If you knew there was a poisonous snake somewhere in your bedroom, would you sleep peacefully in your bed?
It amazes me how many people just can't sense evil when it comes near them. I refer more specifically to evil that comes from inside of people — envy, selfish interests, deceit, lies, gossip, discord, doubt, hypocrisy, enmity, and all of their brothers, sisters, and cousins.
Okay — I don't claim to have superpowers that let me see through people all the time. But some of us are just too naïve, too trusting, too clueless. Jesus warned His disciples:
Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Matthew 10.16
It amazes me how many people just can't sense evil when it comes near them. I refer more specifically to evil that comes from inside of people — envy, selfish interests, deceit, lies, gossip, discord, doubt, hypocrisy, enmity, and all of their brothers, sisters, and cousins.
Okay — I don't claim to have superpowers that let me see through people all the time. But some of us are just too naïve, too trusting, too clueless. Jesus warned His disciples:
Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Matthew 10.16
I think it's very important to develop some sensitivity to evil. Our survival depends on it.
And back to my question at the beginning, the answer of course is no, you wouldn't. But you
would lie in bed, sleep, probably get bitten and die if you didn't know there was a snake in your bedroom. Ignorance would not shield you against it.
Never assume you are in a snake-free environment. Watch out for snakes dressed as swans.
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