Isaiah "So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah "'Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?
Numbers "If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. God reminds us that He is always there to support and guide us when bad things happen. Tough times mean being tough ourselves, and God is there to carry us through.
He provides us with what we need. Remember the message about his great kindness! But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure that he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with.
John "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father , the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. Revelation "Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious, I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God. John "For I have passed on to them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.
Colossians "Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Isaiah "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.
I would say that the question—and even the problem—are actually more of a difficulty and a conundrum for the nonbeliever than for the Christian. The materialist and the atheist, those who would deny God, believe that at death, all is over.
Life is finished, it is done and complete; we are dust, mere food for worms. To these people, pain has no meaning other than what it is: pure, unadulterated suffering, without any redeeming purpose. To the atheist, there may be a certain formless heroism attached to the person who faces suffering with courage and without complaining. But if we are all body and flesh, and no soul and spirit, if we are mere products of a selfish gene and nothing more, one wonders why this heroism would in any way be significant.
There is, though, a greater point, and that is that the atheist is convinced that these years we spend on earth—perhaps 80 or more if we're lucky, and only a handful if we're not—are everything we have, and constitute the total human experience. Christians, on the other hand, believe that these years on earth, while important and to be used wisely and to be enjoyed, are preparation for a far greater life to come.
They are, in effect, a thin ray of light from the great sunshine that is eternity and life in heaven with God. My end , as Mary Queen of Scots said it, is my beginning. And her end was at the sharp point of an axe, as she was beheaded on the orders of her half-sister, Queen Elizabeth I. Queen Mary was certain that there was an existence beyond that on earth. While it's neurotic rather than Christian to welcome suffering, and no intelligent and comprehending Christian would welcome suffering for its own sake, the Bible actually makes it quite clear that faith in Jesus Christ does not guarantee a good life, but a perfect eternity.
In his free time, he enjoys reading, camping, hiking, kayaking, and spending time with his family and two dogs, Queso and Wasabi. I have. If you have no problem setting boundaries in life, you may want to keep scrolling. However, if you could benefit from a few practical Sometimes it comes from people who are used to living by a manmade set of rules but Why Do Bad Things Happen?
By Matt Friend. Why cancer? Why tsunamis? Why mass shootings? Why do bad things happen in the world? The answers are as multifaceted as the questions…. He makes eyes that see and ears that hear, along with eyes that are blind and ears that are deaf Exodus He sometimes hardens hearts for His glory Exodus He kills and gives life Deuteronomy He makes some poor and others rich 1 Samuel He gives abundance and famine Psalm He blesses some cities and destroys others Amos He gives health to some and suffering to others 2 Samuel ; 1 Peter He gives and takes away Job ; ; Hebrews The believers to whom the book of Hebrews was written were not being punished for past sins, but where being trained through intense hardship for the road ahead, namely a lifetime of persevering in Jesus.
In a world of death and disappointment, people realized their inherent sinfulness and began to call on the name of the Lord Genesis
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