Frequently Asked Questions
If GOD is so good and loving, why does He allow
evil?
This is a flawed premise since it implies that we are in
a position to say what is good and what is not good
about GOD. We ourselves do not know what good is
naturally, for we are not basically good. How then can
we judge GOD?
Still, the question of evil persists, and we often hear
the question "why?" in the aftermath of some
tragedy. Remember, when GOD first created the
world, He created it perfectly. That includes His
Creation of Man. Yet, this "perfect" man was also
given the freedom of choice, or an ability to choose.
When Adam chose to disobey GOD, sin, death and
suffering became an inevitable part of life. Romans 5:
12 states, "When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire
human race. Adam's sin brought death, so death
spread to everyone, for everyone sinned" (NLT). The
evil in this world is a result of that original sin.
You may say, "Wait a minute, I didn't choose to sin.
Adam did." Yet, the Bible teaches that we all have
sinned (Romans 3:23). We are not sinners because we
sin; we sin because we are sinners. We have a natural
bent in us to do what is wrong. James 4:1 says that
there is a "whole army of evil desires at war within
you." At the same time, GOD gave us Absolutes to
live our lives by—Standards that are found in the
Bible. When we make choices that are contrary to
those Absolutes and Standards, evil is the result.
C. S. Lewis put this question in proper perspective.
He observed that it is idle for us to speculate about
the origin of evil. The problem we all face is the fact
of evil. The Only Solution to the fact of evil is GOD's
Solution, Jesus Christ [Paul Little, How to Give
Away Your Faith (Downers Grove: InterVarsity
Press, 1966), p. 72].
Once you surrender your life to Jesus Christ, you
enter into the Master Plan that GOD has for you. For
that reason, you can be assured of the Promise in His
Word, that "everything works together for the good of
those who love GOD and are called according to His
Purpose for them" (Romans 8:28 NLT). Sometimes
what appears horribly evil and tragic can result in
something good. Consider Joseph's assessment of his
brother's wicked act of selling him into slavery.
Understanding that GOD had allowed this to happen
so that he could be a man of power in Egypt, Joseph
said, "GOD turned to good what you [my brothers]
meant for evil. He brought me to the high position I
have today so I could save the lives of many people"
(Genesis 50:20 NLT).
We may not always understand the "why's" of a
certain tragedy, but we know the "Who" that will
carry us through it. He promises, "When you pass
through the waters, I will be with you; and when you
pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over
you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be
burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I Am
the Lord Your God . . ." (Isaiah 43:2–3a NIV).
How can you Christians say that Jesus is the only
way to Heaven?
Are you saying that if a person does not believe in
Jesus Christ, they are going to hell? Jesus Christ
Himself said, "I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life,
and no one comes to the Father except through Me"
(John 14:6 NKJV). If humankind could have reached
GOD any other way, Jesus would not have had to
die. His Voluntary Death on the Cross makes this fact
even more compelling.
Christians are not superior to any other person. A
person who believes Jesus Christ is the Only Son of
God and proclaims that Truth is just one beggar
telling another beggar where to find bread.
Don't all religions teach the same thing?
"Don't all roads lead to GOD?" people often ask. "If a
person is sincere in his or her beliefs, won't he or she
get to Heaven?" If you allow that all beliefs are true,
then by what standards do you live? All belief
systems cannot be true, because they cancel each
other out. If you take time to look at what each
religion teaches, you'll find that only Jesus Christ died
for our sins and rose again. The Bible teaches that
Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD, died on the Cross for
our sins, that He paid that debt in our place, and that
if we will turn from our sin and follow Him, we can
be forgiven and know that we will go to Heaven.
How can a GOD of Love send someone to hell?
