James 124 James 124 v2 My brethren count it all joy when you fall into various trials v3 Knowing that the testing of your faith produce patience v4 But let patience have its perfect work that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing ID: 606050
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How To Recover From A Knockout Punch?
James: 1:2-4Slide2
James: 1:2-4 v-2- “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
v-3- Knowing that the testing of your faith produce patience.
v-4- But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete lacking nothing.”Slide3
Introduction - Does God have morally sufficient reasons for permitting senseless evil?
- Could not God think of a better way?Slide4
IntroductionWhy is God’s goodness
misunderstood?
Because of the finiteness of man- fallen, depraved
Because of his’
finiteness, he
has a problem to understand
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IntroductionPROBLEM OF SIN:
Logical
problem-
God is great, God is good
Emotional problem-
When bad things happen, how can man reconcile the bad things to the greatness and goodness of God.Slide6
IntroductionFORMULATION OF THE PROBLEM:
Both God and evil are realities
- they exist
If God were all powerful,
He could destroy evil
If God were all good,
He would destroy evil
Evil has not been destroyed, still exist,
THEREFORE, there is no good and powerful God.Slide7
I. KNOW THE PERSON IN OUR TRIALS.
Trials- are not coming directly from
God
Temptations- are not from the Lord.
HOW CAN WE RECOVER FROM
CALAMITY KNOCKOUT?Slide8
II. KNOW HOW TO HANDLE TRIALS
“ Count it all Joy”
- Count them aright
- Believe them for our good.
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CALAMITY KNOCKOUT?Slide9
III. KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO TRIALS “knowing”
- is right and intelligent response.
- it is realizing
2 realizations:
a. The relationship of the subject (trials) to the object ( believers)
b. The relationship of the object to the subject
HOW CAN WE RECOVER FROM
CALAMITY KNOCKOUT?Slide10
KNOW THE PURPOSE OF OUR TRIALS
“The testing of our faith”
HOW CAN WE RECOVER FROM
CALAMITY KNOCKOUT?