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Objections to God’s Existence

Objections to God’s Existence. Introduction . Ps. 14:1 Ps. 53:1 Many today do not believe in God or have no interest in coming to know Him. Introduction. What can we do? PREACH AND PRACTICE HIS RELIGION WE CAN PERSUADE OTHERS 1 PET. 3:15 1 Cor. 15:19. Objection #1-The Problem of Evil.

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Objections to God’s Existence

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  1. Objections to God’s Existence

  2. Introduction • Ps. 14:1 • Ps. 53:1 • Many today do not believe in God or have no interest in coming to know Him

  3. Introduction • What can we do? • PREACH AND PRACTICE HIS RELIGION • WE CAN PERSUADE OTHERS • 1 PET. 3:15 • 1 Cor. 15:19

  4. Objection #1-The Problem of Evil

  5. terrorism murder rape robbery violence spouse abuse child abuse abortion drinking other drugs fraud character assassinations greed Evil Is Real On Our World

  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

  7. Does Evil Rule Out God? • Evil Judas and his sin does not make Jesus less real

  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. 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

  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

  11. Objection #2-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)

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

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

  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

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

  21. Facing Some Hard Facts About Suffering • Pain can be a blessing • It can signal a brain tumor • It can warn us of dangers

  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

  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

  24. outlined from THE BIBLE DOCTRINE OF JEHOVAH GOD by Robert R. Taylor, chp. 2 and 3

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