Perspective is essentially the way we each see something; it’s how we take in, process, and hold on to valuable information (I mean what's so, rather than what's almost so or completely wrong). Let's hold onto what's one hundred percent true.
It's not always so easy to change one's perspective and learn what's so, or to learn how to wisely apply what's so.
What does it mean to test the spirits? Fake news -- false information hurts and even destroys a lot of people. We don't have time for lies and gaslighting.
Each person on this earth will view a situation differently even if that difference is a bit subtle. Ultimately, what we perceive and what we think about can affect the way we feel and behave -- it can affect our attitude. There’s always more than one perspective in our world!
Don't lose focus on the one who loves you most (Jesus).. regardless of the perspective others have and what they are doing. If they get all focused on some dumb idol they bow to, why should you allow that to change your grasp on the truth or your good perspective.
Never allow any of the crazy things others believe shift you away from the Lord, the Bible, a healthy church family or, essential Christian doctrine. The different experiences you go through regarding loved ones or loved hobbies should never alter what needs to remain solid. Got my name on the roll and my feet firmly planted on the Rock.
Living with Christ (He's God and called the living Word) and eternity in mind, is the wisest way to live. Letting the Bible and the Holy Spirit guide me is the smartest way to go, regardless of what others say and do.
An eternal perspective keeps us from chasing empty dreams, idols (made of stone or whatever) and material gratification. Too many people are ripped off getting distracted away, but any of us can repent and return to soundness in the Lord. We just admit it and quit it. Come to, come back to Him who is the truth (Jesus Christ).
So many like to talk about spiritual growth these days but there is zero spiritual growth apart from the word of God.
The word keeps us from wasting our years pursuing temporal things that we can’t take with us when we die. We gain an eternal perspective when we think of our lives as a 1000-foot rope with a black tip on one end: the rope symbolizes our existence; the black tip is our life on earth. We tend to focus all our passion and energy on the black tip while giving little thought to the rest of the rope.
There are several ways to develop and maintain an eternal perspective on life:
1. Make certain you have been born again (John 3:3). Eternity awaits all of us, but the only way to ensure that we spend eternity in heaven with God is to be born again. That new birth results in a renewed spirit and a new desire to please God. When we accept by faith the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on our behalf, the Holy Spirit moves into our spirits and births us into God’s forever family (Romans 8:15–17). It’s at that point that we begin to gain an eternal perspective.
2. Be filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 4:31; Ephesians 5:18). We receive the Holy Spirit as a gift the moment we are saved (Acts 2:38), and He continues to work in our lives. However, the degree to which we submit ourselves to His transforming work is the degree to which we can live with an eternal perspective. When we are “filled” with the Spirit, we are totally yielded to Him. He has control of us. Galatians 5:16 says that, if we walk by the Spirit, we will not gratify the lusts of our flesh. Sinful self-gratification, focused on the things of this world, cannot coexist with an eternal perspective. The solution for self-centeredness is to surrender to the Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20).
3. Store up treasure in heaven. Jesus said, “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19–21). The treasures we store for eternity are the things done for Christ on earth. Even offering a cup of cold water to a servant of the Lord is cause for reward (Matthew 10:42). An eternal perspective is one that has shifted from earthly concerns to heavenly ones and invests time, energy, and resources in God’s kingdom.
4. Spend time with God and His Word (Psalm 119:11). We would not expect our cars to go a thousand miles on a single tank of gas. Yet, we think a quick prayer or a tweeted Bible verse is sufficient to sustain an eternal perspective for weeks or months. We need continual refilling of truth. Romans 12:1–2 calls it the “renewing” of the mind. Spending time in the presence of God invites Him to reveal areas of our lives that are not surrendered to Him. We acknowledge and confess those and then replace the lies we’ve believed with truths from His Word. This continual “washing” of the Word (Ephesians 5:26) keeps our priorities in agreement with God’s and helps maintain an eternal perspective.
