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Smiles & Victory at Every Turn!A Good God in an Evil World
2007-03-27
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People are often upset because things don't go their way. This is common, it's man's nature to do his own thing. We are created in the image of God and we have that independent spirit. The failure is that we are also free moral agents. God has, at no time, forced a man or woman to serve Him. We have a will and God does not override that will. The question arises, "why is there evil in a world that a good God made?" The beginning of evil is rebellion against God. People have the ability to rebel against God. The speed limit is posted but people exceed the speed limit. Is it the police officer's fault? Is it the law's fault? Is it the law maker's fault? This is an illustration of a law that man made but God has laws also and people break them. The penalty for sin, transgression against God is death. This death is more than a physical death, it is an eternal death, or eternal separation from God. God doesn't send a man to hell, man sends himself to hell by rebelling against God. Up to now it's been pretty bad for man's sake but that's because people continually rebel against God.
Now, God is good. Good in that He has no fault. AND God is loving. God made a solution for man's continual rebellion by sending His Son to pay the price for your and my sins. All those times you broke God's speed limit someone had to pay those penalties. This is the Love of God, that He sent His Son into the world to die for your sins. This is the Love of God, that He paid the price for our filth.
Please, don't blame God for bad, people do bad.
Now the second argument one might make is: "Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?" Good is a relative word when used in this context. How good is the person? Are they as good as God? No man is as good as God for all men (and women) have sinned. This action of sinning permanently eliminates the individual from God's favor. The Bible teaches that all men and women are born into sin. They are born with a sinful nature. So there is no person who is good. Evil things happen to people, especially people who are not under the grace and salvation of Jesus. When evil happens to someone under the grace of God, we know that God loves us and that all things work together for the good and that God will not allow anything we can not handle to come our way as long as we are in the grace of Jesus. When evil things happen to people outside of the grace of God, it's the goodness of God whether God intervenes. Does God care? Yes, Does God intervene in every case with man? No. There is a great demand for Christians everywhere to spread the news of Jesus Christ and His saving grace. This is the only hope for man to make it to heaven. This is of greater consequence than that of our current lives.
The reality is this: There is evil, everywhere, continually, wicked, hateful. AND there is the love of God which surpasses this wickedness. This Love and Salvation of Jesus Christ is the answer for the wicked evil that is in our society. When people reject this love what more can God do?
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