If God, Why Evil

I recently read a book by Dr. Norman L. Geiser.  I found this little book containing only 170 pages to clearly and concisely explain why there is evil in this world.  If you are a Christian and have been faced with this question by people who don't understand how our loving God could allow evil, you need to read this book.  I wrote 7 articles in my paper quoting excepts from the book to share with others as to why there is evil in the world.  Visit my paper"s blog at http://www.talk-about-town.blogspot.com/ to read some excepts from this book.  I hope this writing encourages you.  If so, buy the book and share it with all your friends.

May the Lord bless you, and keep you and make is face to shine upon you.

Cindy

Introduction to a Series Why Evil?

I spend a lot of time listening to people’s views and opinions on a wide variety of topics.  As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, we each have a personal filter through which we form those views and opinions.  One topic that has been discussed and debated for centuries is God.  I hear people use the name God with little meaning such as “oh god”, “by god”, or “god I can’t believe it!”.  I have talked to people who don’t believe in God.  Some have had personal tragedy that makes them believe no god could allow such things, so one must not exist.  I have met people who said they had a relationship with God, and then stopped believing for some reason, usually because of a life experience.  I know many agnostics, by definition that is a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as god, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.  I know a few atheist, who by definition is a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.  I am a Christian, I believe in God, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.  While I was raised in church and around Christians, I didn’t have a real honest relationship with God until my forties.  Prior to then, I kind of ignored God, because I was doing things that in my heart I knew He did not approve of.  I hear so many people who speak against God for various reasons, but one comes up often, if God is real then while is there so much evil and tragedy in this world?  So, over the next several weeks I want to share some information with you on that topic with the help of Dr. Norman L. Geisler, who wrote If God, Why Evil?  This book, about 170 pages, answers some very tough questions in a concise way that helps us understand what evil is and why it exists.  Dr. Norman Geisler is the author or co-author of some 70 books and hundreds of articles. He has taught theology, philosophy, and apologetics on the college or graduate level for 50 years.. For more information on Dr. Geisler visit www.normangeisler.net .  Now let me say that while I will be  using the assistance of Dr. Geisler and his work to discuss this topic, his writings and beliefs come from the one true authority, The Bible, God’s Holy Word.  If you want to know God, you must get into the Bible.  I personally believe in God without question.  He exists and has my heart, mind, and soul. I am not an ignorant, naive, or a stupid person.  I do not think myself so intelligent that I have all the answers, I do not.  I’ve always known that for every birth, there is death, life has joy and tragedy.  It never occurred to me to question just why things are as they are, I’ve always believed it’s just as God planned it.  But many don’t hold to my beliefs.  So whether you are a believer or not, I hope you continue to read Why Evil over the next few weeks… I will attempt to give you some new Food for Thought.

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Remove the Cross from Ground Zero?

That’s what an atheist group is demanding. They’ve sued to remove the cross from Ground Zero — a symbolic memorial that consists of two intersecting steel beams that survived the Twin Towers’ collapse on 9/11 and was a source of inspiration to rescue workers. The atheists' outrageous claim? The existence of the cross has brought on headaches, indigestion, even mental pain.  If they are true atheist, the symbol wouldn’t affect them since they don’t believe it represents anything. While the New York City mayor said the atheists had a "right to sue," he explained why the inclusion of religious symbols at the 9/11 museum should be allowed.  "A lot of people looked to religion for strength after the attack," said Bloomberg, who is named as one of the defendants in the suit filed by American Atheists.  "My personal opinion is always been you shouldn't tell people what religion to practice or whether to practice a religion but you shouldn't also prevent people from practicing a religion they want in any ways they want." He noted that other religious symbols, not just the WTC cross, would be on display at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. They include a Star of David cut from a piece of steel from the World Trade Center rubble, a Bible fused with a piece of steel found during the recovery effort and a Jewish prayer shawl.  "This influenced people. It gave them strength," said Mayor Bloomberg. "In a museum, you want to show things that impacted people's behavior back then even if you don't think it was right. It's history. Museums are for history and to teach people by example, well this is what people did back then and you are free to make your own decision."  He concluded, "This group of atheists, they're free in our country to not believe and not practice and we should defend their right to do that just as much as we should defend the right of every individual to practice and to believe."  The plaintiffs’ goal is to compel the government to remove the cross from the museum or, in the alternative, compel the government to allow equal space for non-Christian exhibits in the museum, they want equal time.  Well, if they wanted to honor non-Christians at 9/11, they could have gone to ground zero in 2001 and erected a symbol in honor of those non-Christians who lost their life and it would have been part of the historic event that is to be featured in the museum.  My brother David Ginn arrived 3 days after the towers fell and spent almost a year cleaning up daily seeing the tragedy brought upon our country.  He now suffers from a permanent life debilitating disease like many others and those who have died since 9/11 from the toxic waste.  He said “the metal cross gave him and many others comfort during their difficult job, it is a part of our history that should not be discarded”.  Don’t let this radical group wipe out a part of our history.  Let your voice be heard! Visit http://aclj.org/ or call 1-877-989-2255 and add your name to the petition to protect the ground zero cross.  Help us preserve a part of our history.