Sin and Sinner

"Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God." (III John, 11)

The human society should not try to divide itself, as if it were a camp in which the "good" and the "evil" are separated; but rather, should live like a large family in which the spirits that have come to understand the Father, and those who have not, as yet, been able to sense Him become integrated.

Of course, the words "evil" and "perversity" will continue to exist for a vast number of years in the Earth's dictionary defining certain inferior mental attitudes; however, it is important to understand that the question of evil has been receiving newer interpretations in human intelligence.

The evangelist presents a just concept. John does not say that the perverse one is exiled from our Father, nor, that he remains absent from the Creation. He merely affirms that he " has not seen God."

This does not mean that we should cross our arms before the poisoned grasses and pestilent zones on the road; however, it obliges us to remember that the worker does not retrieve the thorns and residues from the floor, to convert them into precipices.

Many people think that the "fallen man" is one who should be annihilated. Jesus, however, did not adopt this norm. Upon directing Himself lovingly to the sinner, it was obvious He was facing a sick unhappy person, from whom He could not withdraw the characteristics of eternity.

Fight crime, but protect the individual that becomes involved in its dark shadowy net.

The Master indicated the constant battle against evil, however, He recognizes a legitimate fraternity between men as a sublime landmark of the Celestial Kingdom.

XAVIER, Francisco Cândido. Our Daily Bread. By the Spirit Emmanuel. Spititist Alliance for Books, 2003. Chapter 122.