For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel...Thus is the Devil ever God's ape.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Evil imitates good, building false alternatives where true structures exist.
- In plain terms
- The devil copies God's work with fake versions.
- What can you take from it?
- Evil mimics good to deceive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does evil mimic good?
- Can you spot fake versions of truth?
Another view
Personifies evil in ways that may not apply universally.
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Superstition, idolatry, and hypocrisy have ample wages, but truth goes a-begging.
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