Evil's Bane

Evil cannot endure. One commentator on this passage says that this message is one of faith rather than one of experience, and so it is. Evil can last longer than a human lifetime. Look at the Soviet Union, or the abortion laws in the United States. But evil cannot outlast good. Evil cannot overcome holiness. And our text this evening highlights that reality. Evil allures, but good endures, as Tolstoy titled one of his short stories.