Evil In The Bible
Submitted by on January 1, 1999
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Evil in the Bible
Genesis shows the basic evil inherent in human nature. Many of the evils depicted in Genesis show people making decisions that are morally wrong or socially harmful. Evils of a social or moral character can still be traced to our modern society. The passage of time has not gotten rid of one human emotion that is rooted in many of the Genesis evils, jealousy. When this jealousy was acted upon, it manifested itself into an act of evil. This manifestation has occurred numerous times in Genesis and in our contemporary society.
In Genesis, the story of Cain and Abel clearly demonstrates evil born out of jealousy. The evil that came from the jealousy here was fueled by Cain’s need for God’s regard. Cain killed his brother out of frustration in hopes of receiving the same regard. He became blinded by the fact that he was doing harm to a...