Sentence examples for overcoming evil from inspiring English sources

Mark's Gospel stresses the deeds, strength, and determination of Jesus in overcoming evil forces and defying the power of imperial Rome.

With 40 elephants dressed in colorful costumes lining the airport road behind him, Francis said that finding true peace after so much bloodshed "can only be done by overcoming evil with good, and by cultivating those virtues which foster reconciliation, solidarity and peace".

Rather, they hold, the task of overcoming evil is central to the creative enterprise.

"There is nothing remarkable in cherishing merely our own people with the due attentions of love, but that one might become perfect who should do something more than heathen men or publicans, one who, overcoming evil with good, and practicing a merciful kindness like that of God, should love his enemies as well...Thus the good was done to all men, not merely to the household of faith".

Ervin Staub's latest book, Overcoming Evil: Genocide, violent conflict and terrorism, won a 2012 award as the year's best book in political psychology, and a 2013 award for fundamental contributions to psychology as a global discipline.

He told us: "Anyone who wants to bring into this world a family which teaches children to be excited by every gesture aimed at overcoming evil--a family which shows that the Spirit is alive and at work--will encounter our gratitude and our appreciation," he said.

Dr. Williams acknowledged that people had moral instincts that overcome evil.

Just as in World War II, good has overcome evil.

Jesus "does not try to overcome evil with more evil," Mr. Tittle argued.

Proof that we can overcome evil and bring our nations back to God".

Only then will we be able to prove that we can overcome evil.