If God is so powerful and so good, why do bad things happen? - Voddie Baucham

Voddie Baucham answers the age old question, if God is so powerful and good, why do bad things happen?

This is a clip of Voddie Baucham's message "The Supremacy of Christ and Truth in a Postmodern World" given at the 2006 Desiring God National Conference.

For the entire message, go here: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-l...

Video used with permission from John Piper. © Desiring God. Website: desiringGod.org

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[Greg Sorrells]

He never answered the question. He simply changed the subject.

[TrappClapp]

More stupid from the home-schooled. .

I wrote "The church said the Earth was the center of the universe until it was proven not to be" and you want to me to show you where it is in the bible?

You need to gather with your village elders and pray for better reading comprehension skills.

[Ra L]

appearently you need to do some reading of your own. Were in the bible does it say the Earth is the center of the universe? Don't tell me what the church says' ... i want to know where does it say that in the bible ? since you know so much

[Eric Pratt]

This is absolutely ridiculous. "God" knows everything we will do and say (according to believers) before we are created and yet she not only creates those that she KNOWS will not accept her but she also creates a place for them to suffer for ETERNITY for not accepting her. The idea of an omniscient being eliminate free will and leaves the illusion of free will as our actions would then be predetermined. Inescapably some are therefore created with the inevitable sentence of eternal torture. Love?

[tom ld]

Evil came from God, therefore he is not perfect. He knew what would happen to this world. He knew that people would rape, and torture eachother. He knew this world will be evil so therefore he is not perfect. Anyone that would give someone the choice to do evil is actually evil as well. Anyone who can watch rape and stop it but won't is evil. You need a reality check.

[jrb443212]

Rather you did or not you were and you are under the rule of a creator. He is King, and He is perfect, and He is faithful to do what He says.The problem is that we are not, and have rebelled against Him time and again in sin.God told us what sin earns, death. But the good news is He paid that price for anyone who would look to Him and believe.He payed for our sin with His life,defeated death by raising from the dead, and we can have eternal life through Him.

[jrb443212]

I thought that answer was pretty good. Romans 3:23 says none are good. We have all sinned man, God says the wages of sin is death in Rom 6:23 and Ez 18:4. The answer that when bad things happen it is because of sin and this fallen world is the right answer. The problem is in us not God.because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."Acts 17:31

[josiahlikestodance]

But its interesting to see that man can be wrong about their scientific hypotheses. And that example of the family was a gross misrepresentation of the followers of Christ today.

[josiahlikestodance]

Which tree? God makes two. The tree of life and the fee of knowledge of good and evil. And without you giving exact reference to where you found that paraphrased quote that isn't much of an argument. And that's just the way they spoke back then. In your quote by Isaiah you left out the context. He was prophesied the Lord's wrath. And he was basically saying everything was going to become dark. Also the way he says it implies that maybe he thought that's the way it worked.