The Lines Don't Meet

(Posted April 24, 2007)

The ends justify the means.
Mr. Machiavelli has convinced most of us to believe that cheating is justifiable when we do it out of helping a friend pass an exam. But if we think about it, it's the same as saying that evil can be good at some extent. But this is completely false because evil can never be good.

Evil can never "evolve" into good or Godly because these two, in the first place, are not only different, but are entirely opposite in every way. In Geometry, they are like parallel lines; they don't meet nor intersect--not even at one miniscule point.
The world tells us that evil can 'evolve' into good through time, in the same way that solid ice turns into liquid water, but the Bible tells us otherwise. Nothing good springs out of evil, which makes sense for “…how can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That's not partnership; that's war. Is light best friends with dark? Does Christ go strolling with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands?” (2 Cor 6:1-18, The Message). There is nothing common between good and evil, therefore, to think that evil can eventually evolve into somehing good is just foolish. It is almost like a transversal line that passes through parallel lines in attempt to 'bridge' them, but guess what, it still won't make the two lines meet.

If we choose to believe that evil deeds can 'eventually turn out to be good', then we have chosen to compromise, to lower our standard. Why follow the world’s standard? The last thing the world needs now are Christians who condescend into practicing ungodly ways, thinking that their wicked actions are justified by their good intention.
Let’s not choose to blend in with the rest of the world. But now that we know the Truth, it’s our chance to make a difference and set the REAL standard, God’s standard.
The bad means is never justified by the 'good' end.