EVER WONDER WHY? WHY DID GOD LET IT HAPPEN?

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Website Facebook Twitter Instagram EVER WONDER WHY? WHY DID GOD LET IT HAPPEN? • “If God is not able to prevent evil, then He is feeble. • If God is not willing to prevent evil, then He’s not all good. • If God is both willing and able to prevent evil, then why does evil exist?” Epicurus Christianity makes sense of, gives meaning to, and offers a solution for the evil and suffering we experience. They say, “How would God know? Does the Most High know anything?” 12 This is what the wicked are like— always free of care, they go on amassing wealth. 13 Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure and have washed my hands in innocence. 14 All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishment Psalm 73:11-14 NIV If God is loving, why would He allow suffering? If love is a choice, suffering is a possibility. If there is no God, who decides there’s evil? Why do bad things happen to good people? … “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 NIV So why does God allow suffering? For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’[a] or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4 NLT When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply 17till I entered the sanctuary of God … 26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:16-17, 26 NIV TALK IT OVER Read Revelation 21:4. How does knowing that suffering is temporary influence the way you view it? Talk about a Bible story or Scripture that comes to mind when you think about evil and suffering. What can you learn about God from that story? Share about a time when you saw God use a painful part of your story for good. What was that experience like?