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Jan 4, 2022 · 2) God could compensate for people’s evil actions through supernatural intervention 100 percent of the time. God would stop a drunk driver from causing an automobile accident. God would stop a lazy construction worker from doing a substandard job on a house that would later cause grief to the homeowners. God would stop a father who is ...
- Habakkuk 1
Babylon was the instrument of His judgment (cf. Isaiah...
- What is The Biblical Solution to The Problem of Evil
Amplifying this proof is how the Bible goes beyond...
- Habakkuk 1
First Corinthians 10:13 promises us that God will not permit a greater trial than we can bear. And James 1:13 tells us that God will not tempt us with evil. God is certainly sovereign over evil. There's a sense in which it is proper even to say that evil is part of His eternal decree. He planned for it. It did not take Him by surprise.
Jan 4, 2022 · Babylon was the instrument of His judgment (cf. Isaiah 10:5). God’s revelation caused Habakkuk to then ask how God could use a nation wickeder than Judah to judge Judah (1:12-2:1). God’s response was a promise that He would later punish Babylon as well (2:2-20). In the end, Habakkuk could only acknowledge the Lord’s perfect wisdom; the ...
This indicates that choosing a position of humility is a matter of one's choice. The reason James tells us to consider trials of suffering evil to be "all joy" is because these experiences test and grow our faith and perfect us (James 1:3-4). James calls adopting this attitude of humility "wisdom."
- Why Evil Exists
- God’s Answer to Evil
- Understanding God’s Ways
- Deliverance from Evil
When God created mankind, He intended for us to live in perfect harmony with Him, without pain, suffering or evil. To maintain this way of life, God instructed the first man (Adam) to avoid doing one thing: eating fruit from a certain tree in the Garden of Eden where he lived. God warned Adam saying, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and ev...
Though sin puts a barrier between us and God, He provided a solution: His Son, Jesus Christ. Imagine two cliffs facing each other. On one side is God and on the other is mankind. The gaping hole in between is sin. When Jesus willingly died on the cross, He filled the gap so that we could be forgiven of our sins and have full access to God again. Wh...
When considering why God allows evil, it’s important to remember what seems unfair to us is not unfair by God’s standard. The Bible says God’s ways are not our ways—and God’s ways are always best. For our own good, God desires for every person to follow His commands. But He did not create robots; He gave us a choice to obey or disobey, to believe o...
Yes, God allows evil. But He is still loving, merciful and compassionate. God promises evil will not go unpunished, and He does not overlook sin. Rejecting God and His way of life causes evil to continue in the world.But accepting God and His Son into your life ensures evil and death will ultimately have no power over you. Rather than ask, “Why doe...
Sep 11, 2023 · Here are sixteen Bible passages that help us understand why God allows the presence of evil and suffering in the world: 1. The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble. (Prov. 16:4. 2.
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Aug 3, 2021 · Yes, God allows evil. But He is still loving, merciful and compassionate. God promises evil will not go unpunished, and He does not overlook sin. “The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”. —2 Peter 3:9.
