If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"First, Jesus rightly points out that we're all evil. However, evil people can do not-evil things. It doesn't get them any closer to being good, but being evil does not mean you don't understand love (however imperfectly).
Second, it's interesting here that Jesus doesn't make the parallel of fathers giving good gifts to children with God giving good gifts to us. Instead, He's much more specific, and says He gave us the Holy Spirit. The immediate implication is that the Spirit is not only a good gift but the best possible. I just with I felt like It was here more often. (and yes, I used It intentionally)
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