Overcoming Evil

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106. Overcoming Evil
TEXT: Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
INTRODUCTION:
A. Evil is abroad in the land—I Peter 5:8
B. Evil men wax worse and worse—II Timothy 3:13
C. Satan transforms himself into angel of light to deceive—II Corinthians 11:13–14
I. OVERCOME OR BE OVERCOME
I. OVERCOME OR BE OVERCOME
A. Joseph overcame evil—Genesis 39
1. Refused to betray his master’s trust.
2. Refused to sin against God.
3. Resist the devil and he flees—James 4:7
B. Peter was overcome of Satan—Matthew 26:29–75
1. He chose to follow afar off.
2. He associated with the wrong crowd.
3. He became like his associates—cursed.
C. Overcome evil with good.
1. Principle set by Christ—Matthew 5:38–44
a. Jesus practiced it—I Peter 2:23
b. Apostles practiced it—Acts 5:41
2. Paul’s admonition to do good—Romans 12:20
II. PROPER ATTITUDE TOWARD EVIL—I John 2:15–17
II. PROPER ATTITUDE TOWARD EVIL—I John 2:15–17
A. Love not the world—“Abhor evil”—Romans 12:9
B. Love not things of the world.
1. Lust of the flesh is of the world.
2. Lust of the eye is of the world.
3. Vainglory of life is of the world.
C. Cannot love the world and God—Matthew 6:24
III. PROPER RELATION TO EVIL —– II Corinthians 6:17–18
III. PROPER RELATION TO EVIL —– II Corinthians 6:17–18
A. Separate yourselves from the evil.
B. Touch not the unclean thing.
C. God heals the separated.
IV. PROPER ACTION TOWARD EVIL—Ephesians 5:11–18
IV. PROPER ACTION TOWARD EVIL—Ephesians 5:11–18
A. Have no fellowship with darkness—Verse 11
B. It is a shame to speak of them! Repeat not.
C. Look carefully how you walk—Verse 15
D. Understand the will of the Lord—Verse 17
E. Be not drunk, but filled with the Spirit.
1. Abstain from all appearance of evil—I Thessalonians 5:22[1]