Imbued with evil

For they eat the bread of wickedness

The Bible has a lot to say about inherent evil:

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Psalm 11:2 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

Psalm 36:1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalm 6:16-18: These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief . . .

Genesis 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Matthew 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Proverbs 4:16-17 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

Psalm 58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Psalm 10:15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Isaiah 59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.

LibertyGal

Interesting thread... At the tender age of 37 I still believe that most of the bad guys I am likely to have cross my path are desperate, down and out people. Not evil - but misguided and trapped by a mental sickness that to them justifies their actions.

Don't get me wrong, I have no sympathy for people in this state. They are not "victims" because they didn't receive enough hugs when they were kids or Mommy didn't buy them a pony when they were little.

We all have freedom of choice in this life and sometimes those choices are difficult - especially when it comes to choosing a different life than the one presented to us by our parents/environment.

The use of the word "evil" speaks of Satan and Hollywood - not the criminal element.

Do I think a rapist should be hung? Yes.

Do I think a child molester should be hung? Yes.

Do I think a serial killer should be hung? Yes.

Do I think a bank robber should be hung? Maybe.

Would I shoot a stranger in my house in the middle of the night? Yes.

Make them hot cocoa and try to turn them to the light? Not bloody likely.

Flame away - my skin is thick.

PapaScout

Evil

I always hated people who quote books and movies all of the time, but here lately I find myself doing it more and more. Forrest Gumps Stupid is as stupid does quote is quite appropriate. Evil is as evil does. Society has a couple of different kinds of rules. Rules for civil (moral) behavior, such as being respectful, not cheating on you wife etc., rules that when are broken they are a sign that you are not a nice guy, and the consequence are a lack of social acceptance. Then you have the hard rules that are in place to protect society, don't rob, steal, rape, hurt, or murder anyone. When you refuse to abide by those rule, when you hurt, rob, etc. then yes you are evil. There are different levels of evil, but evil none the less. Your actions show you for what you are. Do I believe that every person who steals should be shot, no! But in the middle of the night, when they break into my house, how do I know which type of evil they are? Can I or my family take the chance that I guess wrong? I don't think so! By breaking in, by car jacking me, by pulling the knife or gun or cub he has already demonstrated that he is capable of doing a level of evil. I personally don't feel comfortable assuming that he wouldn't do a greater evil given the chance.

I have seen men possessed by the Devil and I have helped send them back to He11.

The last one.
http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/flores673.htm
Flores abducted Angela at knifepoint as she was closing the store and forced her into her car. He drove her to a remote area outside Borger, where he sexually assaulted her. Angela's parents knew she would not be late coming home so her father went out looking for her. After the rape, Flores drove Angela to a spot where they were seen by the victim's father. He approached the driver's side of the car and Flores pushed Angela to the floorboard, then tried to run down Angela's father with her car. Angela's father tried to chase them, but lost track of the fleeing vehicle. Flores drove back to Borger, where he parked the car and talked to Angela for several minutes. When Angela began screaming, Flores stabbed her with a pocket knife. She was stabbed 6 times in the chest and 4 times in the back. Her body was found in the front seat of her car about 1 a.m. June 29, 1989. (Flores used a long bladed kitchen knife, not a pocket knife. I found the knife in his kitchen sink still covered with the girl's blood)

When Flores gave me his confession, he ask how much it would cost to get out of this, that he knew how much it cost in Mexico.

Jungle Work