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Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost 10 questions Christians will hope no one will ask How could a good God allow so much evil, pain and suffering? Romans 8:18-27 – 18 th May 2014

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost The Problem of Evil God is good God is great Evil is real Conundrum: Why if He is good and great how come He doesn’t destroy evil?

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost Live in the tension He is good He is great Evil is real Tension: These things are true and He allows evil in this world for a season and for His greater purposes

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost The world is as Jesus predicted…… 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.

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost Evil not created or caused by God

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost The cause behind most suffering is human

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost We live in a fallen world….

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost God will judge evil finally

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost God suffered too….He gets it….

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost God can bring good out of bad

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost It’s a temporary state….the best to come….

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost Quick to listen, slow to speak… Allow people to be angry. Don’t panic Don’t be afraid of not knowing Be patient. Things change over time Prayer is almost always an appropriate response Don’t underestimate the influence you can have by gently loving people

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost Why are we asking the question ‘How could a good God allow so much evil, pain and suffering?’ Dealing with this… Problem of evil. The problem of good. Solutions? Problems to these…. Points of light – most helpful to least helpful…. Any more? How has God used pain, suffering and evil in your life? How do we deal with this question with others? Prayer

Whitfield Parish Love God – Love each other – Love the lost