Beware the Beginning of Evil
AnalogyObject Lesson★★★★We should go through life as a traveler goes through the Swiss mountains; a hasty word may bring down an avalanche—a misstep may plunge us over a precipice. We must beware of the beginning of evil. The first step in a downward course is easy either to be taken or avoided. But whoever takes that, will be likely to take another, and then another, until the way of return becomes as steep and difficult to climb as the icy precipice of an Alpine mountain.
The point
Just as a careless word can trigger an alpine avalanche, the first step toward evil is easy to take or avoid, but once taken, retreat becomes as difficult as climbing an icy precipice.
Scripture
Proverbs 16:32Proverbs 29:11Romans 6:12-13
Audience
Adults
Tone
Cautionary · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 84 words