God, Why?
David Ireland
Luke 13:1-5
1.0 Evil and Pain Exists in Our World.
1.1 Sufferers often torment themselves with these questions:
A) Why did this happen to me?
B) How could a loving God allow over 120 people to die and another 350 injured in Paris at the hands of ISIS?
C) If God is good, why does evil exist?
D) Jesus was being asked the same question we're posing today: ''God, Why?
1.2 The problem of evil is very complex.
A) There are two sides to the issue-the philosophical and the pastoral.
Example: It is one thing to be a professor of cardiology and it's another thing to be told that you have four months to live because of an enlarged heart.
B) The philosophical approach deals with:
1. The observation and intellectual side of the problem of evil.
2. This approach must provide a logical, rational argument that brings your mind to rest.
C) The pastoral approach deals with:
1. The actual pain and emotions of the suffering caused by evil.
2. This approach must provide an answer that soothes the pain and helps you cope with the impact of evil.
Note: There is a philosophical problem and a pastoral problem. Any treatment of this topic must deal with both sides. Intellectual clarity doesn't always penetrate a veil of tears.
The Bible is aware of the problem on a deep level.
Note: I will attempt to answer the question, ''God, Why?'' by providing a philosophical approach followed by a pastoral approach. I will give you four answers for your consideration-two under the philosophical and two answers under the pastoral.
2.0 Our Approach to the Problem of Evil (Lk. 13:1-5).
2.1 The philosophical approach (Two Answers)
A) #1: Wrong assumptions distort evil.
Note: Many people who do not believe in God seem to bear a great resentment against Christians and against God for a problem that they help reinforce by wrong assumptions.
Note: Faulty thinking of the Jewish Community lead to a distorted view of evil. ...
David Ireland
Luke 13:1-5
1.0 Evil and Pain Exists in Our World.
1.1 Sufferers often torment themselves with these questions:
A) Why did this happen to me?
B) How could a loving God allow over 120 people to die and another 350 injured in Paris at the hands of ISIS?
C) If God is good, why does evil exist?
D) Jesus was being asked the same question we're posing today: ''God, Why?
1.2 The problem of evil is very complex.
A) There are two sides to the issue-the philosophical and the pastoral.
Example: It is one thing to be a professor of cardiology and it's another thing to be told that you have four months to live because of an enlarged heart.
B) The philosophical approach deals with:
1. The observation and intellectual side of the problem of evil.
2. This approach must provide a logical, rational argument that brings your mind to rest.
C) The pastoral approach deals with:
1. The actual pain and emotions of the suffering caused by evil.
2. This approach must provide an answer that soothes the pain and helps you cope with the impact of evil.
Note: There is a philosophical problem and a pastoral problem. Any treatment of this topic must deal with both sides. Intellectual clarity doesn't always penetrate a veil of tears.
The Bible is aware of the problem on a deep level.
Note: I will attempt to answer the question, ''God, Why?'' by providing a philosophical approach followed by a pastoral approach. I will give you four answers for your consideration-two under the philosophical and two answers under the pastoral.
2.0 Our Approach to the Problem of Evil (Lk. 13:1-5).
2.1 The philosophical approach (Two Answers)
A) #1: Wrong assumptions distort evil.
Note: Many people who do not believe in God seem to bear a great resentment against Christians and against God for a problem that they help reinforce by wrong assumptions.
Note: Faulty thinking of the Jewish Community lead to a distorted view of evil. ...
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