LOL4: truth

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EV High School Fellowship exists to build a strong community of believers who are growing in their faith through the teaching of Scripture to equip and train them to reach out to their friends and community around them who do not yet have a relationship with Jesus and glorify God in all that they are.

Our key verse comes from Matthew 22:36-40: "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law? "Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hand on these two commandments."

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

truth

this past sunday, pastor ted preached about "how to face evil & suffering." first, we saw some of the arguments atheist say. God can't be all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good at the same time. but what we learned is this. love requires freedom to choose. freedom requires ability to choose evil. and evil without suffering is unjust. the fallacy is that suffering is always bad. the real question we need to ask is: "how can God bless sinful people?"

so, in order to face evil and suffering, we must:
1. know the fruit of suffering
2. be comforted that God suffers with us
3. rejoice in living hope
4. treasure the Good News

this lesson also reminded me of a song be lecrae called "truth." here, he raps and defends the gospel at the same time. check it out! it's pretty good stuff :)