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Religious Interpretation of the Meaning of Evil

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Building on the Christian and far-eastern understanding of evil, the author points out that evil that affects us can have a positive meaning. Troubles and suffering that we experience serve as a means of our purification from sin or are trials through which we gain the winning crown. God’s punishment, which primarily has an educational role, is nuanced. The guilt of an individual for violations of the divine moral order depends on the level of their consciousness, life circumstances and their social position. Since God is love, His mercy prevails over justice. God does not allow evil if good does not flow from it. Awareness that the meaning of evil that strikes us is to tear us away from a superficial, hedonistic lifestyle and turn us to God, contributes to an attitude deprived of hatred towards the enemy and those who harm us. If we understand that the enemy is merely a tool used for our moral improvement and spiritual transformation, we will focus primarily on fighting agai...nst the evil within ourselves.

Keywords:
Evil / Religion / Justice / Spirituality / Temptation
Source:
Philosophоs : International Journal for Philosophy and Theology, 2017, 17, 34-46
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  • Gnomon Centar za humanistiku : Beograd

ISSN: 1451-3455

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https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_993
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http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/993
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as a means of our purification from sin or are trials through which we gain the winning crown.
God’s punishment, which primarily has an educational role, is nuanced. The guilt of an individual
for violations of the divine moral order depends on the level of their consciousness, life circumstances
and their social position. Since God is love, His mercy prevails over justice. God does not
allow evil if good does not flow from it. Awareness that the meaning of evil that strikes us is to
tear us away from a superficial, hedonistic lifestyle and turn us to God, contributes to an attitude
deprived of hatred towards the enemy and those who harm us. If we understand that the enemy is
merely a tool used for our moral improvement and spiritual transformation, we will focus primarily
on fighting against the evil within ourselves.
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author = "Kinđić, Zoran",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Building on the Christian and far-eastern understanding of evil, the author points out that
evil that affects us can have a positive meaning. Troubles and suffering that we experience serve
as a means of our purification from sin or are trials through which we gain the winning crown.
God’s punishment, which primarily has an educational role, is nuanced. The guilt of an individual
for violations of the divine moral order depends on the level of their consciousness, life circumstances
and their social position. Since God is love, His mercy prevails over justice. God does not
allow evil if good does not flow from it. Awareness that the meaning of evil that strikes us is to
tear us away from a superficial, hedonistic lifestyle and turn us to God, contributes to an attitude
deprived of hatred towards the enemy and those who harm us. If we understand that the enemy is
merely a tool used for our moral improvement and spiritual transformation, we will focus primarily
on fighting against the evil within ourselves.",
publisher = "Gnomon Centar za humanistiku : Beograd",
journal = "Philosophоs : International Journal for Philosophy and Theology",
title = "Religious Interpretation of the Meaning of Evil",
pages = "46-34",
volume = "17",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_993"
}
Kinđić, Z.. (2017). Religious Interpretation of the Meaning of Evil. in Philosophоs : International Journal for Philosophy and Theology
Gnomon Centar za humanistiku : Beograd., 17, 34-46.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_993
Kinđić Z. Religious Interpretation of the Meaning of Evil. in Philosophоs : International Journal for Philosophy and Theology. 2017;17:34-46.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_993 .
Kinđić, Zoran, "Religious Interpretation of the Meaning of Evil" in Philosophоs : International Journal for Philosophy and Theology, 17 (2017):34-46,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rfpn_993 .

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