IS GOD RESPONSIBLE FOR BAD THINGS HAPPENING?
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IS GOD RESPONSIBLE FOR BAD THINGS HAPPENING? The answers are in scripture and they go deep into WHO God is.
WHO GOD IS First of all this who God describes Himself:
Jeremiah 9:24 But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says the LORD.
MAN’S JOB Second of all, when He created man, He gave us a job, to have dominion over the earth. And in the end, those who destroy the earth will be destroyed.
Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
Psalm 115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth has he given to the children of men.
Revelation 11:18 And the nations were angry, and your wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that you should give reward unto your servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear your name, small and great; and should destroy them who destroy the earth.
THE ROLE OF FREE WILL God is love. Love cannot be taken, it can only be given. Therefore God created men and angels with free will. Before we were created, there was a war in heaven when satan and 1/3 of the angels were cast out of heaven. The Lord could have banned satan from the earth when he was thrown out of heaven. But He didn’t. He allowed satan to test Adam and Eve to evaluate their own free will. It has been so since then, until the day satan is bound for 1,000 years during the millennium. During that peaceful time there will be no demonic testing and a people will know the Lord. However at the end of that period, they too will have their free will tested. WHY???
Revelation 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little while.
EVERLASTING SOULS Because God created angels and mankind with an everlasting soul. Once they are created, they will never die. There are only 2 places for those souls to go – heaven or hell. Scripture says that hell was created for satan and his angels. And because they hate God so much, they are doing all they can to bring as many souls with them to hell.
Matthew 10:28 And fear not them who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And because God is love and only wants a family of love, He doesn’t want eternity polluted with evil. He wanted His family to dwell with Him forever without evil. Earth is our school, to learn about Him, take tests about what we learn, and to grow up in His love and the full measure of Jesus Christ where we too will rule and reign.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
WHY GOD ALLOWS EVIL Throughout the entire Bible it says He listens, protects and delivers the righteous from evil on the earth. In Job’s life we see that the only way evil could touch his life was to ask permission. He ALLOWED Job to be tested. He builds a hedge around the righteous. However due to our own sin, our hedges get holes. If we cross the line and reject God’s Word enough, He takes His favor and hand away where the enemy is allowed to plunder. This is why He has called so many righteous intercessor to stand in the gap and build a wall to fill the hole.
Outside of one’s hedge being broken, there are many reasons why God allows evil to take place.
Overcoming evil: (We have a part to play in the final war towards taking satan to the pit.)
Revelation 12:10-11 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our God day and night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto death.
Righteousness (rightful living) causes persecution. Godliness causes persecution.
Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Because the evil angels are everlasting, God DOES use them, since they are there and since He has ultimate power over them. It is like a divine chess game. He uses them to release judgement upon people and the earth and to bring about a separation of those who will serve Him vs those who will serve satan.
1 Kings 22:19-22 And he said, Hear you therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the LORD said unto him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
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