For this week's blog, I need some input. In the young adult's class here in Gosford, we are starting a series of discussions on the tough questions non-Christians might ask us. According to Norman Geisler's book, "When Skeptics Ask," we, as Christians, need to realize three things:
1. Non-Christians have good questions.
2. We have good answers.
3. God commands us to answer these questions. (1 Peter 3:15)
So, one of the hardest questions that is asked quite often is, "Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?" This is such a tough question and one that I have struggled with at times, too.
One of my favorite scriptures regarding this is Isaiah 57:1-2, which says, "The righteous perish and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death." I have to thank my old youth minister, Dennis Knight, for showing me that scripture. I think I have it triple underlined in my Bible.
Well, I need your help. What would your response be to the above tough question? I would really appreciate your responses to help with preparations for the young adult's class!
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Hey anne its marge
ReplyDeletethe answer i use God dosent allow the bad things they happen because of evil in this world but God can and always makes good out of the bad things happen maybe not for our benfit but for the benfit of others and or the belssings of the bad or the lessons we are to learn arent learned till years later but God uses these bad things to make good happen and to help us grow and learn and trust
i hope this helps
love you
MY ANSWER TO THIS IS GOD DOES NOT MAKE BAD THINGS HAPPEN. HE HAS BLESSED PEOPLE WITH FREE WILL. WITH THAT COMES RESPONSIBILITY. YOU EITHER TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT OR YOU DON'T.
ReplyDeleteON BAD THINGS HAPPENING TO GOOD PEOPLE IS HARDER. WHEN MY SISTER TERESA DIED I WAS VERY ANGRY. WHEN MIKE DIED I WAS TOO. THEN I THINK OF THE BLESSING THEY GAVE TO THE FAMILY. MAYBE IN THERE PASSING SOMEONE ELSE WAS ABLE TO LEARN SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP OTHERS IN THE FUTURE. ALSO EVEN THOUGH THOSE BAD THINGS HAPPENED, GOD WAS RIGHT BESIDE THEM A ALL TIMES. HOLDING THEIR HAND AND LETTING THEM KNOW EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY AND HE WILL REMAIN WITH THEM ALWAYS. (I BELIEVE THIS ONE IS HARDER FOR SOME PEOPLE IF THEY DON'T HAVE FAITH IN GOD.)
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KIMMY