Enigmas Why Evil and Suffering? How can we face terrorism or other personal tragedy? We battle anxiety, anger, sadness. Is God there? What exactly can we count on God for? …Email article to a friend…Download PDF version To what degree can we rely on God to be with us? Is He really someone we can […]
“Why does God test us?”……Answer: When we ask why God tests us, or allows us to be tested, we are admitting that testing does indeed come from Him, as clearly taught in Scripture. Although we are forbidden to test Him (Deuteronomy 6:16Matthew 4:7), when God tests His children, He does a valuable thing. David sought […]
“Why does God allow sickness?”……The issue of sickness is always a difficult one to deal with. …The key is remembering that God’s ways are higher than our ways Isaiah 55:9 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your […]
Why does God remain invisible? I don’t think there’s anything that makes living the Christian life more difficult than the fact that the Lord we serve is invisible to us. You know the expression in our culture “Out of sight, out of mind.” It’s very, very difficult to live your life dedicated to someone or […]
“What is predestination? Is predestination biblical?”……Romans 8:29-30 tells us, "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified." Ephesians 1:5 […]
The Will of God Doris Day sang a popular song entitled “Que Sera, Sera,” “What will be, will be.” At first glance this theme communicates a kind of fatalism that is depressing. Islamic theology frequently says of specific events, “It is the will of Allah.” The Bible is deeply concerned about the will of God-His […]
God Remembers Genesis 8:1 “But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.” This verse contains the first mention of the beautiful word “remember” in the Bible, and it tells us that God […]