people do, but encourage one
another, especially now that the
day of his return is drawing near.
Q: Why is there so much evil in the
world if there’s a God?
just make us perfect and that way
we wouldn’t sin?” He already did
that. He made a perfect angel, Satan, but he sinned. He made a perfect man, Adam, and he sinned.
A: Let’s first define what evil is, it is
that which is against God. It could
be anything morally bad or wrong,
injurious, depraved, wicked and
the list goes on and on.
He made a perfect woman, Eve, and
she sinned. God knows what He is
doing. He made us the way we are
for a purpose. We don’t fully understand that purpose, but He does.
The next important fact is that God
created man with a free will, that is
the capability to reason or think
God is sovereign; He has the right
to do as He wishes. He has the right
to permit evil for accomplishing His
ultimate will. How can He do that?
Simple, look at the Cross. It was by
evil means that men lied and crucified Jesus. Yet God in His infinite
wisdom used this evil for good. It
was on the Cross that Jesus bore
our sins in His body (1 Peter. 2:24)
and it is because of the Cross that
we have forgiveness of sins.
It was on the Cross that Jesus
bore our sins in His body
and make decisions.
For most people the real question
is “if God exist how come there is
evil?” however the implication of
God controlling every action of
man would be that we will not
have the ability to think or make
choices.
While I admit that this answer will
not satisfy everyone, the truth remains that God in His sovereignty,
permits it and keeps it under His
control.
Consider the biblical example of Joseph in the Old Testament. He was
sold into slavery by his brothers.
Though they meant it for evil, God
meant it for good (Gen. 50:20).
God is so great that nothing happens without His permission, and
in that permission His ultimate plan
unfolds. In His Plan He is able to use
for good what man intends for evil.
God is in control.
Then you might say, “Couldn’t He
Q: I believe in God and understand
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why I should love Him but I struggle to do this practically. I find it
hard to get over pain. How do I
overcome this?
A: Love is an innate nature of God,
which makes it impractical or possible for anyone to love as God expect us to. The very nature or seed
of sin in us means that we default
to do the very things that will not
please God, consequently losing
God’s peace.
Apostle Paul put it this way in Romans 7:23 (NLT) that …. there is
another power within me that is
at war with my mind. This power
makes me a slave to the sin that
is still within me.
This does not mean that we are incapable of enjoying God’s peace; it
just means that we have to actively
depend on His promises instead of
focusing on the problem.
Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30
(NLT) “Come to me, all of you
who are weary and carry heavy
burdens, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you. Let me
teach you, because I am humble
and gentle at heart, and you will
find rest for your souls. For my
yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
Let me assure you that God can
turn things around, just put your
trust in Him completely in
Matthew 19:26 we learn that ……
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is
possible.”
Practical Steps
1. Acknowledge that you need the
love of God
2. Acknowledge that you can’t love
God by yourself
3. Know that God loves you and
wants to help you to enjoy this
love
4. Let Him in and respond to His
love.
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