11 Years Have Gone By - Can You Believe It? Sep 11 2012

“For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one the many will be righteous.” - Romans 5:19

It's almost impossible to believe that it's been 11 years since the terrible events of September 11, 2001, and still, a common question is, “How can a loving God allow so much suffering and evil in the world?” It’s a tough question that philosophers and theologians have struggled with forever. There is no completely adequate answer, but it’s important to remember that God is blamed for a lot of things that man does wrong on his own.

When God created man, He gave us all a free will. He didn’t program us as robots to always do what’s right or what He wants. Robots have no choice, but humans do. We can choose to trust and obey God — or do things our own way.

From the first man and woman, each person has chosen to go his or her own way, rather than God’s way. The result of man’s sin is disease, suffering, and death.

God did something pretty dramatic to confront the problem: He humbled Himself to become one of us, in the person of Jesus Christ, to show us how to live. Even more, Christ came to die for us. Through faith in Him, we begin to reverse this cycle of evil and suffering.