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When the Israelites were captured by the Babylon they felt abandoned by God (Isaiah 40:27 – 27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”? ).  There is was a true separation for them that took them away from [...]

“Let  me explain the problem science has with religion.” The  atheistprofessor of philosophy pauses before his class  and then asks one of hisnew students to  stand.“You’re  a Christian, aren’t you, son?”“Yes  sir,” the student says.“So  you believe in God?”“Absolutely.  ““Is  God good?”“Sure!  God’s good.”“Is  God all-powerful? Can God do anything?”“Yes”“Are  you good or evil?”“The  Bible [...]

In any discussion of war, it is unlikely that ‘the Church’ (i.e. the mass of Christians) will speak with ‘one voice’ on the matter. That is because of two complementary aspects of the Bible’s teaching. On the one hand, the Bible teaches that people powerfully pursue their own goals at the expense of others-they ‘sin’ against each other-and such a world requires rulers who sometimes enforce peace by means of coercion (while resisting the temptation also to sin). Yet on the other hand, God intends for human societies to live in peace, without death and bloodshed, and redeems people for himself who are committed to this peaceful life, now and in future.