1 Objections to Gods Existence 9262020 2 Introduction

1 Objections to God’s Existence 9/26/2020

2 Introduction • Ps. 14: 1 • Ps. 53: 1 • Many today do not believe in God or have no interest in coming to know Him 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

3 Introduction • What can we do? • PREACH AND PRACTICE HIS RELIGION • WE CAN PERSUADE OTHERS • 1 PET. 3: 15 • 1 Cor. 15: 19 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

4 • Objection #1 -The Problem of Evil 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

5 Evil Is Real On Our World • • terrorism murder rape robbery violence spouse abuse child abuse 9/26/2020 • • • abortion drinking other drugs fraud character assassinations • greed Evil and Human Suffering

6 Does Evil Rule Out God? • NO! • Criminals do not rule out law abiding citizens • A wayward child does not rule out godly parents • Ahab and Jezebel did not rule out the prophet Elijah 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

7 Does Evil Rule Out God? • Evil Judas and his sin does not make Jesus less real 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

8 There Can Be No Right Our Wrong Without God • If there is no God then there is no standard for determining right and wrong, good and evil, etc. 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

9 Satan And Sin Are To Blame For Earthly Evil • Adam and Eve in Eden before sin • Adam and Eve cast out of Eden after their sin • Satan was the cause-the great deceiver • Jn. 8: 44 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

10 Satan And Sin Are To Blame For Earthly Evil • Satan and fallen man are responsible for all of the real evil in the world • Too many blame God for everything that happens on the earth • “Wrath of God” • Satan and sin are to blame, not God 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

11 • Objection #2 -Human Suffering 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

12 The Atheistic Case Stated • God is supposed to be all powerful and all good-why then does He not remove human suffering? • Either God can’t remove suffering (is not all-powerful) or He won’t remove it (not all good, loving) 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

13 The Why Of Human Suffering • 1. It is common to all • We are born to die-man lost access to the tree of life in Gen. 3 • 2. We suffer when others are in pain 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

14 The Why Of Human Suffering • 3. We suffer because of our own sins • Ps. 51: 3 • Lk. 15: 21 • 4. We suffer because of the sins of others • Lk. 15: 11 -31 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

15 The Why Of Human Suffering • 5. We suffer when we do right and are persecuted for it • Mt. 5: 10 -12 • 1 Pet. 2: 19 ff • Jn. 16: 2 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

16 The Why Of Human Suffering • 6. We suffer when we try to teach others and they refuse to obey The Truth • Mt. 7: 6 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

17 The Why Of Human Suffering • 7. We suffer because we cannot understand ALL that is happening and WHY it is happening to us • Look at Job 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

18 The Why Of Human Suffering • 8. Sorrow and suffering are our common lot • Is. 53: 3 • Is. 52: 14 • Mt. 20: 22 -23 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

19 We Do Not Fully Understand Suffering • Look at the song, “FARTHER ALONG” • Mt. 5: 10 -12 • Acts 5: 41 -42 • Js. 1: 2 -3 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

20 Facing Some Hard Facts About Suffering • Some things can be both a blessing and a curse • fire • water • electricity • gravity • Job 26: 7 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

21 Facing Some Hard Facts About Suffering • Pain can be a blessing • It can signal a brain tumor • It can warn us of dangers 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

22 There Are Benefits To Suffering • Ps. 119: 67, 71 • Job was a better man after his suffering • Peter was a better man after his denial of Christ then before 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

23 Conclusion • There is much we do not know about suffering • We must never accuse God falsely concerning evil and suffering • He is the Potter-we are the clay • Let us be clay that He can mold into a vessel of honor • 2 Tim. 2: 21 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering

24 • outlined from THE BIBLE DOCTRINE OF JEHOVAH GOD by Robert R. Taylor, chp. 2 and 3 9/26/2020 Evil and Human Suffering