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 "question": "What is evil, and how does it differ from sin?",
 "answer": "Evil is the policy of Satan; it originated with him, and its essence is independence of God. Evil is anything that opposes God's creative intent, so anything man does on his own is evil, because man was never intended to function apart from God. Sin is only one manifestation of evil, and the war against sin was already won at the cross; but evil has other manifestations, the most often ignored of which is human good. That is why we must learn to recognize evil, for the enemy is a master of illusion who knows how to make evil things look beautiful.",
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 "lesson": "4-2",
 "lesson_title": "Perception—Discernment",
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  "WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF EVIL AND HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM SIN IN THE BIBLE?",
  "WHAT IS THE POLICY OF SATAN AND HOW DOES IT MANIFEST ITSELF IN THE WORLD TODAY?",
  "HOW DOES GOD SAYS WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE EVIL IN THE WORLD AND DISTINGUISH IT FROM GOOD?"
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 "topic_anchor": null,
 "derivation": "voice-rewritten",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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  "ref": "The Basics, Unit 4, Lesson 4-2 - Perception—Discernment (Review q1)",
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   "osis": null,
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  "Cross",
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  "Discernment",
  "Decisions",
  "righteousness of Jesus Christ",
  "Jesus Christ and sin",
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  "Bible and spiritual growth",
  "Cross and sin",
  "Judgment, Seat of Christ",
  "Love of God",
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