HOW COULD A GOOD GOD ALLOW SO MUCH SUFFERING? (5 OF 6)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: John 16:33
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How Could a Good God Allow So Much Suffering? (5 of 6)
Series: Life's Big Questions
Jeff Schreve
John 16:33
A new ministry began. It was called Youth for Christ. It was an evangelistic ministry. It went out into different cities and places, shared the gospel. Hundreds and hundreds of people, young people, came to know Christ as a result of Youth for Christ. Youth for Christ had two very well-known speakers. One was Billy Graham. He wasn't well-known at the time, but, obviously, became very well-known. And then, probably their premier speaker; their number one speaker: Charles Templeton. Charles Templeton was greatly gifted in the pulpit. Charles Templeton and Billy Graham were friends, but Charles Templeton had a problem that Billy Graham didn't have. Charles Templeton began to question the Word of God. He began to have doubts in his heart about the Word of God. And as he heard about science, he started to say, ''Well, maybe Genesis is not true.'' And then, he said, ''Well, maybe I need to get more training.'' And he went to a liberal seminary, which the liberal seminary all it did was confuse him even more.
Charles Templeton told Billy Graham, ''I just can't see how the Bible is true when you compare it to science and when you compare it to what these scholars are saying.'' And then, Charles Templeton said that the thing that really broke it for him, the straw that broke the camel's back, in his belief in God, he saw a Life Magazine picture. It was an article about a drought in northern Africa. And he said there was a picture of this woman, and she had her dead baby in her arms, and she was looking up to the heavens with the most pain-forlorn expression. And Templeton said, ''When I saw that picture, and I saw all the grief and all the pain on that poor mother's face, and I said to myself, 'Why couldn't a loving God have sent rain?' I can't send rain, but God can send rain. Why did He not meet her at the point of her need? Why did He not come in and re ...
Series: Life's Big Questions
Jeff Schreve
John 16:33
A new ministry began. It was called Youth for Christ. It was an evangelistic ministry. It went out into different cities and places, shared the gospel. Hundreds and hundreds of people, young people, came to know Christ as a result of Youth for Christ. Youth for Christ had two very well-known speakers. One was Billy Graham. He wasn't well-known at the time, but, obviously, became very well-known. And then, probably their premier speaker; their number one speaker: Charles Templeton. Charles Templeton was greatly gifted in the pulpit. Charles Templeton and Billy Graham were friends, but Charles Templeton had a problem that Billy Graham didn't have. Charles Templeton began to question the Word of God. He began to have doubts in his heart about the Word of God. And as he heard about science, he started to say, ''Well, maybe Genesis is not true.'' And then, he said, ''Well, maybe I need to get more training.'' And he went to a liberal seminary, which the liberal seminary all it did was confuse him even more.
Charles Templeton told Billy Graham, ''I just can't see how the Bible is true when you compare it to science and when you compare it to what these scholars are saying.'' And then, Charles Templeton said that the thing that really broke it for him, the straw that broke the camel's back, in his belief in God, he saw a Life Magazine picture. It was an article about a drought in northern Africa. And he said there was a picture of this woman, and she had her dead baby in her arms, and she was looking up to the heavens with the most pain-forlorn expression. And Templeton said, ''When I saw that picture, and I saw all the grief and all the pain on that poor mother's face, and I said to myself, 'Why couldn't a loving God have sent rain?' I can't send rain, but God can send rain. Why did He not meet her at the point of her need? Why did He not come in and re ...
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