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NASB | Isaiah 42:4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 42:4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit]; [He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth; And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law." [Rom 8:22-25] |
Bible Question (short): And the winner is ___ ? |
Question (full): Who can explain why good succumbs sometimes to evil? Why did Adam leave it to his wife to make the decision? Why did Abel let his brother kill him? There is good and there is evil, and evil often seems to be the bolder. It is proactive. It is aggressive. And it often seems to win. I say it seems to win because I anticipate that some would say it does not really win. Yet one wonders why it seems that good is sometimes passive and submissive. It may not lose the war, but it certainly loses some of the battles, and one may wonder why. Adam was innocent, but could he not also have been assertive? Abel was righteous, but could he not also have been smart, or strong, and able to defend himself? In addition to all the other things (Why not suffer wrong? Why not allow yourselves to be defrauded? Etc.), we are called to overcome. We are more than conquerors. Do not be overcome by evil. Overcome evil with good. Joshua won. Jesus won. So what was Abel doing? |