Going to the dentist can involve short-term pain that leads to long-term benefits. Similarly, God sometimes purposefully allows us to experience short-term pain because of the long-term benefits that eventually…
It may surprise some Christians to learn that some of the pain and suffering we experience during earthly life comes directly from the hand of God. I am referring to…
Satan is pictured in Scripture as being extremely powerful and influential in the world. He is called the āprince of this worldā (John 12:31), āthe god of this ageā (2 Corinthians 4:4), and the āruler of the kingdom of the airā (Ephesians 2:2). He is also said to deceive the whole world (Revelation 12:9: 20:3). He is portrayed as having power in the governmental realm (Matthew 4:8-9; 2 Corinthians 4:4), the physical realm (Luke 13:11, 16; Acts 10:38), the angelic realm (Jude 9; Ephesians 6:11-12), and the ecclesiastical (church) realm (Revelation 2:9; 3:9).
Atheists and agnostics often claim that if there were indeed a God who is both all-good and all-powerful, He should abolish all evil immediately. If youāve ever wondered why doesnāt…
Some claim that the existence of evil in the world indicates God must be limited in power and is therefore finite. They suggest that God may want to do away…
Misunderstood Bible Verses Consider this trifold dilemma: 1. God is all-powerful. 2. God is all-good. 3. And yet, evil exists. Many have struggled to make sense of this trifold dilemma.…
Today we face the reality of both moral evil (evil committed by free moral agents, involving such things as war, crime, cruelty, class struggles, discrimination, slavery, ethnic cleansing, suicide bombings, and various injustices) and natural evil (involving such things as hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, and the like). Atheists typically claim that such moral and natural evil disproves the existence of God.
I cannot even begin to tell you how many times itās happened to me. I attend a spiritual retreat, or a weekend of immersion in Scriptures, and come away on…
It is commonly said: āAll sin is equal to God; no particular sin is worse than another.ā But is this actually true? Does God view murder the same way as…