Roses of Grace

Christian, you're at war.  All around you is a cosmic struggle between good and evil, between the forces of the Lord and the forces of the devil—and this struggle has gone on ever since the world was created.  It's a little intimidating to be at war, to be honest. We'd like to stay safe, living our lives like nothing's going on around us. But it is. Spiritual warfare is real , and it's something we've got to think about.  So what do we know about this war that we've entered into?   This war is active. Ephesians 6:12 says, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly places." Notice the wording. Paul specifically uses the word "wrestle" to describe the conflict that we're a part of. Not "oppose." Or "disagree with." Or even "resist," in this context. Wre...

God is good , and God is all-knowing , and God is all-powerful . But according to a lot of people, that can't be true. Because if God really knew about the evil that happens in the world every day, and if he was able to stop it, he would—or he wouldn't be a good God. Today we're going to talk about a common objection to the Christian faith called the problem of evil. I'm going to be perfectly honest: this post has been a difficult one to write. Because this problem doesn't really have a satisfying answer. And I'm not some master theologian, I haven't even graduated from high school, so what do I know? People have been trying to solve this problem for hundreds of years.  But we have to think about the problem of evil. Sooner or later, everyone wonders, "why would God let so much evil happen?" And we don't want to shy away from the hard questions. So let's talk about it.    Evil exists. This, at least, is something that nobody argues about. ...