Evil

Evil

E'VIL, adjective e'vl. [Heb. to be unjust or injurious, to defraud.]
1. Having bad qualities of a natural kind; mischievous; having qualities which tend to injury, or to produce mischief.
Some evil beast hath devoured him. Genesis 37:2.
2. Having bad qualities of a moral kind; wicked; corrupt; perverse; wrong; as evil thoughts; evil deeds; evil speaking; an evil generation.
3. Unfortunate; unhappy; producing sorrow, distress, injury or calamity; as evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days.
E'VIL, noun evil is natural or moral. Natural evil is any thing which produces pain, distress, loss or calamity, or which in any way disturbs the peace, impairs the happiness, or destroys the perfection of natural beings.
Moral evil is any deviation of a moral agent from the rules of conduct prescribed to him by God, or by legitimate human authority; or it is any violation of the plain principles of justice and rectitude.
There are also evils called civil, which affect injuriously the peace or prosperity of a city or state; and political evils, which injure a nation, in its public capacity.
All wickedness, all crimes, all violations of law and right are moral evils. Diseases are natural evils, but they often proceed from moral evils.
2. Misfortune; mischief; injury.
There shall no evil befall thee. Psalms 91:10.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22:3.
3. Depravity; corruption of heart, or disposition to commit wickedness; malignity.
The heart of the sons of men is full of evil Ecclesiastes 9:3.
4. Malady; as the king's evil or scrophula.
E'VIL, adverb [generally contracted to ill.]
1. Not well; not with justice or propriety; unsuitable.
Evil it beseems thee.
2. Not virtuously; not innocently.
3. Not happily; unfortunately.
It went evil with his house.
4. Injuriously; not kindly.
The Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us.
In composition, evil denoting something bad or wrong, is often contracted to ill.

SCRIPTURES:

Luke 6:45

• New Testament

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 

James 4:11

• New Testament

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 

Jeremiah 26:3

• Old Testament

If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 

3 John 1:11

• New Testament

Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 

Alma 29:5

• Book of Mormon

Yea, and I know that good and evil have come before all men; he that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience. 

Matthew 12:35

• New Testament

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 

1 Thessalonians 5:15

• New Testament

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 

Jeremiah 9:3

• Old Testament

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord. 

Romans 12:17

• New Testament

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

1 Peter 3:9

• New Testament

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 

Ezekiel 7:5

• Old Testament

Thus saith the Lord God; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 

Romans 12:21

• New Testament

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 

Proverbs 17:13

• Old Testament

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 

Isaiah 5:20

• Old Testament

¶Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 

Jeremiah 23:22

• Old Testament

But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 

Jeremiah 25:5

• Old Testament

They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 

John 18:23

• New Testament

Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 

Proverbs 8:13

• Old Testament

The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 

Evil Spirits

• The Guide to the Scriptures

Evil Speaking

• The Guide to the Scriptures

Saying things that are wrong, hurtful, and wicked. Often in scripture such speaking is directed at a person with the specific intent to cause pain.

QUOTES:
 As we increase our understanding and love for the Savior, His light will illuminate
everything around us. We will then see evil for what it is.
-Neil A Maxwel

You were entrusted to come to the earth in these last days to do again what you
did before—to once again choose good over evil. 
-James J. Hamula

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Jesus Christ

 

 

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke

 

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Albert Einstein

 

In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.

James E. Faust

 

 

Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.

Haile Selassie

 

 

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

Eric Burdon

 

(The Joker is a good description of evil).

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

Evil is bad. It is the disruption of peace and goodness. 

Someone who is evil has completely turned their back on God, and has let Satan take over their lives.

We all have the knowledge of good and evil inside of us, because we are mortal. 

The Holy Ghost is a great light for us to trust in times of indecision or doubt.

We all have a choice every moment between good and evil.

We have constant voices inside our heads. The Holy Spirit, and the evil spirits. Our actions determine which voice will overrule.

 

Chaos

Chaos

CHAOS, noun
1. That confusion, or confused mass, in which matter is supposed to have existed, before it was separated into its different kinds and reduced to order, by the creating power of God. Rudis, indigestaque moles.
2. Any mixed mass, without due form or order; as a chaos of materials.
3. Confusion; disorder; a state in which the parts are undistinguished.

 SCRIPTURES:

1 Corinthians 14:33

• New Testament

For God is not the aauthor of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 

James 3:16

• New Testament

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 

Psalms 71:1

• Old Testament

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 

D&C 132:8

• Doctrine and Covenants

Behold, mine house is a house of order, saith the Lord God, and not a house of confusion. 


QUOTES:

We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy.

Ellen DeGeneres

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Melody Beattie

There is an immutable conflict at work in life and in business, a constant battle between peace and chaos. Neither can be mastered, but both can be influenced. How you go about that is the key to success.

Phil Knight

We all find joy and radiance and a reason to move on even in the most dire of circumstances. Even in chaos and madness, there's still a beauty that comes from just the vibrancy of another human spirit.

