“Ever Wonder Why-Why Did God Let It Happen” – Sunday, June 23, 2024
Why Did God Let It Happen?
- If God is not able to prevent evil, then He is not all powerful.
- If God is not able to prevent evil, then He’s not all good.
- If God is willing and able to prevent evil, then why does evil exist?
- Christianity makes sense of, gives meaning to, and offers a solution to the evil and suffering we experience.
- Psalm 73:11-14
- If God is loving, why would he allow suffering?
- If love is a choice, then suffering is a possibility?
- If there is no God, who decides there is evil?
- Why do bad things happen to good people?
- Matthew 27:46
- So why does God allow suffering?
- John 3:16
- Revelation 21:4
- Psalm 73:16-17, 26
- Bottom Line: The problem of evil and suffering is not contrary to the story of the Bible. It’s central to the story of the Bible. And more than anything else, Christianity makes sense of, it gives meaning to, and offers a solution for the evil and suffering that we experience.