The Judgment Against God At the heart of many crises of faith lies the age-old question: If God is good and all powerful, why does He allow suffering? Some judge God by the standard of how they prefer He would run the world. When God doesn’ t measure up to these expectations, they abandon their faith in Him.
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" I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."( John 16:33)
Until He returns to restore all things, we are called to bring glimpses of justice and healing into the world. We are to reveal His nature and character.
" Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people... If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with all people... ' Vengeance belongs to Me. I will pay them back,' declares the Lord’."( Romans 12:17-19)
God’ s Standards Conflict with a Chosen Lifestyle For many, the deepest struggle of faith arises not from external circumstances, but from an internal war between God’ s standards and our personal desires.
There comes a moment when we realize that what we want does not align with what God commands.