The Evil Eye

#gospelofmark #evileye #malice #envy #biblestudy

The Evil Eye is a folk belief or rather superstition that some people can willingly or even UNWILLINGLY curse another person or thing simply by looking at it.
In #mark 7:22 however the words that are literally eye evil seem to be referring to malice and envy.
Jesus says that evil comes out of the heart of man, from within, that sin is an emotional reaction that rather than repressing we act out on, doing evil things.

It is not desire that is wrong or even lust but the action of fornication, porneia is an action not just a thought. The desires of the heart can be a source of sin.

However we also make ourselves suffer if we feel malice. Note Jesus uses a word translatable as wretched as well as evil, poneros in the Greek NT, a condition as well as an action.

Its a temptation all too easy to fell into, having evil thoughts about neighbors or relatives, especially if they are doing something you consider wrong.

Treat those thought like weeds. Sometimes the weed you cut can be used as compost, other times treat it as garbage, but weeds are sometimes herbs, bitter medicine, reminding us we are not perfect like those neighbours or others we may envy.

Next time Blasphemia.

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