4 UNEXPECTED TRUTHS TO UNDERSTAND WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING (1 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
4 Unexpected Truths to Understand Why God Allows Suffering (1 of 4)
Series: Why God?
Scott Maze
Job 1-2
Job is one of the most unique stories you'll hear - not just inside the Bible but anywhere. It's the story of man named Job, a man whose character was tremendously strong but suffered exceedingly. But one day Satan says to God, ''The reason Job follows you is because you're so good to him. Stop blessing him and he'll turn away from you in a heartbeat.''
Lots of people turn to this book in crisis. Just this weekend, Vanderbilt basketball coach, Scott Drew, was asked how he is weathering such a terrible season - his team is winless in league play. The coach said that his father, also a coach, had similar bad seasons early in his career. The father told his son to read the book of Job to endure the hard times.
But Job is helpful to people who go through much harder stuff than losing seasons. This week, I've heard from people who have lost children and suffered through terrible tragedies. We find Job's life and his book endlessly interesting because he asks God the question we all want to ask - ''Why?'' But the ''why'' question is always closely related to another question for people who are hurting and that's the ''How'' question.
How will get through this? Over the course of the next few minutes I want to speak to you about ''Four Unexpected Truths to Understand Why God Allow Suffering.''
Truth #1: The Time to Understand ''Why'' is Now
People will turn to this book because they've heard it has the answers for why people suffer but then they quickly become disinterested when they arrive. For many, if we don't get the answer in one second after we ask Google, we're moving on. So I want to speak to those of you who need to be better equipped when hurting arrives. You see, the time to do this isn't when suffering crashes down your door.
Years ago, Traci and I were serving a church some hours from here. We had just arrived at the church and ...
Series: Why God?
Scott Maze
Job 1-2
Job is one of the most unique stories you'll hear - not just inside the Bible but anywhere. It's the story of man named Job, a man whose character was tremendously strong but suffered exceedingly. But one day Satan says to God, ''The reason Job follows you is because you're so good to him. Stop blessing him and he'll turn away from you in a heartbeat.''
Lots of people turn to this book in crisis. Just this weekend, Vanderbilt basketball coach, Scott Drew, was asked how he is weathering such a terrible season - his team is winless in league play. The coach said that his father, also a coach, had similar bad seasons early in his career. The father told his son to read the book of Job to endure the hard times.
But Job is helpful to people who go through much harder stuff than losing seasons. This week, I've heard from people who have lost children and suffered through terrible tragedies. We find Job's life and his book endlessly interesting because he asks God the question we all want to ask - ''Why?'' But the ''why'' question is always closely related to another question for people who are hurting and that's the ''How'' question.
How will get through this? Over the course of the next few minutes I want to speak to you about ''Four Unexpected Truths to Understand Why God Allow Suffering.''
Truth #1: The Time to Understand ''Why'' is Now
People will turn to this book because they've heard it has the answers for why people suffer but then they quickly become disinterested when they arrive. For many, if we don't get the answer in one second after we ask Google, we're moving on. So I want to speak to those of you who need to be better equipped when hurting arrives. You see, the time to do this isn't when suffering crashes down your door.
Years ago, Traci and I were serving a church some hours from here. We had just arrived at the church and ...
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