Why doesn’t God destroy evil?

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Do you ever read anything written by atheists, skeptics and those who actively oppose Christianity?  I do.  And one of the most common arguments they use against our faith is the existence of evil.  They say if God is good and all powerful, why doesn’t He just do away with evil?  Why doesn’t He just wipe it off the earth, completely eradicate it? God must not exist, because if He did, then evil would not be allowed to exist.  That’s what they say.

So…what about it?  What do you think?  Should God just sovereignly, completely and immediately rid the world of all evil?  BLAM!  By divine decree all sin, crime, violence, war, abuse, and wrongdoing are done away with.  They’re gone. Continue reading →

Get ‘Em Lost!

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I heard a really good Bible lesson recently at the Community Bible Study at ANM.  A good friend, and excellent teacher, Eric Vess taught on grace, basing his study on Galatians 3.  Wonderful stuff.  In this lesson, Eric was talking about how the law causes us to realize that we are sinful and in need of a Savior.  It is so important that people understand this.  As Eric stated, people need to receive the bad news before they are able to receive the Good News. Continue reading →

Shincheonji

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For decades the Christian church has been exploding in South Korea.  At the same time, heretical cults are also springing up at a truly alarming rate.  It is estimated that there are over 50 indigenous cults in South Korea.  The largest and best known is the Unification Church founded by the late Sun Myung Moon.  Another large and growing group is the Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, also known as Shincheonji. Continue reading →

The Master Artist

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A fascinating book to read and ponder is The Rage Against God by Peter Hitchens.  Peter Hitchens is the brother of the late Christopher Hitchens, a noted journalist and outspoken atheist.   In this book Hitchens describes his journey to faith in Christ from a background in staunch atheism.  As the title indicates, he also deals with the anger so many atheists exhibit against God and religion.  He makes an interesting point.  Why are the atheists so angry?  If we believe in God, and they don’t, so be it.  Why not just let each person have his own beliefs?  Why be so enraged about the whole thing? Continue reading →

One Way

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I became a Christian during the Jesus Movement of the early 1970’s.  I look back with a fond nostalgia to that time.  It was an exciting time to be alive, to be a believer in Jesus.  Yes, there were many troubling things happening in our country, in the world.  Yet despite the troubles God was moving in mighty and dramatic ways.  How many thousands, if not millions, of young people came to Christ during that time?  Some of the excitement of that era is captured in the film Woodlawn.  (If you haven’t seen it, you should check it out.)  At the climax of the movie emphasis is placed on an iconic image from the Jesus Movement—the “One Way” symbol.  It was a common emblem in those days.  Young believers would hold up their hand with the index finger extended.  You would see posters emblazoned with a picture of a hand with one finger raised, boldly proclaiming “One Way.”  (I used to draw that symbol on the back of my school notebooks.)  It was a simple yet effective statement of faith in Jesus.  We all were declaring, “Jesus is the only way!” Continue reading →