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More Than Avoiding Evil
Commentators explain that "seeking good" is not merely avoiding sin. It is an active, diligent, and enthusiastic pursuit. It involves seeking God Himself as the ultimate good, along with Christ, the Holy Spirit, God's Word, and the company of godly people. It requires a complete reorientation of one's life and desires, turning from evil to wholeheartedly pursue righteousness.
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Amos
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Albert Barnes
On Amos 5:14
18th Century
Theologian
Seek good and not evil - that is, and “seek not evil.” Amos again takes up his warning, “seek not Bethel; seek the Lord.” Now they …
Charles Ellicott
On Amos 5:14–15
19th Century
Bishop
Break in like a beam of sunshine in the darkness. The fearful doom, already spoken of, is after all conditional. Let a moral change be worked in th…
Charles Spurgeon
On Amos 5:12–17
19th Century
Preacher
National sins bring down national judgments; and when God grows angry against the people, he makes the places of their feasting, the vineyards wher…
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John Calvin
On Amos 5:14
16th Century
Theologian
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John Gill
On Amos 5:14
17th Century
Pastor
Seek good, and not evil
Seek not evil persons and evil things; not the company and conversation of evil men, which i…
Matthew Henry
On Amos 5:7–17
17th Century
Minister
The same almighty power can, for repenting sinners, easily turn affliction and sorrow into prosperity and joy, and as easily turn the prosperity of…