Most evil person(s) in the Bible

[agedman]

Yeah,she said "Curse God and die." That's rather wicked. It's a shame when Job had everyting and a lot more restored to him (and then some!)that the Lord didn't give him a new wife.

I bet his wife gave him an ear full or two with every child she bore! "He had seven sons and three daughters."


Can you imagine a greater punishment for her suggestion to Job?

 

[Rippon]

Eve "fell into" sin being tricked. Two results: 1) Women are to be under the authority of man and not usurp that authority. 2) Child birth pain.

Agreed.

Adam is the one who is solely responsible for death and sin being a part of every human born.

I fully agree. As I said in my post:Adam was the Federal Head. But as believers in Christ He is our Federal Head.

 

[Van]

Adam sinned, he knowingly did what God told him not to do. I think we all are as evil as Adam. And our sins may have consequences beyond tarnishing our testimony, unbeknownst to us.

Getting back to Paul, the closer we get to Christ, the more we see our shortcomings as more than horrid. Thus each of us should consider ourselves more evil, because we know our hearts, than anyone else. The old "I'm not as bad as Herod, or Cain, Judas" reflects an unrepentant heart.

 

[agedman]

Adam sinned, he knowingly did what God told him not to do. I think we all are as evil as Adam. And our sins may have consequences beyond tarnishing our testimony, unbeknownst to us.

Getting back to Paul, the closer we get to Christ, the more we see our shortcomings as more than horrid. Thus each of us should consider ourselves more evil, because we know our hearts, than anyone else. The old "I'm not as bad as Herod, or Cain, Judas" reflects an unrepentant heart.

Would you also include: Hitler, Pol Pot, Bin Laden, ...?

Not to focus on you, but to present to the folks that read the BB that often it is easy to equate us with the folks of ancient history, but when taken as peers, then one tends to become defensive.

More often it might be heard, "I'm not like that .... person."

Van, you are very correct.

Evil is and permeates throughout and within every person.

 

[Van]

Thanks Agedman,

I was just reading the Luke 18:9-14 parable concerning our standing before God. The unrepentant guy actually prays "...thank God I am not like other people...." Good Golly Miss Molly