If There Is No God, Why Is There So Much Good in the World?
The problem of goodness suggests that without God, the world would lack objective morality and inherent value.
The problem of goodness suggests that without God, the world would lack objective morality and inherent value.
Every truth seeker must grasp how fundamentally flawed the worldview of material wealth is. To correct this fatal perspective, Jesus said, Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions (Luke 12:15, NIV), defining the true good life.
Record Gods evident goodness around you every day. When practicing giving gratitude to God, youll find that in time, youll see more and more gifts from Himnot because there are more, but because youre finally seeing what has been there all along.
Heaven throws a party for every sinner who repents. When God celebrates in Heaven, surely His people should celebrate on Earth!
I pray your heart will testify more and more that you are a citizen of another world, of a better country, with a glorious King. And I pray you will joyfully cling to His promises that He will return to restore and remake a ruined Earth with glorious news of heaven.
You are a whole person, and the path to your heart travels through your mind. Truth matters. To touch us at the heart leveland to keep touching us over days, months, years, and decadestruth must work its way into our minds, especially when confronting the universal problem of suffering.
The gospel is attacked on both frontson the one hand, stripped of its intrinsic joy and on the other, stripped of its holy uniqueness and ability to deliver Christian happiness.
If God decided all the suffering of history is worth the price paid, who are we to say otherwise? He knows everything and took upon Himself the lion’s share of human suffering. Hasn’t He earned the right to trust God through trials?
I’ve studied many worldviews, but none comes close to the biblical worldview in accounting for all the facts of our existence—including our longing for happiness.
Witness the profound faith of Nanci Alcorn as she navigated her final years with cancer, viewing her illness as God's servant and finding epic times with God.