11/09/2025
Sunday Worship Service
November 9th, 2025 / 10:00 am (EST)
Evil and Sin: What’s the Difference?
Fellow believers, greetings in Christ’s holy name.
I’m Evangelist Bill King, Senior Pastor for our ministry, and on behalf of Elder Moses Drake Luswata, and our Associate Pastors, we welcome you to church this morning. I pray that God has been good to you and blessed you immeasurably while I’ve been away on a month-long sabbatical, and that He uses this message to enact His will on earth and in the hearts and minds of all those who need to hear these words the most. In this we pray, in the holy name of Jesus. Amen.
Our message this morning is entitled, “Evil and Sin: What’s the Difference?” And though it may seem like a silly title to some, perhaps too basic, too simple of a concept to discuss or a question to ponder, we’re doing so because there are millions of people who erroneously believe that evil and sin and one in the same, when in fact, they are not, though they are interconnected in many cases.
Our references are Genesis, chapter 3, Revelation 12:7-9, Matthew 24:36, and Philippians 2:10-11, as found in the New King James Version of the Holy Bible. Now, on with our message:
Does there exist a difference; a separation, if you will, between evil and sin, or are they one in the same?
You may recall me saying many times, using the phrase “sinfully evil” in numerous messages down through the years, but such was simply an expression, for there is in fact a difference; a separation between sin and evil, and we’re going to discuss this a little this morning.
What is sin? To define sin, we almost always do so by describing ourselves as having “sinned;” having broken or gone against the laws (commandments) of God, and the teachings of His Son, Christ Jesus - to break from Him, if only for a moment when committing the sin, or if repeating the sin continuously. Now, we shouldn’t be so foolish as to believe or even consider that just because we’ve earnestly repented of our sin, calling upon the name of Christ Jesus to enter in and dwell in our hearts as Lord and Savior, that from the moment such occurs we will be forevermore “sinless,” free of the availability, the willingness, and the temptation to break one of God’s laws/commandments or His Son’s teachings. No, we are all born sinners, which is to say we are inherently sinful. Our inherently sinful nature stretches back to and is a direct result of the “Original Sin” committed by our ancestors, Adam, the first man, and his wife, Eve, the first woman, in the Garden of Eden when they “sinned” by disobeying God in partaking of the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of God and Evil, which we’ve discussed many times. As a result of Adam’s and Eve’s sinful disobedience, and notice I didn’t say “evil” disobedience, but “sinful,” God cast a curse upon the three parties involved: 1) The Serpent (the Devil; the Temptor), 2) Adam, and 3) Eve, and the curse has flowed down through the generations of mankind right up to present day. The biblical reference is found in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 3.
What Adam and Eve did was a sin. They broke God’s commandment; Him telling them, ordering them to not do something, in this case, it was to not partake of the fruit. But I reason they did so not because they were evil, but because of their weakness, their inability to resist the Serpent’s lie, his temptation, telling them that they certainly wouldn’t die, as God had said they would, should they partake of the fruit. It wasn’t Adam’s and Eve’s evil-mindedness that caused man’s downfall - it was their weakness. That’s how the Devil works; he seizes upon our weaknesses, fills our heads full of false conceptions; lies and lures us in.
So, we know what sin or a sin is now: it’s simply breaking, not keeping with one of God’s laws (commandments) and not following the teachings of the Son, Christ Jesus - that’s sin.
Evil, on the other hand, originates directly from Satan, Lucifer, the Devil; whichever name you prefer to use from him, they’re all the same.
I always find it humorous and illogical when I have a conversation with someone who does not believe in God and the Son. Yet, when I ask them if Satan, the Devil, and his demons are real, those same non-believers in God and the Son are adamant believers in Satan and his demons. Seems they’re all getting their information concerning Satan and his demons from all the wrong sources, i.e., movies, videos, and secular writings/publications, not from the one true source of such information - the Holy Bible.
Brothers and Sisters: For everything, there is an opposite - day/night, light/darkness, goodness/sin, etc., one cannot exist without the other, for such is how God created the universe and all it contains.
