As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Most people today understand evil as anything that harms others…. Evil is the fundamental and troubling departure from goodness. The Bible uses the word evil to describe that which violates God’s moral will.” - Randy Alcorn
“…there are solid, biblical reasons to doubt the existence of extraterrestrial life (spiritual beings excluded), particularly life forms intelligent enough to build vessels for travel to earth.” - CPost
“…our world is not destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system. On the contrary, every frayed thread of creation will be restored and knit together in harmony. Creation is barreling toward peace.” - TGC
“When on the cross, not only was the Father’s justice satisfied by the atoning work of the Son, but in bearing our sins the Lamb of God removed our sins from us as far as the east is from the west. He did it by being cursed.” - R.C.Sproul
Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. (Genesis 3:17b-18, ESV)
Whether we think about a fatal car accident, a struggle with sexual identity, a major handicap, or a host of natural disasters, this world is filled with hardships, injustices, and burdens.
“Why would a good God allow some particular tragedy to happen?” “Why did God make me this way with these defects?” “Why didn’t God make me that way?”
“All the effects of the curse are God’s judgment upon the sin of humanity, and [are] God’s continual, providential engagement with creation (cf. Isaiah 24:1-13, Lamentations 3:37-39).
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