5. Stay conscious of the fact that this world is not all there is. It is easy to lose ourselves in daily cares and desires. But those who live with an eternal perspective are equally aware that every day counts down toward our final journey. Second Corinthians 4:17–18 says, “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” We must intentionally redirect our thoughts toward that which is eternal, judging the value of decisions based on their eternal significance. Colossians 3:1–3 says, “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
God has commanded that we live with an eternal perspective. If holding an eternal perspective came naturally, He would not need to command it. So we choose to continually set our minds on things above. As we develop a habit of setting our minds on eternal things, we begin to handle things differently from those with earth-bound perspectives. As the eternal mindset becomes part of us, other people notice and one day may ask, “How can I, too, gain an eternal perspective on life?”
There might be multiple assassination attempts where the government refuses to help or properly address it. I hate that. It's happened, let's pray for our real leaders and their safety. It's no time to stop.
History is filled with examples of people who made an initial positive response to Christ only to fall away later. In the parable of the sower and the seed, some of the seed sprung up quickly, only to wither away or be choked out by weeds. Don't allow the cares of this world to choke you out.
Jesus: “As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful” (Matthew 13:20–22).
Be ready, stay ready! Think soundly and quickly in any and every situation, to act wisely responding to things that you were and are not expecting. Even if you are surrounded by those who are not speaking or acting responsibly.
It's election season in the USA again and many people can be choked out by the cares of this world. Many Americans.. with good reason.. feel very concerned. During these perilous times we live in, pray without ceasing and with Christ leading as Lord.. walk wisely, even circumspectly. It's no time to be playing around or be overcome by fears. Put on the full armor of Christ in Him. Being concerned enough to focus on Christ, get right with Him while praying and acting rightly means ..we can do something positive that helps.. yet mere worrying means we do nothing but live in fear. That helps no one.
God loves you. He loves the people in this evil world and He's done something about it (Read the Bible and by faith wisely apply what you read. John 3:16–21).
Jesus said in John 16:33, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
He has a good short-term and long-term plan for your life. Call out to, go back to him for the specifics.
Habakkuk 1:2–4, “How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save? Why do you make me look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.”
Ecclesiastes 4:1–3, “Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed—and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors—and they have no comforter. And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive. But better than both is the one who has never been born, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.”
Psalm 10:1, “Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?”
Psalm 22:1–2, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.”
Psalm 83:1–2, “O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God. See how your enemies growl, how your foes rear their heads.”
John 16:2–4, “They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. I have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I warned you about them.”
Romans 8:36, “As it is written: ‘For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.’“
Revelation 6:9–10, “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, ‘How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?’”
For many Americans, the "problem of evil" in our Land presents a profound challenge to the belief in an all-powerful, Sovereign, and all-loving God, particularly in light of this suffering due to the evil that permeates human existence here. Is America due to all the sinful choices really experiencing the wrath of abandonment (one type of God's wrath or judgment here). Yes (from Scripture, I just taught on this), and we're not in the beginning of it.
In Acts 14:16 the Bible says that God in the past allowed all nations to walk in their own ways. True. He let each of them walk in their own ways.
Listen, whether you're talking about all the nations or whether you're talking about the nation of Israel, there is a point reached at which God lets them go. God gives them up. You've got to be careful with what you want or ask for.. you might get it.
To the pre-flood, the antediluvian society, God said way back in Genesis, "My Spirit will not always strive with man." It doesn't go on forever.
Study Romans 1. How did this abandonment ever happen? God certainly hasn't and won't abandon born-again Christians in these sinful nations.
How did God ever get to the point where He chose to give a people up, where He just turned them over, let them go? What is it that could happen to bring God to such a place where He feels so angry at the destructive evil and sin, so full of wrath that He just lets that people go, that He just takes off the restraint?
Answer: Go back Romans 1:18 and there you see the descent of man presented in successive steps downard, leading up to verse 24. In fact go back to verse 16 and let's remind ourselves that Paul has designs in the book of Romans of preaching the gospel for sinners to get saved. We each can choose to repent, believe and get saved. Paul is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ and we shouldn't in our day be ashamed. Paul wants to make his gospel presentation very clear -- this is the standard of salvation for everyone that believes in Jesus.
