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Originally posted by Michaelbe:
Youngprer,Your view of evil is very cavalier. As a Christian, you should take evil very seriously. There is a recurrent theme in the bible about us and evil. ... That's God giving us the guidence we need to stay away from evil. For example, when I go to the zoo, I don't fear the lions but I'm not going to get in the cage with them. As for using evil for good, evil will chew you up and spit you out before you new what hit you. Only God can turn something meant for evil into something good.
It is true that I may be a little niave, but there are some things, I believe, such as this that humans themselves can turn around. It's our decision to defy what we know is wrong. In this case, we have the free will; the choice to stay away from what we feel is evil.
As for me being cavalier, I know you may get that impression. Believe me, though. I wouldn't get in the cage with the lion either. But, if it broke out of the cage and began chasing me I wouldn't be able to run forever. 
As Obi-Wan once said,"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." I truely believe that this would be the case with me, or any Christian. That power is God.
But hey - can we not get too into God-talk here? TruthSpeaker will believe what he/she believes, and there is likely none of us that can change that.
