Maturing as Christians

Many believers and non-believers respond, “If God is good, why is there so much suffering, pain and brokenness in the world?”  According to the biblical perspective, the fact that the world is broken does not contradict the goodness of God! Scripture teaches that the world was created perfect, but human rebellion (sin) fractured creation, leading to pain and dysfunction. This brokenness resulted from abusing the goodness of God! How? It was God’s goodness that gave humanity f

Many believers and non-believers respond, “If God is good, why is there so much suffering, pain and brokenness in the world?”  According to the biblical perspective, the fact that the world is broken does not contradict the goodness of God! One has nothing to do with the other. Instead, Scripture describes the world's brokenness—characterized by suffering, sin, and death—as a result of the Fall, not as a reflection of God’s goodness or initial intentions. The goodness of God

God is good. And He’s good all the time. There never is a time when God is not good. While this proclamation may sound like a phrase that's chronically overused to the point of being meaningless, that does not change the powerful and bold truth it contains.  From my experience, the goodness of God may be one of the most overlooked attributes of God because people frequently accuse God of doing many things that are not good. Many respond, “If God is good, why is there so much