Evil, as I said, originates directly from Satan, and though all humans are born inherently sinful creatures, all are not born prepossessed or under the direct influence of Satan. Satan is the epic center; the epitome of all that is evil in the world, he and his angelic followers having been defeated in battle by Archangel Michael and God’s legions of angelic warriors when Lucifer’s (as he was called back then) ego got the best of him and he decided that he would rise above God and take over. The biblical reference for the battle is found in the Book of Revelation, chapter 12, verses 7 - 9. The most important line of these passages is verse 9, wherein it says:
“So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.” (Revelation 12:9 [NKJV])
And the most important part of verse 9 is, “...he was cast to the earth.” Does it read, “...he was cast into Hell?” No, it very clearly reads, “...he was cast to the earth,” and my brothers and sisters, Satan, the epic center, the epitome of all evil, is alive and well, running amok among us, bringing as much havoc and destruction as he possibly can, within the time he has remaining to do so, for Satan, having once been God’s mightiest of all angels, Lucifer, is quite fluent in holy scripture - he knows the end is coming; the Second Coming of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus, though the exact moment is known only by God the Father, for Christ Jesus tells us:
“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” (Matthew 24:36 [NKJV])
“, but my Father only.” Only God the Father knows the moment when the heavenly trumpets shall sound and all shall hear the shout of the archangel, witnessing the return of the Son, whereupon:
“...that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:10-11 [NKJV])
I’m a bit of what one might refer to as a “criminologist,” having always been fascinated by the evil-mindedness of some. I worked in law enforcement in Emergency Communications for thirteen years, bearing witness to, or seeing/hearing about the horrific crimes perpetrated by some against humanity, and it’s always intrigued me. I am an avid follower/viewer of crime shows and videos, especially those depicting serial killers. Why? Because if one wishes to know Satan, to know evil, to thereby better prepare oneself to battle against him and his evil forces, then one must engage with him and study the manner in which the Evil One is able to take over, to possess a person and cause him/her to enact his will.
One only has to watch a documentary on the likes of Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgeway, John Wayne Gacy, and Jeffrey Dahmer to fully come to appreciate just how powerful Satan truly is, and just how much influence he has on the world presently, for the heinous acts these infamous serial killers wrought upon their victims, and society, are beyond comprehension, in many cases, for Jeffrey Dahmer actually cannibalized several of his victims, and it is known that Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer, actually revisited the corpses of their victims and engaged in necrophilia; s*x with a decomposing body!
Now, getting back to the point of our message, “Evil and Sin: What’s the Difference?” Would you say that such serial killers as I’ve mentioned, especially Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgeway, simply “sinned,” simply broke one or a few of God’s laws (commands) and went against the teachings of the Son, Christ Jesus, or was there actually more involved/more behind their actions, more of a motivator? I reason that there was more involved than just sinning; these people were actually possessed by Satan.
The psychiatrists and mental experts having examined and studied such cases all agree that each person who perpetrated such heinous acts were mentally deranged; born with some sort of mental disorder making them fantasize about killing others in such horrible circumstances and fashions, and eventually carrying out their fantasies, never considering nor discussing the demonic possession aspect of their crimes, never mentioning or suggesting that anyone who would perpetrate such acts upon another human being could and was actually demon possessed, for if they were to discuss or mention the possibility of such; demonic possession, then that would open up another discussion dealing with religion, holy scripture, God and the Son, which they wish to avoid.
Yes, there’s a difference between sin; sinning; breaking one of God’s laws (commands) and going against the teachings of the Son, and the pure evil generated and put into motion by Satan, and let us pray that our faith in God and the Son is strong enough, and that we are resilient enough to stand defiant in the face of true evil, when and if it comes calling. Amen.
As we near our conclusion, If there is anyone with us now, or viewing this message later, who has yet to turn their life over to God, now is the time. If you desire to do so, of your own free will, it will be my honor and privilege to lead you to the Cross; please bow your heads and repeat this “Sinner's Prayer” with me:
Father God in Heaven: I come to you a sinner, seeking forgiveness and salvation, openly proclaiming You as Almighty God, and Christ Jesus as the sole means of redemption through faith in His divine power and authority, as per Your Grace. Forgive me my indiscretions and accept me into Your Heavenly kingdom upon my earthly demise. In this I pray in the Holy name of Jesus. Amen.
If you said this prayer with us in earnest repentance, then Christ Jesus has forgiven you of all your sins, and drawn you in as a child of His Father, and Elder/Advisor Moses, our Associate Pastors, and I welcome you into the family. Go forth now and seek a local minister or priest for the very purpose of water baptism we’ve just discussed, in accordance with Christ Jesus' instructions, and endeavor to embrace the teachings of this message; and may:
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26 [NKJV])
Now, please join us in our closing prayer, and as always, go in peace, brothers, and sisters.
God above us, the maker of all things in both the heavens and upon earth, we pray unto You through Your only begotten Son, Christ Jesus, that you bless us with the wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to differenientiate between sin and evilness; what each encompasses and the ways in which they impact our walks of faith. Let us be wise and unopen to the Satan’s lies, clinging to Your holy Word for our salvation, for Satan and his evil legions are in full control of all that’s transpiring all around us - protect us from such evilness, and forgive us our sins, our trespasses when we earnestly repent of them. Be with us now and always, and in this we pray in the holy name of Christ Jesus. Amen.
Evangelist Bill King
Senior Pastor
Bill King Ministries
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