Ishmael Beah

 

Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos.

David Cronenberg

I accept chaos, I'm not sure whether it accepts me.

Bob Dylan

 

 

I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that.

Brendan Fraser

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Deepak Chopra

 

 

Blame is just a lazy person's way of making sense of chaos.

Douglas Coupland

I'm interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom.

Jim Morrison

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think chaos is disruption and disorder. 

Satan is the author of it, for he wants us to be confused and misdirected.
God never creates chaos. He creates peace. He might create distruction, but it is always for a reason. God is the master of Order which is the opposite of Chaos.

 

glory

GLO'RY, n. [L. gloria; planus; hence, bright, shining. Glory, then, is brightness, splendor. The L. floreo, to blossom, to flower, to flourish, is probably of the same family.]

1. Brightness; luster; splendor.

The moon, serene in glory, mounts the sky.

For he received from God the Father honor and glory,when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory. 2 Pet.1.

In this passage of Peter, the latter word glory refers to the visible splendor or bright cloud that overshadowed Christ at his transfiguration. The former word glory, though the same in the original, is to be understood in a figurative sense.

2. Splendor; magnificence.

Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one

of these. Matt.vi.

3. The circle of rays surrounding the head of a figure in painting.

4. Praise ascribed in adoration; honor.

Glory to God in the highest. Luke 2.

5. Honor; praise; fame; renown; celebrity. The hero pants for glory in the field. It was the glory of Howard to relieve the wretched.

6. The felicity of heaven prepared for the children of God; celestial bliss.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,and afterwards receive me to glory. Ps.73.

7. In scripture, the divine presence; or the ark, the manifestation of it.

The glory is departed from Israel. 1 Sam.4.

8. The divine perfections or excellence.

The heavens declare the glory of God. Ps.19.

9. Honorable representation of God. 1 Cor. 11.8. 10. Distinguished honor or ornament; that which honors or makes renowned; that of which one may boast.

Babylon, the glory of kingdoms. Is.13. 11. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance; as vain glory. 12. Generous pride.GLO'RY, v.i. [L. glorior, from gloria.] To exult with joy; to rejoice.

Glory ye in his holy name. Ps.105. 1 Chron. 16.

1. To boast; to be proud of.

No one should glory in his prosperity.

SCRIPTURES:

2 Nephi 33:6

• Book of Mormon

I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell. 

Jeremiah 9:23

• Old Testament

¶Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 

2 Corinthians 3:18

• New Testament

But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 

1 Corinthians 15:41

• New Testament

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 

JST, John 1:14

• Joseph Smith Translation

And the same word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Proverbs 25:27

• Old Testament

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 

Alma 29:9

• Book of Mormon

I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy. 

JST, Revelation 1:6

• Joseph Smith Translation

And unto him who loved us, be glory; who washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God, his Father. To him be glory and dominion, forever and ever. Amen. 

D&C 88:24

• Doctrine and Covenants

And he who cannot abide the law of a telestial kingdom cannot abide a telestial glory; therefore he is not meet for a kingdom of glory. Therefore he must abide a kingdom which is not a kingdom of glory. 

D&C 76:81

• Doctrine and Covenants

And again, we saw the glory of the telestial, which glory is that of the lesser, even as the glory of the stars differs from that of the glory of the moon in the firmament. 

D&C 76:98

• Doctrine and Covenants

And the glory of the telestial is one, even as the glory of the stars is one; for as one star differs from another star in glory, even so differs one from another in glory in the telestial world; 

D&C 130:2

• Doctrine and Covenants

And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy. 

2 Corinthians 11:30

• New Testament

If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. 

John 7:18

• New Testament

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 

2 Corinthians 11:18

• New Testament

Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 

2 Corinthians 12:5

• New Testament

Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. 

2 Corinthians 3:10

• New Testament

For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 

 

Terrestrial Glory

• The Guide to the Scriptures

The second of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment. 

Degrees of Glory

• The Guide to the Scriptures

Differing kingdoms in heaven. At the final judgment, each person will be assigned to an eternal dwelling place in a specific kingdom of glory, except those who are sons of Perdition. 

Celestial Glory

• The Guide to the Scriptures

The highest of the three degrees of glory that a person can attain after this life. Here the righteous will dwell in the presence of God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. 

Telestial Glory

• The Guide to the Scriptures

The lowest of the three degrees of glory in which people will dwell after the final judgment. 

Glory

• The Guide to the Scriptures

In the scriptures, glory often refers to God’s light and truth. It may also refer to praise or honor and to a certain condition of eternal life or to the glory of God. 

QUOTES:

 

 

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.

Walt Whitman

 

 

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

Bruce Lee

 

There is no greater glory than love, nor any greater punishment than jealousy.

Lope de Vega

 

 

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

C. S. Lewis

 

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

 

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

 

Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.

Sai Baba

 

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think glory means magnificence or honor. Glory is grand and beautiful.