Many people grapple or struggle in different Lands that are suffering due to the evil (and much of it comes from evil "leaders" and corrupt politicians).
Many people have the notion that if God is indeed omnipotent and benevolent, then the presence of evil here must either negate His existence, or it must diminish His goodness and His power to act.
However, this perspective overlooks a crucial biblical teaching: evil is not a creation of God, nor was it part of His original intention for any humanity of any Land.
Instead, the existence of evil here is a necessary consequence of our.. of human's free will.
If we are genuinely free, we must have the capacity to choose against God's will, which includes the potential for moral evil. The Scriptures emphasize that there are significant repercussions for such choices—impacting individuals, communities, and the spiritual realm.
The authors of the Bible were acutely aware of the reality of evil and suffering. They expressed their anguish and confusion to God, especially when His actions seemed misaligned with their expectations. Yet, despite their struggles, these writers also maintained a steadfast belief in God's ultimate goodness and His promise to rectify the wrongs of the world in due time. This belief underscores the idea that our experiences of suffering do not contradict the existence of God. In fact, the Bible not only articulates the reality of evil but also reveals God's active role in addressing it.
Where is the Bible at on this, what's it's stance?
The Scriptures firmly reject the notion that God created or endorses any evil. Instead, the word of God depicts a Father God who actively combats evil in various ways.
And God limits the effects of evil. He warns all of humanity of its dangers. He intervenes to halt its spread. He provides avenues for people to escape from the evil situations, and ultimately He promises to vanquish all evil forever.
This divine engagement illustrates that the presence of evil does not negate God's existence or His goodness; rather, it highlights His commitment to restoring a broken world.
While the problem of evil in any era poses significant philosophical questions, the biblical narrative offers a robust response that affirms both the reality of human suffering and the unwavering goodness of God. Jesus is the ultimate solution for us having to deal with this evil here.
Genesis 1:31, “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
Genesis 2:16–17, “And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.’“
Genesis 3:17–19, “To Adam he said, ‘Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”
Proverbs 14:34, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.”
Proverbs 19:3, “A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the Lord.”
Matthew 5:3–11, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.. Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.”
John 9:1–3, “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned,’ said Jesus, ‘but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.’”
Romans 1:18–28, “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.. Just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.”
Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 5:12, “Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned.”
Hebrews 2:2–3, “For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?”
Taken together, Scripture shows us that physical evils—sickness, famine, war, and death—are the result of moral evil. And moral evil is something human beings are all responsible for, on a personal and a communal level. We suffer because of our own sins at times. Other times, we suffer because of the sins of others. In some situations, we suffer from simple cause-and-effect. And we sometimes suffer for a special purpose, in order to bring hope or help—or a warning—to others (see 2 Corinthians 1:4).
The Bible “frames” the problem of evil by keeping it in the proper context. “Evil” is meaningless without something to compare it to. For comparison, we have the original creation of God, called “very good” (Genesis 1:31). We have the standard of goodness in God Himself. And we have an explanation for the various causes of evil and suffering.
Likewise, we see that this physical world is not all there is. Nor is this mortal life all we have been made for. We can experience physical struggles such as “mourning” and “persecution” (Matthew 5:4, 11) while looking to a greater, more permanent state of being “blessed.”
The Bible teaches that God has indeed responded. He has actively intervened to mitigate the effects of evil in this nation and world. I recently saw God protect my president from some bullets fired at him. There were two attempts!
I will focus on the living word and yet be practical. God has provided us with clear guidance on how to avoid engaging in evil actions and He has made spiritual power accessible to those seeking liberation from evil's grasp. Turn from sin to Christ and pray daily. Act wisely.
From the get-go outset (see Genesis 3:15), God initiated a divine plan aimed at rectifying all wrongs and ultimately eradicating our experiences of evil and suffering here.
The existence of evil often poses a significant challenge for believers, primarily due to misleading dichotomies. Many assume that for God to be good, He must eliminate all evil at this time; otherwise, He is (by many people) deemed malevolent.
