Research Paper On The Devil Made Me Do It

The Devil Made Me Do It!

In the days of Jesus there were commands arising from the tradition about which foods to eat, and not to eat, as well as the washing of utensils, cups, bowls, and washing the hands (Mark 7:1-13). If one of these commands was broken one would be ritually unclean, and thus unable to attend worship at the Temple, or be in group settings. Being ritually unclean is difficult for me to understand; however, if I had mowed the yard this morning and became all hot and sweaty, I think you would hope that I felt that the need to shower and become clean before worship

This week’s sermon was a phrase I am sure all of you know: “The Devil Made Me Do It.” Have you ever used it to excuse yourself when you sinned? The phrase indicates that if we do something wrong, it is not we who do it; but, someone else and in this case, the

What separates us from God dwells in our hearts (Richard Niell Donovan) (Mark 7:14-23).

Perhaps we exploit and uncover the sins of someone else, or another group of people, not only because it makes us feel better about ourselves; but, also perhaps we because we fail to recognize the evil originating from our own hearts. It is easy to blame our sins on either the devil, or someone else, and when we are on a rampage against the sins of someone else, perhaps we are hiding our own sins.

We all have the potential to do evil, and I am sure we have all have acted upon that potential to make it a reality. St. Veneble Bede said this: [These words of scripture] are an answer to those who consider that evil thoughts are simply injected by the devil, and that they do not spring from our own will. The devil can add strength to our bad thoughts, and inflame them; but, he cannot originate