THE GOD WHO IS GOODER (4 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 5:3
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The God Who Is Gooder (4 of 7)
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 4:31-5:3
OPEN: Is God Good? (wait for a reply)
Of course He is. That's what the Bible tells us and that's what we believe or we wouldn't be here. But, there are many out there who don't like God. There are many agnostics and atheists work very hard at painting God as an evil and wicked God - unworthy of our praise.
ILLUS: I read the story about a university professor who challenged his students with this question: ''Did God create everything that exists?''
One student replied: ''Well, of course he did!''
The professor answered, ''If God created everything, then God created evil. And since evil exists, and according the principal that our works define who we are, then we can assume that God is evil.''
Do you see what the professor was saying? He was saying God was evil because God created everything, including evil, and thus God was evil. Now this teacher had done several times over the years. This approach was one of the ways he would attack and undermine the faith of his students so that he could remove God from their lives and begin to build his own philosophy on their hearts and minds and remake them in his own image. And it's a scene that is repeated over and over again in college classes across the nation.
But this time, another student raised his hand, 'May I ask you a question, professor?''
''Of course,'' replied the professor.
''The student stood and asked ''Professor, does cold exist?''
''What kind of question is that? Of course cold exists. Haven't you ever been cold?''
The young man replied ''In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Absolute zero (-460 F) is the total absence of heat; and ALL MATTER becomes inert and incapable of movement at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We've simply created this word to describe how we feel when there's no ...
Series: Contending For The Faith
Jeff Strite
Ephesians 4:31-5:3
OPEN: Is God Good? (wait for a reply)
Of course He is. That's what the Bible tells us and that's what we believe or we wouldn't be here. But, there are many out there who don't like God. There are many agnostics and atheists work very hard at painting God as an evil and wicked God - unworthy of our praise.
ILLUS: I read the story about a university professor who challenged his students with this question: ''Did God create everything that exists?''
One student replied: ''Well, of course he did!''
The professor answered, ''If God created everything, then God created evil. And since evil exists, and according the principal that our works define who we are, then we can assume that God is evil.''
Do you see what the professor was saying? He was saying God was evil because God created everything, including evil, and thus God was evil. Now this teacher had done several times over the years. This approach was one of the ways he would attack and undermine the faith of his students so that he could remove God from their lives and begin to build his own philosophy on their hearts and minds and remake them in his own image. And it's a scene that is repeated over and over again in college classes across the nation.
But this time, another student raised his hand, 'May I ask you a question, professor?''
''Of course,'' replied the professor.
''The student stood and asked ''Professor, does cold exist?''
''What kind of question is that? Of course cold exists. Haven't you ever been cold?''
The young man replied ''In fact sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics what we consider cold is in reality the absence of heat. Absolute zero (-460 F) is the total absence of heat; and ALL MATTER becomes inert and incapable of movement at that temperature. Cold does not exist. We've simply created this word to describe how we feel when there's no ...
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