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Everything Sad Is Going To Come Untrue

Pastor Tom Lundeen

There's a lot of  news about the Church Jesus bled and died and rose to create. 

...this isn't asking if  things are going to come true...it's instead saying that sad things will come . 

What's really being asked in all of this is, Where is this  headed? Where is my  final destination?  

Eschatology = the  of the last things...the end of history, the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, and the vindication of God's . (Encyclopedia Britannica)

The main point of eschatology is all about the problem of  and how that problem will be solved. (Kruger)

1.  Has an Eschatology

Everyone has to  how evil is going to be dealt with. 

The only difference is what is the  for our eschatology? 

I believe that anyone who honestly examines and evaluates the Christian understanding of eschatology will see it is consistent, captivating, and the most  and powerful answer to the problem of evil in this world. 

2. What Christian Eschatology  

A. Why this world is  - in just one century (1917-2017),  (which denies God's existence and required atheism as the official government position) was responsible for  million deaths...more than the rest of recorded human history. Why don't people get ? (note Genesis 2:16-17; Romans 3:23; 5:12).

B. What  is...at it's foundation a  of God's law, truth, will, and purpose. Evil has a  source (note John 8:44; -evil) and is at the core of every human being (note Jeremiah 17:9)...and evil is so pervasive in the human family that while note everyone's sins are identical, the  of everyone's sins is identical (note James 1:13-15; 2:10; Romans 6:23a). 

C. There is  for the future - Note Ephesians 6:12. Sin  and ruins everything. But Jesus came into a broken, dark, sad world and brought  (note John 8:12a),  (note John 8:12b), and hope in the face of death's endless repetition (note John 11:25). Even though sadness and difficulties and pain are still present, Jesus promises His peace, presence, and power to  the world's darkness (note John 14:27; 16:33). And His work on the cross and from the tomb became the  sentence of death for death... (note Colossians 2:13-15). God will destroy evil and make everything right (note Revelation 11:15b; 21:5a). But He will do it in such a way that mercy and grace also : Evil is so deeply rooted in the human heart that if Christ had come in  power to destroy it everywhere He found it, He would have to destroy , too. He did not come to earth the first time to bring justice, but to  it. He died on the cross in our place, taking the punishment our sins deserve, so that someday He can return to earth and end evil without  us all. (Keller) - Note Isaiah 38:17; Psalm 103:10; Romans 6:23

MYTHUNDERSTANDING:

• In a world that seems increasingly dark and hopeless, and where the evil desires and choices of people are the source of so much pain and suffering, God has the only way to make sure that  is done and also mercy and grace . 
• Note Genesis 50:50; Romans 8:28

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