Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good
People: Part 4
This
doctrine warps our view of God. It makes
him seem like a cold being that sits on a throne indifferent to the problems of
earth. After all, how can God really
feel our pain if He is the one who caused it – right?
The
Sovereign God kills babies, rapes little boys, murders people in mass, elevates
radical dictators and everything in between all for his mysterious and glorious purpose.
If you truly believe in a view of Sovereignty you need to be consistent
and go all the way over to Calvinism - Reformed Theology. Most people want to have their cake and eat
it too on this topic; they want a completely “Sovereign God” that somehow
allows for some form of free will. The
only way that can make sense is…well, to just not think about it.
I think the
reason people get so upset about my challenging this doctrine is that they feel:
1. It diminishes God. 2. They already believe something else and
change is difficult. 3. They belong to a group that believes in
Sovereignty.
1.
Does it
really? Think about that one. Just because Sovereignty sounds like a big
and glorious term to describe God, I don’t believe it does. I believe God created an entire realm for us
and gave us the keys. We locked
ourselves in and unleashed some bad stuff.
I think God spent 2,000 years desperately trying to get back in to save
his kids; and He did it. That is pretty
glorious to me.
2.
Change can
always be difficult. I would much rather
go through life pursuing what is truth rather than what is common place. Just because my doctrine requires change,
don’t let your flesh dismiss it.
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