Faith-Rest Drill

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Faith-Rest Drill

• Recall a doctrine, a promise, a fragment, an
  image from Scripture

Squeeze the sponge to get truths from it until
you have enough truth to encompass the problem
Talk to God and choose to trust Him to stand
behind His truth about the situation
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382 Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 423 Who is he that hides counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
383 Gird up your loins like a man for I will demand of you, and you shall answer me. 424 Hear, I beseech you, and I will speak I will demand of you, and you declare to me.
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UNBELIEF SWALLOWING UP A BIT OF THE WORD OF GOD
Unbelief reinterpreting the Word of God within
its own categories
A portion of the Word of God presented to unbelief
Unbelief controls my interpretation of the
situation
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UNBELIEF FORCED INTO A CONTRAST IN MANY AREAS
SIMULTANEOUSLY
Unbelief challenged at the foundational level
A portion of the Word of God presented to
unbelief as part of a network
Word of God controls my interpretation of the
situation
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Who Has the REAL Evil Problem?
Christian
Good/Evil Mix is Abnormal Temporary
Good
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Creator
Good
Good



creation
Evil
Evil
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Cr
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Pagan
Good/Evil Mix is Forever Normal
Good
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Evil
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The Evil Objection

1. God is Omnipotent
2. God is Loving
3. Evil exists

4. God has a morally justifiable plan to deal
with evil !
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Direct Consequence of. . . . .

• Fall of Human Race ? deterioration in nature
  flesh out of controlsevere impact on dominion
• Tactical Response
• 1. acknowledge authority lesson learned
• 2. moderate dominion expectations
• 3. thank God for his design of redeemable human
  race with Incarnation
• 4. make hope complete resurrection package

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Direct Consequence of. . . . .

• Personal Disobedience to revelation? fantasy
  replaces reality, people not treated as made in
  Gods image, neglect of conscience Word of God
• Tactical Response
• 1. Word of God key to interpreting reality
• 2. respect the warnings of conscience
• 3. operate within the divine institutions
  structures
• 4. live in light of coming judgments
• 5. turn discipline into maturity testing, knowing
  His grace will be sufficient

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Direct Consequence of. . . . .

• Corporate Disobedience to revelation? shared
  cursings, organizational economic folly will
  reap suffering
• Tactical Response
• 1. decide to leave group or stay
• 2. if staying, then salt and light testimony
• 3. if church situation, know that the Lord
  evaluates
• 4. if business situation, put integrity over
  dishonesty and trust the Lord for the results

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The Evil Objection

1. God is Omnipotent
2. God is Loving
3. Evil exists

4. God has a morally justifiable plan to deal
with evil !