This morning sitting on the back porch I read a few chapters in Romans. Toward the end I came across a verse that made me think of you (16:19). It expresses Paul the Apostle's hope for his readers, and my hope for you: that you may be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
Being wise has to do with knowing and understanding, and being innocent has to do with action and intent. I hope you will have a deep understanding (wisdom) concerning what is good and what is evil - knowing the truth upon which good and evil are discerned (that word means to know something on the inside) and based; I also hope that you are innocent when it comes to your actions and involvement concerning evil. I don't want you to be ignorant, but innocent - and if you are wise concerning what is good, it goes without saying that you will be wise about what is evil...and if you are wise about it, you will be innocent.
Needless to say, Good and Evil, and knowing the difference, are very important. Listen to your paents and to the voice inside of you...they will not lead you wrongly.
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