Glory itself is unchanging, but I believe there are different degrees of glory. Just like light is light, the amount of light in a certain place is changeable.
God's Glory is the greatest. True Beauty is glory and virtue.
Glory, in the context of a verb, means to honor or praise.
I believe we should strive to create glorious things that testify of Christ.

Beauty

Beauty

BEAU'TY, noun bu'ty.
1. An assemblage of graces, or an assemblage of properties in the form of the person or any other object, which pleases the eye. In the person, due proportion or symmetry of parts constitutes the most essential property to which we annex the term beauty In the face, the regularity and symmetry of the features, the color of the skin, the expression of the eye, are among the principal properties which constitute beauty But as it is hardly possible to define all the properties which constitute beauty we may observe in general, that beauty consists in whatever pleases the eye of the beholder, whether in the human body, in a tree, in a landscape, or in any other object.
Beauty is intrinsic, and perceived by the eye at first view, or relative, to perceive which the aid of the understanding and reflection is requisite. Thus, the beauty of a machine is not perceived, till we understand its uses, and adaptation to its purpose. This is called the beauty of utility. By any easy transition, the word beauty is used to express what is pleasing to the other senses, or to the understanding. Thus we say, the beauty of a thought, of a remark, of sound, etc.
So beauty armed with virtue, bows the soul
With a commanding, but a sweet control.
2. A particular grace, feature or ornament; any particular thing which is beautiful and pleasing; as the beauties of nature.
3. A particular excellence, or a part which surpasses in excellence that with which it is united; as the beauties of an author.
4. A beautiful person, In scripture, the chief dignity or ornament. 2 Samuel 1:19.
5. In the arts, symmetry of parts; harmony; justness of composition.
6. Joy and gladness. Isaiah 61:3. Order, prosperity, peace, holiness, Ezekiel 26:1.
BEAU'TY, verb transitive bu'ty. To adorn; to beautify or embellish. obsolete

SCRIPTURES:

D&C 42:40

• Doctrine and Covenants

And again, thou shalt not be proud in thy heart; let all thy garments be plain, and their beauty the beauty of the work of thine own hands; 

Ezekiel 27:4

• Old Testament

Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 

Ezekiel 27:11

• Old Testament

The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 

Ezekiel 31:8

• Old Testament

The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 

1 Nephi 11:8

• Book of Mormon

And it came to pass that the Spirit said unto me: Look! And I looked and beheld a tree; and it was like unto the tree which my father had seen; and the beauty thereof was far beyond, yea, exceeding of all beauty; and the whiteness thereof did exceed the whiteness of the driven snow. 

1 Chronicles 16:29

• Old Testament

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 

Proverbs 31:30

• Old Testament

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. 

Esther 1:11

• Old Testament

To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 

Isaiah 28:5

• Old Testament

¶In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 

Mosiah 14:2

• Book of Mormon

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him. 

2 Chronicles 3:6

• Old Testament

And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim. 

Psalms 96:6

• Old Testament

Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Psalms 96:9

• Old Testament

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 

Isaiah 33:17

• Old Testament

Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 

2 Nephi 23:19

• Book of Mormon

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 

2 Samuel 1:19

• Old Testament

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 

Job 40:10

• Old Testament

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 

Psalms 50:2

• Old Testament

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 

Psalms 90:17

• Old Testament

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 

Lamentations 1:6

• Old Testament

And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 

Lamentations 2:1

• Old Testament

How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 

QUOTES:
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

Audrey Hepburn

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God's handwriting.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

John Ray

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

Jawaharlal Nehru

We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

Jawaharlal Nehru

People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

Dante Alighieri

The more often we see the things around us - even the beautiful and wonderful things - the more they become invisible to us. That is why we often take for granted the beauty of this world: the flowers, the trees, the birds, the clouds - even those we love. Because we see things so often, we see them less and less.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.

Anne Roiphe

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

Khalil Gibran

PERSONAL DEFINITION:

I think beauty means something that is pleasing or uplifting to the beholder. Something that is beautiful brings a sense of awe or adoration. We should strive to create beautiful things, and become beautiful people in Heavenly Father's eyes.

What is beautiful to the world, is not always beautiful to God. True beauty is virtuous, not lustful.
I think beauty can vary from person to person. What is beautiful to one, may be strange to another. God knows all truth, so His definition of beauty is probably the most undefiled. We aim to become HIS definition of beauty, which is unflawed and perfect. Through Christ we can become wholly beautiful.

Ok, so as I've studied beauty, my definition has somewhat changed.
True Beauty is unchanging, but the perception of it is.  The more in tune we are with the spirit, the more we are able to recognize beauty. God defines beauty.
There is a difference between something beautiful and something attractive. Attraction is more derived by interest which is more self centered. You get interested in something if it might be beneficial to your. Beauty only feeds the soul.  

I think that everyone has a little bit of divine inside of them, so we can all recognize true beauty as children of God. When we see something beautiful, it sparks a bit of remembrance and points us a little more toward heaven.