Discussion Notes for the Video: Comparing Yourself with Others



[pic]WHY DOES GOD LET LITTLE CHILDREN DIE? Lesson Outline

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Goal: To understand that death is not the end; tragedies are not the end – God has made reality bigger than that.

Warm-up: Discuss:

o Things go wrong in life ALL the time. Ask what funny things they have seen go wrong. They can refer to funny YouTube videos. [Have your own example]

o Ask: How do you respond to the “Atheist’s Argument”:

1. If God exists, He may be all-powerful, He’s not all-loving, because evil exists.

2. If God exists, He may be all-loving, but He’s not all-powerful, because He can’t stop suffering.

3. Therefore, the all-loving, all-powerful God doesn’t exist.

Watch video then discuss: Ask the students to use the video to formulate an answer to the atheist.

1. So, what answers do you have for the atheist?

2. T/F: Death is not the end; it’s just a change of state. Discuss with this Bible verse: 2 Corinthians 5:4 “mortality may be swallowed up by life.”

3. The Bible teaches against reincarnation. Discuss this verse: Hebrews 9:27

4. T/F: To God a child who has died is not dead. He or she is alive and well with Him. Discuss with this Bible verse: Matthew 19:14

5. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says God has set eternity in your heart. Our souls are eternal, so we long for something greater than this world.

o Can you think of something you REALLY wanted, but after you got it you were bored? How does this show “eternity in the heart”?

o Can this physical world really fulfill your soul? Why/not?

o 84% of the world believes in some form of God-creator. Atheists are the minority. Why do you think so many people believe in God? [Source: Washington Times, Dec 23, 2012]

6. Comment on Augustine’s words: “You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find rest in You.”

Closing:

1) It’s foolish to say suffering proves God does not exist. It would be like a man saying Samsung doesn’t exist because his phone isn’t working properly. That IS foolish. Rather, God does exist, but there is something wrong in creation. We aren’t meant to be 100% comfortable here, because we’re made for more – for eternity.

2) Little children have an automatic pass into Heaven, but what about you? Have you submitted to Jesus? Have you admitted you have broken His law? Have you asked Him for forgiveness? Have you become like a little child by being born again of the water and the Spirit? [John 3:3-5; Acts 2:38]. He loves you and welcomes you now.

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