Seek Good and Not Evil: The Path to Divine Friendship
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live." Religion implies two essential truths. First, it demands a *specific pursuit* (*zēteō* – to seek diligently)....
This is historical examples on divine friendship and moral choice, drawing on Ezekiel 5:14.
"Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live." Religion implies two essential truths. First, it demands a specific pursuit (zēteō – to seek diligently). Good and evil both operate in human souls and explain all history. They require a standard of right: the revealed will of Elohim. What accords with His will is good; what disagrees is evil. Some pursue evil for worldly wealth and animal pleasure, while others ask, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?"…
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