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If God is a good God, why does he allow bad stuff to happen?
Key Points:
- God did not create bad; bad was not created, it only exists in the void of good.
- When Adam and Eve sinned, they chose the bad over the good and rebelled against God. Through that decision all of humanity was what the Bible calls “cursed,” or fundamentally flawed by this exposure to the bad that came from the rejection of good.
- God allows the bad temporarily in order to give us time to repent and turn to Jesus.
- There will be a time when God no longer allows the bad to exist.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Have you ever dealt with a time where you wondered why bad things happened? Or why they happen to certain people? Explain.
- How can bad only exist in the void of good? What do you think that means?
- Like Adam and Eve, what are some common ways people reject God and his standards today?
- Read 2 Peter 3:9. How do you feel about God giving you time to repent and form a relationship with Jesus while there is bad going on in the world? Does it discourage you or motivate you to spread God’s word?
- Read 1 Peter 1:3-4. What do you think it will be like when God no longer allows bad to exist?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?
