evil is the opposite of good. just as darkness is the opposite of light. the two cannot combine, according to Jesus. 'either you will love the one and hate the other...' etc. so, as i read it - we are born under the power of sin and have to learn about good rather than evil. evil is a naturally occurring thing in our world of 'sin and death.' but moving into light means more effort than what happens naturally with 'feelings,' 'moods,' 'impressions' - and moves toward concrete actions. what we do. is it according to the Word of God? then we know that it is not evil - if it is according to God's word.
Claiming that "evil' is the opposite of "good" and comparing the two concepts to such natural things such as light and dark is a bit confusing for me. How is "light" better or worse than "darkness"? The nocturnal creatures would be rather upset now wouldn't they.

Does that mean they are the opposite of good, hence "evil"?
Proposing that good is indeed is opposite to evil is all the more confusing, because there are many magnitudes of evil, and "evil" is just in the mind, with the "evil-doer" not thinking in terms of evil, but in terms of good, with "good" being an emotion associated with pleasure.
psalm 22:16 which the chapter is a tribute prophecy to Jesus Christ before He came and mentions him being 'poured out like water' and all his bones being 'out of joint,' and his heart 'like wax.' anyways, when you get to verse 16 it says 'a band of evildoers has encompassed me; they pierce my hands and my feet, i can count all my bones. they look, they stare at me; they divide my garments among them and for my clothing they cast lots.'
now, how could david (born hundreds of years before Christ) have prophecied this without the help of the Holy Spirit? he did not know that Christ would die this way - unless it was revealed to him by the Spirit of God. How did God know Himself - how He would die. can anyone explain this passage of the bible - as it is known to have existed way before Christ. this fact is given by the books of the ot that were commonly read in the temple which included the psalms. Jesus himself quotes many passages of the psalms.
and, -lastly - the 'evildoers' are mentioned as killers of Jesus Christ. their purpose was to destroy God.
Of course Jesus Christ would appoint all of those against Him as "evil." Who wouldn't? All of the "great" dictators claimed those rebellious to their protocol as "evil," and yet a larger portion of the society now would deem Hitler as being one of the most "evil" of all men. Come to look at it, Hitler was once very influential and certainly got the favor of the public. He was venerated as a "savior of Germany," if you will. Of course at that time people though that he was good. He offered a mean of success, of advancement, of expansion, and of power. The followers didn't know of his intent on wiping out the other countries.
Do you see what I am getting at? I am sorry for having to have to resort to this word, given the definite annoyance of the majority of members here, but Christianity propagates itself as the only valid religion, with every one else being "damned," whatever that should mean. The Nazi race also tried to exterminate the other races, but fortunately, and not so fortunately for at that time Nazis, they didn't prevail. Given all that, how is it that you can tell between a safe religion, and a perfidious one?