Let’s do an experiment and ask, “Suppose there were no God. If this were so, how would you answer the question?” How are people dealing with evil today? After a bit of thought, you might answer, “Well, there are aid groups that send food and medicine to starving kids in Africa. There are aid groups to help the victims of war. There are people going after the sex traffickers. People come along to help in a crisis situation, like a flood or fire. We have police and other resources to help with crime, and prisons to keep the repeat offenders off the streets. Looks like a lot of stuff is getting done.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I might answer, “Guess what–the Old and New Testaments testify of a God who invites people to partner with Him in His work on earth. He had Adam and Eve work in the Garden. He made a covenant with Abram and Sarai (later renamed Abraham and Sarah) to be the source of blessing the whole world. He worked through Moses, Joshua, David, and the many prophets and kings to lead the people of God. In the New Testament, He used John the baptizer, the disciples, the gospel and epistle writers, the cast of characters in the book of Acts, and more to get His will done on earth as it is in heaven.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Many missionaries, doctors and other helpers of all kinds consider their work as their partnership with God to work among the less privileged. Many, many institutions have risen because Christians have been called to help. Orphanages were founded by Christians in England. The Salvation Army in scores of countries are ministering to countless poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christian missionaries have helped numerous ethnic peoples how to read and write in order to give them a Bible in their own language. Education for everyone rose during the Protestant Reformation to promote biblical literacy. The first universities were raised by Christians. Almost every one of the first 123 colleges and universities has Christian origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christians have flourished in the US government, science, economics, sex and the family, health and medicine, morality, arts and music, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God has been at work for generations to heal the sick and wounded, and using willing human workers to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God is dealing with evil in the world today. When Jesus comes again, He will rid the world of evil forever in His new kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The list of achievements made by Christians was taken from the book, <\/em>What if Jesus Had Never Been Born? by D. James Kennedy.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let’s do an experiment and ask, “Suppose there were no God. If this were so, how would you answer the question?” How are people dealing with evil today? After a bit of thought, you might answer, “Well, there are aid … Continue reading