Ted Dekker Quotes about Evil

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There is indeed good and there is indeed evil, and both walk the earth. But good has little to do with the forms of religion, and evil has as little to do with so much behavior condemned by religion. Both good and evil

There is indeed good and there is indeed evil, and both walk the earth. But good has little to do with the forms of religion, and evil has as little to do with so much behavior condemned by religion. Both good and evil vie for the passions of the heart. For love!

Ted Dekker

Heart, Passion, Evil

FaceBook post by Ted Dekker from Aug 03, 2015

How can you hope to recognize good and evil for what they truly are if you have no belief in a moral authority greater than yourself?

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Evil, Belief, Moral

Ted Dekker (2008). “Sinner”, p.123, Thomas Nelson Inc

When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.

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Struggle, Writing, Evil

Evil was predictable, always painfully expected.

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Evil, Expected, Predictable

Ted Dekker (2009). “Bone Man's Daughters”, p.200, Hachette UK

no one wanted to look at the common evils of society. Very few were willing to put aside their own pursuit of happiness long enough to consider the effects of greed and jealousy around them. From what she'd seen, humans were essentially troubled. For every one behind bars, another ten deserved to be behind bars, but that would put one in ten Americans behind bars.

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Pursuit Of Happiness, Long, Evil

Ted Dekker (2009). “Bone Man's Daughters”, p.154, Hachette UK

So where does Stan fit in this equation?... We are told to meditate on scripture, even the hald that details the consequences of evil, the consequent of Jericho and all. Not to pretend out God has somehow changed since the time of Christ. Obviously, Paul's idea of admirable and noble is quite different from ours. God forgives us, Bill. We have mocked His victory by whitewashing the enemy for the sake of our neighbirs approval." No Greater Love has any man.

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Men, Ideas, Evil

It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that darkness as characterized in John 1, that light is very vivid. When it dispels the darkness, we see the brilliance that's there.

Ted Dekker

Dark, Light, Evil