Will sin and its evil results ever appear again?
Answer
"What do ye imagine against the Lord? He will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second
time." Nahum 1: 9. "There shall be no more death." "And there shall be no more curse." Rev. 21: 4; 22: 3.
NOTE-That sin exists none can deny. Why it was permitted has perplexed many minds. But He who can
bring light out of darkness (2 Cor. 4: 6), make the wrath of man to praise Him (Ps. 76:10), and turn a curse
into a blessing (Deut. 23: 5), can bring good out of evil, and turn mistakes and downfalls into steppingstones to higher ground. Heaven will be happier for the sorrows of earth. "Sorrows remembered sweeten
present joy," says Robert Pollok, in "The Course of Time," Book i. In the final outcome it will be seen that
all things have worked together for good to them that love God. Rom. 8: 28. Cowper, despondent and
about to drown himself, was carried the wrong way by his driver, and went home to write the inspiring
hymnGOD moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,
He treasures up His bright designs,
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings o'er your head.
judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain-William Cowper.
How is Christ's resurrection foretold in the Psalms?
What different results attend the covering and the confessing of sins?
In what way are both Jews and Gentiles to be justified?
How did the aged prophetess Anna express herself at the sight of Jesus?
18. What effect did Christ's miracles have upon the individuals restored, and the people who witnessed them?
7. Because Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath day, and told him to take up his bed and walk, what did the Jews do?
19. What testimony does Eusebius (AD. 270-338), a noted bishop of the church, a flatterer of Constantine, and the reputed father of ecclesiastical history, bear upon this subject?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle