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“Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?”
(Why Does God Allow Evil?)
Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?
I. Who is good?
II. God Allows Evil But Doesn’t Cause It
III. God’s Glory is Priority One!
IV. God’s Canvas
V. If It Doesn’t Kill You It Makes You Stronger
I. Who Is Good?
A. Mark 10:18
B. Romans 3:9-20, 23
C. Habakkuk 1:13
D. Hebrews 6:16-20
II. God Allows Evil But Doesn’t Cause It
A. Psalm 116:5
B. James 1:12-18
III. God’s Glory is Priority One!
Romans 16:27, Galatians 1:5, Philippians 4:20, Jude 1:25, Romans 11:36, Ephesians 3:20, Romans 16:25, Jude 1:24, Psalm 44:8, Psalm 57:5, Psalm 57:11, Psalm 71:8, Psalm 108:5, Psalm 86:12, Psalm 104:31, Isaiah 40:5, Ephesians 3:21, Colossians 3:4, 1 Chronicles 16:29, Psalm 115:1, Psalm 148:13
IV. God’s Canvas
A. Genesis 50:20
B. Romans 8:28
V. If It Doesn’t Kill You It Makes You Stronger
A. James 1:1
B. 2 Corinthians 4:16-17
B. THE RESURRECTION!
1. Matthew 28:1-20, Luke 23, 35-49
2. I Cor. 15:3-8
3. I Cor. 15:14-19, I Peter 1:1-7
II. Is Jesus who He said He is?No Middle Ground!
A Quote From C.S. Lewis
"A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic--on the level with a man who says he is a poached egg--or he would be the devil of hell. You must take your choice. Either this was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being just a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us.
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I came from Heaven!• I am the Messiah• I am God
– Same work– Same ability to give life– Same authority– Same honor– Same will
What Did He Say About Himself?
• I am the bread of life• I existed before Abraham• I am the eternal God, Creator of the Universe• I am the door to salvation• I am equal to God• I am the resurrection and life itself• I am the way, the truth, and the life• I am the only way to God
Josh McDowell puts it this way;
• His claims are either True
• or they are False
• Evidence That Demands A Verdict
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
Assume they are False
• Then He either Knew they were False
• Or He believed they were True
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
Or
Assume He Knew they were False
• Then He is not a great moral teacher
• He is a liar
• Hypocrite
• Demon
• Fool
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Liar
Hypocrite
Demon
Fool
Or
Assume He believed they were true
• He was sincerely deluded
• He was a lunatic
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
He didn’t knowHe Knew
He was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD
• You have only two choices
• Accept Him and His Lordship
• Reject Him
If You Accept Him
He offers you Eternal Life
If You Reject HimYou must expect Eternal Punishment
Jesus: His Claims Were Either
False True
Reject
He is LORD
He didn’t knowHe Knew
AcceptHe was deluded
He was a Lunatic
Deliberate Misrepresentation
Fool
Demon
Hypocrite
Liar
Or
Eternal Life
Eternal Punishment
John 3:18(*)
But what if He is God?
• He Is LORD• You have only two choices• Accept Him and His Lordship
(*) His Lordship demands obedience!
But what if He is God?
• Reject Him and be forever lost!
What About A Believer?
• Can we claim He is our Savior and reject Him as our LORD?
• (*) His Lordship demands obedience!
III. How is Jesus' identity “proven” today?
A. You are His Witnesses – Luke 24:48
B. John 17:20
C. Walk Worthy of His Calling (Eph 4:1, I Thes 2:9-12, Col 1:10-
12)
