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Why the hell do bad things happen? Suffering, Satan and the Problem of Evil
1. PROJECT
WHY THE HELL DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN?
SUFFERING, SATAN AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY EXPRESS
TUTOR
JON SWALES
TWITTER: JONSWALES77
3. “The dark threads are as needed
In the Weaver’s skillful hand
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.”
–Benjamin Malachi Franklin
“Lord, You see a grand design that
You imagined when You breathed
me into life. And all the chaos
comes together in Your hands like
a masterpiece of Your picture
perfect plan.”
–Casting Crowns
Q. 27. What do you understand by the providence of God?
A. The almighty and ever-present power of God whereby he still upholds, as it
were by his own hand, heaven and earth together with all creatures, and rules
in such a way that leaves and grass, rain and drought, fruitful and unfruitful
years, food and drink, health and sickness, riches and poverty, and everything
else, come to us not by chance but by his fatherly hand.
–Heildelburg Catechism
4. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
“Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are
not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless
the Lord has done it?” (Amos 3:6, ESV)
“And we know that for those who love
God all things work together for good,
for those who are called according to
his purpose.” (Romans 8:28, ESV)
“The lot is cast into the lap, but its every
decision is from the Lord.” (Proverbs 16:33, ESV)
“As for you, you meant evil against me,
but God meant it for good, to bring it
about that many people should be kept
alive, as they are today.” (Genesis 50:20,
ESV)
“I form light and create darkness, I make wellbeing and create calamity, I am the Lord, who
does all these things.” (Isaiah 45:7, ESV)
“this Jesus, delivered up according to the
definite plan and foreknowledge of God,
you crucified and killed by the hands of
lawless men.” (Acts 2:23, ESV)
5. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
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“Everything happens for a reason,”
•
“God has his reasons,”
•
“God’s ways are not our ways,”
•
“Nothing happens by accident,”
•
“God knows what he is doing,”
•
‘Jesus wanted to call her home.’
•
“God’s timing is the right timing,”
• “This tumour will not grow 1mm beyond what
God ordains/allows”
6. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
EVENTS
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
7. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
EVIL
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
8. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
RAPE
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
9. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
TORTURE
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
11. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
FAMINE
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
12. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
GENOCIDE
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
13. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
God has a reason for everything
GENOCIDE
ORDAINS
Specific
Divine
Reason
If God is Good then God has a good reason
for everything.
14. BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW
ALLOWS
How do you pray?
Suffering
and Evil
ORDAINS
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Specific
Divine
Reason
Moral Responsibility
Questions God’s Character
Inconsistent with Scripture
Resignation Rather than Revolt
15. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
Rebuking Hostile Waters
“You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters
stood above the mountains. At your rebuke they fled; at the
sound of your thunder they took to flight. The mountains rose,
the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might
not again cover the earth.” (Psalm 104:6–9, ESV)
16. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
Rebuking Hostile Waters
Cosmic Monsters
“In that day the Lord with his hard and great and strong sword
will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the
twisting serpent, and he will slay the dragon that is in the sea.”
(Isaiah 27:1, ESV)
17. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
Rebuking Hostile Waters
Cosmic Monsters
Conflict with heavenly beings
“God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he
holds judgment: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to
the wicked? Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right
of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver
them from the hand of the wicked.””… “I said, “You are gods, sons of the
Most High, all of you; nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any
prince.” Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the
nations!” (Psalm 82:6–8, ESV)
19. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
Satan
“in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the
prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of
disobedience—” (Ephesians 2:2, ESV)
“now will the ruler of this world be cast out.” (John 12:31, 14:30,16:11)
“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to
keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:4, ESV)
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against
the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12, ESV)
“We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the
evil one.” (1 John 5:19, ESV)
20. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
JESUS AND HOLY WAR
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Mark 1:34 (ESV)!
34 And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many
demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.!
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Matthew 8:16 (ESV)!
16 That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he
cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.!
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Luke 4:41 (ESV)!
41 And demons also came out of many, crying, “You are the Son of God!” But he
rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was
the Christ.!
21. Text
Brief Description
Mark 1:21-28//Luke 4:31-37
Synagogue in Caparnaum
Spirit Cries out and recognizes Jesus
Mark 5:1-20//Matt 8:28-34//
Gerasene Demoniac (2 in Matt), Legion of Demons, enter pigs.
Luke 8:26-39
Mark 7:24-30//Matt
Syro-Phoenician womans daughter
15:21-28
Mark 9:14-29//Matt
Evil Spirit that makes a boy deaf and dumb.
17:14-21//Luke 9:37-43
Mark 16:9
Mary Magdalane had seven demons.
Matt 12:22-30/Luke
11:14-23 (also Mk 3:20-30)
Demons cast out of a man, Jesus is accused of having done
this in power of Satan. Matt: blind and mute, Luke :Mute
Luke 13:10-17
Crippled woman on the sabbath in a synagogue.
Matt 9:32-34
Dumb man with a demon, accused of doing this by ‘prince of
demons’
22. Text
Brief Description
Mark 9:14-29//Matt
17:14-21//Luke 9:37-43
Evil Spirit that makes a boy deaf and dumb.
Matt 12:22-30/Luke
11:14-23 (also Mk 3:20-30)
Luke 13:10-17
Matt 9:32-34
“how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power. He went about doing
good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God
was with him.” (Acts 10:38, ESV)
Demons cast out of a man, Jesus is accused of having
done this in power of Satan. Matt: blind and mute,
Luke :Mute
Crippled woman on the sabbath in a synagogue.
Dumb man with a demon, accused of doing this by ‘prince
of demons’
“And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in
peace, and be healed of your disease. (mastix) ”” (Mark 5:34, ESV)
“for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases (mastix) pressed
around him to touch him.” (Mark 3:10, ESV)
“In that hour he healed many people of diseases ((mastix)) and plagues
and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.” (Luke
7:21, ESV)
23. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
STORMS AND SATAN
“And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold,
there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being
swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke
him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them,
“Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked
the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. And the men
marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea
obey him?”” (Matthew 8:23–27, ESV)
24. WARFARE WORLDVIEW
Theology & Worship
Discipleship
Prayer
Pastoral
Mission
Eschatology
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for
the first heaven and the first earth had passed
away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the
holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of
heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned
for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from
the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place
of God is with man. He will dwell with them,
and they will be his people, and God himself
will be with them as their God. He will wipe
away every tear from their eyes, and death
shall be no more, neither shall there be
mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the
former things have passed away.”” (Revelation
21:1–4, ESV)
25.
26. WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE
BLUEPRINT WORLDVIEW?
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WHAT ARE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE WARFARE
WORLDVIEW?
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WHAT CONTRIBUTION COULD THE WARFARE WORLDVIEW HAVE
FOR YOUR OWN LIFE OF MISSION AND DISCIPLESHIP AND THAT
OF YOUR MISSIONAL COMMUNITY?
27. PROJECT
WHY THE HELL DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN?
SUFFERING, SATAN AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY EXPRESS
TUTOR
JON SWALES
TWITTER: JONSWALES77