hated by all men for My name’s sake.”
2 Timothy 3:12 says: “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”
If you are not humble, honest, kind, and sincere, then you are not a Christian. A Christian is someone who resembles Jesus. A Christian is not merely someone who claims the name.
Are you like Jesus? Or are you proud, selfish, arrogant, unloving, unmerciful, and without natural affection? Then you belong to Satan. You belong to whoever you resemble.
Now is the time for all the good men to tell the world that their doom is certain, and that unless they change, sudden destruction will come upon them. That day will come, burning like an oven, and all the proud and all those who do wickedly shall be burned up.
Matthew 3:12: “Whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His floor — but He will burn the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Luke 13:7: “For three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down — why does it use up the ground?”
Are you using God’s ground for nothing? Evil men in history are those who do not love, who are unmerciful, and who resemble Satan. Many have gone out into the world while retaining the name Christian.
5. A Good Man Follows God and Not the World.
If you are using God’s ground for nothing — if you attend church and spread an unmerciful, unloving message, if you cause others to become evil — you are not only wasting God’s ground, you are a servant of Satan operating inside God’s house. You are an impostor.
If you listen to sermons year after year, if others in the church invest time and energy into helping you, if you spend time and resources going to church and you never do anything for God — you are wasting God’s means for nothing. Can you imagine? Angels guard you. God gives you His keeping power, wisdom, and blessings. He grants you knowledge of truth and amazing biblical understanding — and you never use these blessings to benefit others? It is almost like being a criminal and allowing others to perish while you do nothing.
Evil men in history have been apathetic, and you become the same — benefiting only yourself and doing as others around you are doing. “But all people are like me — they do not care, they love themselves, and they do not do much for God.” They bear no fruit for God, and the tree will eventually be cut down, as God and His angels cannot go on investing time and effort for no return.
Good men follow God and not the world. The Bible says that truth comes from God — and so we automatically see that wherever the world contradicts the Bible, the world is lying. Even when that contradiction comes from leaders. Why? Because truth never contradicts itself. Since human beings cannot invent or create truth, truth is found only in the Holy Bible.
The Holy Bible is your guide. The Holy Bible is where we fallen human beings can find the road to truth and reject lies. The Holy Bible is where we can expose the lies of society. The Holy Bible is the place where we can discern between right and wrong, between good and evil. Why is our society in such a terrible condition? Because people follow their own wicked minds instead of the Bible.
Proverbs 28:26: “He that trusts in his own heart is a fool.”
Jeremiah 17:9: “The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked — who can know it?”
Now is the time for all the good men to show others the truth. Terrible judgments are soon coming upon this earth — the incredible wrath of God against evil. We have seen that evil means being unmerciful, proud, selfish, and unkind. Evil is not only the dramatic things that very few people do, like robbing banks. Since we know that most people will end up in hell, evil is simply not being like Jesus — not having the loving traits of character that make one resemble Christ — and instead bearing the traits that make one resemble Satan.
Where have all the good men gone? Many people are leaving the truth because the opinions of men’s minds have become powerful enough for them to say, “These humans have the truth — I will leave God.” Yet in doing so they are entering a lie and a very dangerous path, trusting in humans and following humans. The evil men in history have held very strong opinions — only for the masses to discover, too late, that those were only opinions and not truth.
Do you prefer evil or good? Choose your path now. You cannot be in between. Being in between means you belong to Satan. If you are evil and claim to be a Christian, you are mocking the name of God.
Which side will you choose? What do you love — evil or good?
If you choose good, repeat after me:
Father God, I ask You to help me love good and hate evil. I pray that You give me Your righteousness, bless me in all things, and help me walk with You until the end, in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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