On March 8, 2016 2:01 PM, "Stephen Williamson" wrote:

Subject: Two words for "evil" in New Testament "Kakos"-Badness, Harm or Unjust Injury and "Poneros"-Penalty and Punishment, Breakdown, Cunning or Tricky

Hi all

Just been doing some study on that word "evil" in the New Testament, they are two different words.

1. Kakos

   The first one meaning "unjust injury" and "badness" is used in James 1:13, "Don’t say, when tempted — "pierced through to test the quality" "peirazo" in Greek corresponding to the Hebrew word "nasa" "examined, proved" — I’m tempted of God, for God is not tempted with badness, nor does he tempt anyone that way. Yes, that included Abraham, it used that word "nasa" when talking about Abraham being tested in regards to Isaac in Genesis, but there could never be destruction or injustice involved on God's part ......

   It is used when talking about human words, thoughts, actions e.g. Don’t give back "injury for injury". Note - the root meaning of injury implies "injustice".

   • Matthew 6:34 Sufficient to the day is the badness thereof.
   • Mark 7:21 From within, out of the heart of men issue bad thoughts.
   • Romans 3:8 Some are declaring slanderously that we say "Let us do bad that good may come" — their condemnation is just.
   • 1 Timothy 6:10 Love of silver (money) is the root of all badness.
   • Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of badness but overcome badness with good.
   • Luke 16:25 Abraham said to the rich man "Child remember in your life you received your good and Lazarus similarly bad"…

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   Click here for a full list of "Evel", as used in the Hebrew Old Testament. See too "avar", the Hebrew word for "blind" and associated with "uwr,arom,arum" meaning "skins (as covering the eyes), nakedness, and leathery cunning" as describing the serpent in Genesis 3:1.

2. Poneros

   The other word, "penalty, punishing, cunning, tricky" is used in the four gospels when referring to judgments, it’s used in the Greek when talking about God

   • knowing good (building up) and evil (breaking down)
   • creating evil (breaking down)
   • creating the tree of knowledge of good (building up) and evil (breaking down) that overwhelmed Adam and Eve when they disobeyed
   • of the punishing, cunning spirits known in Greek as Daimons ("Distributors of Fortunes / Money"), Satan's army, connected closely to Idol-worship
   • resist not penalties and punishing in Matthew 5:38-48
   • and of course in the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:13, what should be a regular prayer — bring us not to the test, but instead deliver us from the punishing one.

   We are taught in James 4:7 to resist, to withstand the devil (the attacking, slandering enemy), but to not withstand Matthew 5:38-39 the punishing one i.e. the governing human authorities, that we may become children of the Father in heaven who makes His sun to rise on the punishing and the good, who sends rain on the just and the unjust.
   "Have a horror of punishing (of being cunning), cleave to what is good" Romans 12:9. Patience :-)

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   And of course — Do not test God (actions to pierce through) according to our "injurious" – unbelieving thoughts. But trying him, examining him, as used in Malachi 3:10, to see if we can "outgive" him in our tithing / tenthing :-) to God, that’s different.

Blessings all Steve

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