GOD doesn't send anyone to hell. It was never His
Design to send people to hell. It breaks the Heart of
GOD to see people, made in His Image, make the
deliberate choice to go to hell. Hell was not made for
people; it was made for the angelic being, satan, who
rebelled against GOD. In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says
the everlasting fire was prepared for the devil and his
angels. Scripture also teaches, "[GOD] is not willing
that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). That is why GOD sent
Jesus to die on the Cross in our place—to bridge the
gap between sinful people and a Holy GOD. The
gates of hell are locked from the inside. If you end up
in hell, you will practically have to climb over Jesus
to get there.
The reason I am not a Christian is because there are so
many hypocrites in the Church.
This excuse is often offered by those who want to
continue to live in darkness. They do not want to be
brought into the Light of Jesus Christ. Jesus does not
say, "Follow the Church," or "Follow the people."
Jesus says, "Follow Me" (Matthew 9:9; Mark 8:34;
John 12:26).
We are given the freedom to choose. We have the
ability to sin—to make choices that are against the
Teachings of GOD. Church is not a meeting place for
saints, but a hospital for sinners. The worst sin you
can commit is to say no to GOD. It is a "Son" Issue,
not a "sin" issue. You will find hypocrites in the
Church, because we are all sinners. You will also find
people who are trying to live their life according to
the Teachings of Jesus Christ.
I tried Church before, but it didn't work for me.
What did you try? Did you go to a Church? Did you
read the Bible? Did you ask Christ into your life? Did
you trust in what Jesus claimed? Did you examine the
Claims of Christ? Most people know the Ten
Commandments and the things that "thou shalt not"
do. But the Bible also commands us to "Love the
Lord your GOD with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your mind" (Mark 12:30 NKJV). If
you are not doing that, you are falling short in GOD's
Eyes. Christ is real. Many facts substantiate that
Truth (Even satan professed Jesus' Divinity). And we
shall come face to Face with Him on the Judgment
Day (Revelation 20:11–12).
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If GOD is so good and loving, why does He allow
evil?
This is a flawed premise since it implies that we are in
a position to say what is good and what is not good
about GOD. We ourselves do not know what good is
naturally, for we are not basically good. How then can
we judge GOD?
Still, the question of evil persists, and we often hear
the question "why?" in the aftermath of some
tragedy. Remember, when GOD first created the
world, He created it perfectly. That includes His
Creation of Man. Yet, this "perfect" man was also
given the freedom of choice, or an ability to choose.
When Adam chose to disobey GOD, sin, death and
suffering became an inevitable part of life. Romans 5:
12 states, "When Adam sinned, sin entered the entire
human race. Adam's sin brought death, so death
spread to everyone, for everyone sinned" (NLT). The
evil in this world is a result of that original sin.
You may say, "Wait a minute, I didn't choose to sin.
Adam did." Yet, the Bible teaches that we all have
sinned (Romans 3:23). We are not sinners because we
sin; we sin because we are sinners. We have a natural
bent in us to do what is wrong. James 4:1 says that
there is a "whole army of evil desires at war within
you." At the same time, GOD gave us Absolutes to
live our lives by—Standards that are found in the
Bible. When we make choices that are contrary to
those Absolutes and Standards, evil is the result.
C. S. Lewis put this question in proper perspective.
He observed that it is idle for us to speculate about
the origin of evil. The problem we all face is the fact
of evil. The Only Solution to the fact of evil is GOD's
Solution, Jesus Christ [Paul Little, How to Give
Away Your Faith (Downers Grove: InterVarsity
Press, 1966), p. 72].
Once you surrender your life to Jesus Christ, you
enter into the Master Plan that GOD has for you. For
that reason, you can be assured of the Promise in His
Word, that "everything works together for the good of
those who love GOD and are called according to His
Purpose for them" (Romans 8:28 NLT). Sometimes
what appears horribly evil and tragic can result in
something good. Consider Joseph's assessment of his
brother's wicked act of selling him into slavery.
Understanding that GOD had allowed this to happen
so that he could be a man of power in Egypt, Joseph
said, "GOD turned to good what you [my brothers]
meant for evil. He brought me to the high position I
have today so I could save the lives of many people"
(Genesis 50:20 NLT).
