Evil is powerful and powerful is evil. The Lord said, “The wicked flee when no man pursues; when his pursuer comes he cannot catch him because there is no one who can see him.” (Job 24:16) And God said, “The Lord has made everything for its own purpose” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Thus we observe that evil and power exist together in this world. We may consider them at the same time and avoid the one and pursue the other
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But how can we avoid evil by avoiding power? What is power? Power is a force that produces good or evil effects. It may be used to cure diseases or cause diseases, to kill people or to save them, to kill animals or to protect them, to bring down mountains and build highways, to destroy nations and build nations, to break up families and build families, to stop earthquakes and start earthquakes.