by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 11, 2020 | Atheism, Bible, Faith, God, Morality, Politics, Science, Suffering, The World
What is the source of radical evil that seeks to corrupt and pervert the human race? What causes violence, cruelty, genocide, self-centeredness, abuse, neglect and war? Jeffrey Burton Russell writes: “We are again aware of the ineradicable nature of perversity in our...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Feb 6, 2020 | Bible, Faith, God, Jesus, Morality, Suffering
Peter Vardy and Julie Arliss in The Thinker’s Guide to Evil, maintain that “evil is one of the deepest and most central problems of human existence.” They analyze various sources of evil. First, the freedom of human beings to choose to be selfish, self-centered and to...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2020 | Aging, Church, Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Suffering
On the first page of Paul’s letter to the Colossians we find a surprising statement: ‘I rejoice in sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church’ (Col.1:24). What can these...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Another way God uses suffering is to refine and purify his people. The messenger who came to prepare the way of the Lord (Malachi 3:1-4) was sent ‘to purify the Levites’ until they should present ‘offerings in righteousness…..acceptable to the Lord.’ God still refines...
by tschroder100@gmail.com | Jan 23, 2020 | Faith, God, Jesus, Ministry, Prayer, Suffering
What does it mean to pray in Jesus’ name? In Old Testament times, prayer was offered only in the context of sacrifice. God’s people brought an offering when they came into his presence: it cost them something to draw near to God. As they called on his name, they...
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