“Why, God, Why?”
This week at our Wednesday Night Bible Study, we’ll tackle the subject of suffering. For thousands of years people have wrestled with the concept that God could be both infinite and loving in a world filled with so much pain and suffering. We see the evil of rape and abuse and genocide—and we ask WHY, GOD, WHY?
Our questions quickly move from the philosophical to the personal when pain becomes OUR reality. When life hands us sickness or unemployment or the death of a loved one—Where is this infinite and loving God?
This Wednesday we’ll examine Philippians 1:12-18, in which the Apostle Paul explains how he really feels about his imprisonment and abandonment in Rome. Earlier in his ministry, Paul wrote to the followers of Jesus in Rome, “In all things [including suffering] God works for the good of those who love him…” (Romans 8:28). Now—perhaps 5 years later—the beautiful theology of Romans 8 is put to the test through Paul’s personal suffering in Philippians 1. I trust his words will challenge each of us to a new level of faith.
Join us this Wednesday at 7:00pm.