Similarly, the belief that God should immediately punish all wrongdoers (right now) while sparing the innocent leads to questions about His omnipotence. However, these assumptions overlook the ways in which Scripture addresses the problem of evil.
The Biblical Perspective - God in the Bible does not shy away from acknowledging the reality of evil.
The Bible frames the issue accurately and illustrates how God stands against it. More importantly, Scripture reveals that the existence of the one God (the God of the Bible, there is no other) provides a profound resolution to the problem of evil.
God's actions are not merely reactive. He wisely responds -- they are part of a larger narrative that emphasizes His loving commitment to full justice and full restoration. Through God's interventions, the Fathe in Heaven equips humanity with the Scriptural tools to resist evil, to gain forgiveness, to gain boldness, and He offers a living hope to reborn believers for a future where suffering is no more.
The shedding of blood just had to happen. The OT and NT Scriptures point to the bloody cross of Christ. That's where my sins were judged so they won't have to be judged at the Great White Throne Judgement Seat. We each can choose where our sins will be fully dealt with.
This comprehensive approach not only affirms God's goodness but also highlights His active role in combating the very evils that challenge a believer's walk.
Genesis 3:21, “The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.”
Genesis 4:10–15, “The Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’ Cain said to the Lord, ‘My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.’ But the Lord said to him, ‘Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’”
Genesis 6:5–8, “The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled. So the Lord said, ‘I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.’ But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.”
Genesis 7:1–4, “The Lord then said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. . . . Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.’”
Deuteronomy 9:5, “It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”
Deuteronomy 30:15–18, “See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.”
Jonah 3:6–10, “When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust. This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence. Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fierce anger so that we will not perish.’ When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.”
Matthew 10:28, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
Matthew 23:37, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.”
1 Corinthians 6:9–11, “Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
Colossians 1:13, “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves.”
2 Thessalonians 2:7, “For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.”
2 Peter 2:9, “The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.”
Revelation 19:11, “I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.”
Revelation 20:11–15, “Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. . . . I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. . . . The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. . . . Each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”
Revelation 21:1–5, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. . . . I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’ He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!’ Then he said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’”
The Bible acknowledges evil, but we don't need to be passive.
Matthew 16:21, “From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
Mark 10:45, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Luke 22:19–20, “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.’”
John 14:6, “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
John 19:16–18, “Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.”
John 19:30, “Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.”
John 20:19–20, “On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.”
John 20:30–31, “Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
2 Corinthians 5:1, “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”
Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.”
1 John 3:1, “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”
Colossians 1:21–22, “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.”
The Bible presents evil as something God has allowed for a time, not forever, (but He's never endorsed the evil), to preserve the liberty of human free will. This allowance of free will is not an endorsement; rather, it is a necessary condition for genuine freedom. Throughout history, God has actively worked to limit the influence of evil, demonstrating His commitment to guiding humanity towards His sinless holy Son Jesus (the flawless hero of every book in the Bible). Towards obtaining righteousness in a relationship with His Son. . Most significantly, God took upon Himself the consequences of human sin at Calvary's cross, offering everyone the opportunity for His free forgiveness and wonderful salvation. We don't have to worry in Christ -- He gives us peace. This sacrificial act of God's underscores the promise that all sin, all evil here, and all suffering will ultimately be eradicated. A new earth is coming. The Bible assures believers that a time will come when these afflictions here will be completely ended, fulfilling God's plan for a restored creation. . Contrary to what many TV preachers say, there will be some more suffering, testing, and trails here for a time. Jesus warned us in advance.
Let's pray, believe and share the gospel when we can. Beyond all types of debates today, God in the Bible provides a powerful response to the "problem of evil." By illustrating God's proactive measures against evil and His ultimate plan for redemption from it, the Bible reassures spiritually reborn believers that God's existence and goodness are not negated by the presence of evil but are instead affirmed through His ongoing work to overcome it. His timing is perfect -- He will effectively neutralize all evil and evil persons (human and fallen angelic) will be cast into the lake.
