1. Objections to God’s Existence
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2. Introduction
Ps. 14:1
Ps. 53:1
Many today do not believe in God or have no interest in coming to know Him
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3. Introduction What can we do? PREACH AND PRACTICE HIS RELIGION
WE CAN PERSUADE OTHERS
1 PET. 3:15
1 Cor. 15:19
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4. Objection #1-The Problem of Evil
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5. Evil Is Real On Our World
terrorism
murder
rape
robbery
violence
spouse abuse
child abuse
abortion
drinking
other drugs
fraud
character assassinations
greed
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6. Does Evil Rule Out God? NO!
Criminals do not rule out law abiding citizens
A wayward child does not rule out godly parents
Ahab and Jezebel did not rule out the prophet Elijah
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7. Does Evil Rule Out God?
Evil Judas and his sin does not make Jesus less real
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8. There Can Be No Right Our Wrong Without God
If there is no God then there is no standard for determining right and wrong, good and evil, etc.
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9. Satan And Sin Are To Blame For Earthly Evil
Adam and Eve in Eden before sin
Adam and Eve cast out of Eden after their sin
Satan was the cause-the great deceiver
Jn. 8:44
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10. Satan And Sin Are To Blame For Earthly Evil
Satan and fallen man are responsible for all of the real evil in the world
Too many blame God for everything that happens on the earth
“Wrath of God”
Satan and sin are to blame, not God
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11. Objection #2-Human Suffering
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12. The Atheistic Case Stated
God is supposed to be all powerful and all good-why then does He not remove human suffering?
Either God can’t remove suffering (is not all-powerful) or He won’t remove it (not all good, loving)
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13. The Why Of Human Suffering
1. It is common to all
We are born to die-man lost access to the tree of life in Gen. 3
2. We suffer when others are in pain
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14. The Why Of Human Suffering
3. We suffer because of our own sins
Ps. 51:3
Lk. 15:21
4. We suffer because of the sins of others
Lk. 15:11-31
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15. The Why Of Human Suffering
5. We suffer when we do right and are persecuted for it
Mt. 5:10-12
1 Pet. 2:19 ff
Jn. 16:2
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16. The Why Of Human Suffering
6. We suffer when we try to teach others and they refuse to obey The Truth
Mt. 7:6
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17. The Why Of Human Suffering
7. We suffer because we cannot understand ALL that is happening and WHY it is happening to us
Look at Job
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18. The Why Of Human Suffering
8. Sorrow and suffering are our common lot
Is. 53:3
Is. 52:14
Mt. 20:22-23
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19. We Do Not Fully Understand Suffering
Look at the song, “FARTHER ALONG”
Mt. 5:10-12
Acts 5:41-42
Js. 1:2-3
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20. Facing Some Hard Facts About Suffering
Some things can be both a blessing and a curse
fire
water
electricity
gravity
Job 26:7
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21. Facing Some Hard Facts About Suffering
Pain can be a blessing
It can signal a brain tumor
It can warn us of dangers
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22. There Are Benefits To Suffering
Ps. 119:67, 71
Job was a better man after his suffering
Peter was a better man after his denial of Christ then before
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23. Conclusion There is much we do not know about suffering
We must never accuse God falsely concerning evil and suffering
He is the Potter-we are the clay
Let us be clay that He can mold into a vessel of honor
2 Tim. 2:21
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24. outlined from THE BIBLE DOCTRINE OF JEHOVAH GOD by Robert R
outlined from THE BIBLE DOCTRINE OF JEHOVAH GOD by Robert R. Taylor, chp. 2 and 3
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