I have 5 Video's that you can view on
this page. This first one is a short version. The other video's
go into more detail that address this very important topic.
Title "If God Exist then Why does He allow Suffering and Evil ?
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Is God Good? (A Short Film)
June 16th, 2010 | Jim Zangmeister, who attended
Southern Evangelical Seminary, is a very talented animator and film maker.
Here is his latest animated short film, ;Is God Good?; In less than two
minutes, Jim succinctly addresses how human freedom relates to the problem
of evil (and he does it with some brilliant animated imagery).
This is a short video so
it only scratches the surface ; but at least it introduces the concepts and,
hopefully, encourages further thought on the subject.
Whenever I think about deep stuff like evil and
suffering, I find it helpful to remember two aspects of God's nature. First,
he is perfectly just. So all evil will eventually be punished perfectly and
appropriately. Second, he is perfectly loving. Thus, God extends himself
sacrificially to forgive those who do evil (all of us) and provide an escape
from punishment. What's amazing to me is how both of these sides of God, his
justice and love, collide on the cross with Jesus Christ. You know someone
truly loves you if they are willing to die for you. But when God forgave us,
he did not simply ignore our evil thoughts, choices, and actions. That
wouldn't be justice, would it? All of our crimes, big and small, were
punished perfectly, but the punishment was re-directed toward Jesus Christ.
The punishment that Jesus took upon himself demonstrate God's love and God's
justice.
This
video also touches on another cool idea: God is a gentleman. That is, he
doesn't force his love on the objects of his affection (all of us). He is
persuasive - not coercive. He allows you to turn your back on him if you
prefer to be the captain of your own ship. You may not want to acknowledge a
higher authority to whom you must answer. You may not want to admit that you
don't have your act together. He allows you to make that choice. On the
other hand, you might realize that God's relentless love is what you've been
searching for all of your life. It's like this: a gentleman does not force a
woman to marry him. He becomes vulnerable. He expresses his love to her by
his words and actions. Then he asks her to make a decision: Will you marry
me?' At this point, the ball is in her court. She can either accept or
reject his offer. In the same way, each of us can accept or reject God's
offer of a life-giving connection through Jesus Christ. Written by Jim
Zangmeister
Title "If God Exist then Why does He allow Evil ?
This video goes into a much longer amplification. If God exists,
why doesn't he stop evil? Can good ever come from evil? Find out
why evil actually is an argument for God, and get answers to these questions:
1. Does evil disprove God?
2. Did God create evil?
3. What's the source of evil?
4. What's the purpose of evil?
5. What's the destiny of evil?
6. What should you do about evil?
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By Frank Turek
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Meet Dr. Charles Stanley
Charles F. Stanley is
the founder of In Touch Ministries and a New York Times best-selling
author. While his teaching is transmitted throughout the world to millions
of people, Dr. Stanley has been said to demonstrate a practical, keen
awareness of people's needs and provide Christ-centered, biblically-based
principles for everyday life.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best
represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless
I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of
telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is
because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes
people’s lives.” Go to his web site <Here>
Why does bad things happen to Good People?
Click on picture By Charles Standley to find out
Why
do bad things happen to good people? The biblical answer is there are no
“good” people. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that all of us are
tainted by and infected with sin (Ecclesiastes
7:20;
Romans 3:23;
1
John 1:8).
Romans 3:10-18 could not be clearer about the
non-existence of “good” people: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away,
they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even
one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The
poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and
bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their
ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before
their eyes.” Every human being on this planet deserves to be thrown into
hell at this very moment. Every second we spend alive is only by the grace
and mercy of God. Even the most terrible misery we could experience on this
planet is merciful compared to what we deserve, eternal hell in the lake of
fire.
A better question would be “Why
does God allow good things to happen to bad people?”
Romans 5:8 declares, “But God demonstrates his
own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Despite the evil, wicked, sinful nature of the people of this world, God
still loves us. He loved us enough to die to take the penalty for our sins (Romans
6:23). If we receive Jesus Christ as Savior (John
3:16;
Romans 10:9), we will be forgiven and promised
an eternal home in heaven (Romans
8:1). What we deserve is hell. What we are
given is eternal life in heaven if we come to Christ in faith.
Yes,
sometimes bad things happen to people who seem undeserving of them. But God
allows things to happen for His reasons, whether or not we understand them.
Above all, however, we must remember that God is good, just, loving, and
merciful. Often things happen to us that we simply cannot understand.
However, instead of doubting God's goodness, our reaction should be to trust
Him. ”Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths
straight” (Proverbs
3:5-6).
One more video, Why does bad things happen to Good People?
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