• “Evil and suffering prove that either God is not good or He doesn’t exist.”
  • Let’s talk about real evil and suffering in this study.
  • A lot of evil and suffering come about because God created us with the ability to choose.
    • Ecclesiastes 12:14
  • Acts 17:30-31
  • Galatians 1:3-5
  • First of all, God cares about our suffering!
    • Exodus 2:23-25
    • Genesis 4:10
    • Hebrews 12:1; 2:14, 17-18
  • God is wiser than we are.
    • Isaiah 55:8-9
    • God knows and understands more than us. He may be bringing about good through suffering.
    • Genesis 50:20
    • Job 38:1-7; 40:1-9; 42:1
  • Earthly suffering increases our desire for Heavenly blessings.
    • James 1:2-4
    • II Corinthians 12:7
    • Good and bad things on earth are tiny samples of heaven and hell.
    • John 4:13-14
  • We’re on God’s timetable.
    • Romans 8:18; II Corinthians 4:17
    • II Peter 3:8
  • Psalms 31:24