We heard Phillip Yancey speak again at Church on Sunday. He talked about Romans 3 - 5. The beginning of the discussion was on evil. He reminded us that politicians think they can do a lot of things but they can't fix death and they can't fix evil. He described evil using the definition from M. Scott Peck in his book People of The Lie.
a) Consistent destructive, scapegoating behavior (being above reproach), which may often be quite subtle.
b) Excessive, usually covert, intolerance of criticism.
c) Pronounced concern with a public image and self image of respectability, contributing to a stability of life-style but also to pretentiousness and denial of hateful feelings or vengeful motives.
d) Intellectual deviousness, with an increased likelihood of a mild schizophrenic disturbance of thinking at times of stress.
I see the above in myself and everywhere I go and have been. An important passage in Romans is, "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." This includes me. The good news is we have a God who is greater. His grace is greater than any sin. We were then recipients of a beautiful and very thoughtful sermon on the depths of God's Grace and how powerful it really is.
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