Christian Beliefs About Existance Of Evil

Christian Beliefs About Existance Of Evil

“Explain how Christian beliefs about the existence of evil may affect a Christian’s life”

      Some people would argue that Christian’s beliefs that there is evil in the world would not affect their life because even thought they believe there is evil, they cannot prevent it anyway. Just because they believe in evil does not mean they would change their life to escape or avoid it, some may just let nature take its course then if something goes wrong, blame the devil. Christians believe that God will protect them and that any evil that comes upon them is God testing them. Beliefs do not change your way of life because it is only a belief, it cannot be proved if evil really exists or can affect their lives.
      On the other hand some people may believe that there are ways in which they can avoid evil. Some Christians believe things such a prayers and going to church will prevent them from the devil and keep them away from evil.
Their belief could affect their life because they may live in fear that evil will harm them and do everything in their power to save themselves. Instead of just getting on with life they may become superstitious about certain things,
Christian children could be brought up to fear evil and the Devil, they would blame everything that went wrong in their lives on the devil testing them.
      In conclusion I believe that Christian’s beliefs can affect their lives by making them live in fear of evil and the devil. They could be very superstitious and always pray to God for “deliverance from evil” They could be lead to blame all their misfortune on the devils work and may not take responsibility for their actions. However, some Christians may not let their beliefs in evil affect their day to day lives. They may take all the evil that they believe is in their lives and deal with it, seeing it as a test from God rather than a punishment from evil.