We may not always understand the "why's" of a
certain tragedy, but we know the "Who" that will
carry us through it. He promises, "When you pass
through the waters, I will be with you; and when you
pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over
you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be
burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I Am
the Lord Your God . . ." (Isaiah 43:2–3a NIV).
How can you Christians say that Jesus is the only
way to Heaven?
Are you saying that if a person does not believe in
Jesus Christ, they are going to hell? Jesus Christ
Himself said, "I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life,
and no one comes to the Father except through Me"
(John 14:6 NKJV). If humankind could have reached
GOD any other way, Jesus would not have had to
die. His Voluntary Death on the Cross makes this fact
even more compelling.
Christians are not superior to any other person. A
person who believes Jesus Christ is the Only Son of
God and proclaims that Truth is just one beggar
telling another beggar where to find bread.
Don't all religions teach the same thing?
"Don't all roads lead to GOD?" people often ask. "If a
person is sincere in his or her beliefs, won't he or she
get to Heaven?" If you allow that all beliefs are true,
then by what standards do you live? All belief
systems cannot be true, because they cancel each
other out. If you take time to look at what each
religion teaches, you'll find that only Jesus Christ died
for our sins and rose again. The Bible teaches that
Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD, died on the Cross for
our sins, that He paid that debt in our place, and that
if we will turn from our sin and follow Him, we can
be forgiven and know that we will go to Heaven.
How can a GOD of Love send someone to hell?
GOD doesn't send anyone to hell. It was never His
Design to send people to hell. It breaks the Heart of
GOD to see people, made in His Image, make the
deliberate choice to go to hell. Hell was not made for
people; it was made for the angelic being, satan, who
rebelled against GOD. In Matthew 25:41, Jesus says
the everlasting fire was prepared for the devil and his
angels. Scripture also teaches, "[GOD] is not willing
that any should perish but that all should come to
repentance" (2 Peter 3:9). That is why GOD sent
Jesus to die on the Cross in our place—to bridge the
gap between sinful people and a Holy GOD. The
gates of hell are locked from the inside. If you end up
in hell, you will practically have to climb over Jesus
to get there.
The reason I am not a Christian is because there are so
many hypocrites in the Church.
This excuse is often offered by those who want to
continue to live in darkness. They do not want to be
brought into the Light of Jesus Christ. Jesus does not
say, "Follow the Church," or "Follow the people."
Jesus says, "Follow Me" (Matthew 9:9; Mark 8:34;
John 12:26).
We are given the freedom to choose. We have the
ability to sin—to make choices that are against the
Teachings of GOD. Church is not a meeting place for
saints, but a hospital for sinners. The worst sin you
can commit is to say no to GOD. It is a "Son" Issue,
not a "sin" issue. You will find hypocrites in the
Church, because we are all sinners. You will also find
people who are trying to live their life according to
the Teachings of Jesus Christ.
I tried Church before, but it didn't work for me.
What did you try? Did you go to a Church? Did you
read the Bible? Did you ask Christ into your life? Did
you trust in what Jesus claimed? Did you examine the
Claims of Christ? Most people know the Ten
Commandments and the things that "thou shalt not"
do. But the Bible also commands us to "Love the
Lord your GOD with all your heart, with all your
soul, and with all your mind" (Mark 12:30 NKJV). If
you are not doing that, you are falling short in GOD's
Eyes. Christ is real. Many facts substantiate that
Truth (Even satan professed Jesus' Divinity). And we
shall come face to Face with Him on the Judgment
Day (Revelation 20:11–12).
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SO. FALLSBURG, NY 12779
ph: 845-434-1270
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ones not asked. Please contact us anytime! We
look forward to hearing from you soon. Thanks
and GOD Bless!
CLICK HERE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS!
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"Pray ye therefore the Lord of the Harvest, that He would send forth
labourers into His Harvest." Luke 10:2
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