Living With Evil Under The Rule Of A God Who Decreed All Things - a podcast by Pastor Wei En Yi

Living With Evil Under The Rule Of A God Who Decreed All Things ---For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.--Acts 4- 27-28---1. INTRODUCTION--a. God's decree and the problem of evil.---2. ANALYSIS--a. Minor differences compared with Acts 2-23--b. Context. Acts 4-1-30---3. LESSONS--a. God has foreordained evil. v28--i. Implications if God did not foreordain evil.--ii. Contradict the supremacy of God. 1 Chron 29-11-12--iii. Contradict the righteousness of God. Isa 3-10-11---b. Although God has foreordained evil, He is not the author of evil. --i. -against- your holy Servant Jesus. v27, John 15-25--ii. Two reinforcing references in 1 John 1-5 and Jas 1-13-15---c. God can accomplish good out of evil without contradicting His nature.--i. God overrules the evil intent of men to accomplish His holy purpose. --ii. God's nature remains unstained by evil. 1 John 1-5--iii. Christ's atonement remains a perfect atonement. Heb 10-14--5. APPLICATIONS--a. To the unbelievers.--i. Change the direction where you point your finger.--- Man is responsible for the tragedies caused by their wicked acts.--- God is not obliged to relief fallen mankind from the evil they brought into the world.--ii. Change your priorities.--- Deal with your moral evil first.----b. To the believers.--i. Take a healthy dose of realism in your Christian life. Matt 13- 24-30, 36-43 --ii. Take the Trinity survival kit with you when you suffer evil.--- Item 1- Rom 8-18 Christ will return, you will have a better future life.

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