Daily Lesson for Thursday 13th of February 2025 God has granted creatures free will because it is necessary for love; misuse of this free will is the cause of evil. Again, many questions remain. God allows evil (for a time), while passionately despising it, because to exclude its possibility would exclude love, and to destroy … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Wednesday 12th of February 2025 However much we don’t understand of God’s ways and thoughts, Scripture does reveal some things that help to address the problem of evil. One avenue for addressing the logical problem of evil is known as the freewill defense. The freewill defense is the view that evil is … Continue reading –>
The studies in this quarter’s pamphlet encourage us to see God’s Love and Justice, just as we may sing in Hymn 79 – O Love of God, How Strong and True! which is a beautiful theme hymn for our studies. The sad topic this week is the problem of evil, but may we be able, with … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: While we struggle with the presence of evil in this world, we must recognize our limitations and approach the evilsof this world with hope, the eternal solution. February 15, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Job 38:1-12. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 11th of February 2025 God proclaims in Isaiah 55:8-9, “ ‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts’ ” (NKJV). … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 10th of February 2025 The end of history will come with the triumph of love over evil. But, in the meantime, many troubling questions remain. How can we think and talk about the problem of evil in a way that might be helpful? Read Job 38:1-12. How does God’s answer to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 9th of February 2025 The problem of evil is voiced not only in contemporary contexts but also in Scripture itself. Read Job 30:26, Jeremiah 12:1, Jeremiah 13:22, Malachi 2:17, and Psalms 10:1. How do these texts bring the problem of evil to the forefront of human experience? These texts raise many … Continue reading –>
In February, the thoughts of many turn to “love” in connection with Valentine’s day. It has become known as a day to share flowers, chocolates, cards, gifts, and loving pleasantries, Quite aside from the day’s questionable history, I ask, do Christians need a day to celebrate love? Isn’t it rather an everyday mandate given to … Continue reading –>
