II. The Source and Reason for Evil



-633779-913912001992923-457200Why Does God AllowEvil and Suffering?00Why Does God AllowEvil and Suffering?-58614-457200MIKE MAZZALONGO00MIKE MAZZALONGO5652135254000 Introduction – There are many obstacles to faith in God and Jesus Christ.__________________________________________________________________________________________- Some can’t seem to believe because they can’t accept the idea that a “good” God would allow “evil” in the world. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I. The Problem of Evil- There are two kinds of evil in the world:A. Natural Evil ______________________________________________________________________B. Moral Evil ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- The problem with evil is that it _____________________________________________________________II. The Source and Reason for Evil__________________________________________________________________________________________1. The Source and Reason- Evil in all of its forms is the result of _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- II Peter 2:4________________________________________________________________________- Genesis 3:1-7 ______________________________________________________________________- Romans 5:12 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A. Moral Evil ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. Natural Evil (Henry Morris – “The Genesis Flood”) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. Results of Hydrologist’s experiments: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The reason for the flood however, was the sinfulness of mankind. (Genesis 6:5)III. The Necessity of Free-Will- Evil is the “downside” of free-will. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Man is in the likeness of God.- Communication ______________________________________________________________- Perception __________________________________________________________________- Creative Power ______________________________________________________________- Free-will __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- In order to be in the image of God, man must have and exercise free-will.IV. God’s Response to Evil- Evil exists in the world and God responds to that evil in a variety of ways.A. He __________________ evil- Limits man’s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Enables man to do __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Provides knowledge to ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________B. He uses evil to ______________________________________________________- Job _________________________________________________________________________- II Corinthians 12:7-10 ________________________________________________________- James 1:2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________C. He allows evil to __________________ but not ________________________________________________________________________________________________- I Peter 2:24 _________________________________________________________________- John 6:39-40 ________________________________________________________________- God has dealt with evil and the suffering it causes by:1. Offering _____________________________________________________________2. Providing _____________________________________________________________4. Promising __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Summary / Invitation- Are you a victim of evil in this world? _______________________________________________________- Will you receive God’s solution to the problem of evil? ________________________________________ ................
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