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SEE NO EVIL

THE EXISTENCE OF SIN

IN AN AGE OF RELATIVISM

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SEE NO EVIL

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SEE NO EVILTHE EXISTENCE OF SIN

IN AN AGE OF RELATIVISM

Harry Lee Poe

(~Kregel~ Publications

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See No Evil: The Existence of Sin in an Age of Relativism

© 2004 by Harry Lee Poe

Published by Kregel Publications, a division of Kregel, Inc., P.O. Box 2607, Grand Rapids,MI 49501.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted in any form or by any means---electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, orotherwise-without written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations in printedreviews.

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: New Interna-tional Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used bypermission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked ASV are from the American Standard Version.

Scripture quotations marked NASB are from the New American Standard Bible. © TheLockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995.

Scripture quotations marked NKJV are from The New King James Version. © 1979, 1980, 1982,Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers.

Scripture quotations marked NLT are from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation. © 1996.Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rightsreserved.

Scripture quotations marked NRSV are from the New Revised Standard Version. © 1989 bythe Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in theUSA. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked RSV are from the Revised Standard Version. © 1946, 1952, 1971,1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches ofChrist in the United States of America.

Scripture quotations marked NCV are from The Holy Bible, New Century Version. © 1987,1988,1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas 75234. Used by permission.

Scripture quotations marked KJV are from the King James Version.

Cover design: John M. Lucas

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataPoe, Harry Lee.

See no evil: the existence of sin in an age of relativism / by Harry Lee Poe.p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Sin. 2. Good and evil. 1. Title.

BT715.P64 2004241' .3-dc22 2004019963

ISBN 0-8254-3371-1

Printed in the United States of America

04 05 06 07 0.8 / 5 4 3 2

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To David S. Dockerywho is much less appropriate

than many people I knowto have a book on sin

dedicated to him.

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CONTENTS

Preface / 9

I. Ridding the World of Evil 13

2. Why Do Good People Do Bad Things (to Good People)? / 33

3. The Good, the True, and the Beautiful / 55

4. Beholding the Glory of God / 75

5. The Light of the World / 95

6. What It Means to Be Lost 115

7. Convinced of Something / 133

8. How People Are Their Own Problem 151

9. How Jesus Deals with Life's Real Issues / 171

Scripture Index / 191

Subject Index / 195