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The Goodness and Severity of God
The goodness and severity of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
Romans 11 v 22
“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shaltbe cut off.”
Goodness & Severity
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The Goodness and Severity of God
What do we hope to achieve?
• Understand the ‘Goodness’ of God
• Understand the ‘Severity’ of God• Explore how they link to each other• Understand how they fit with God’s ‘Plan & Purpose’
The Goodness of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Examples of goodness:
• Creation• God’s character• God’s son• God’s people• God’s promises
The Goodness of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
“In the beginning God
created the heavens and
the earth”
God created the world
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The Goodness and Severity of God
• Day & Night• Sky• Land• Vegetation• Creatures of sea & sky• Creatures of land• Mankind
‘And it was good’
The Goodness and Severity of God
• Day & Night• Sky• Land• Vegetation• Creatures of sea & sky• Creatures of land• Mankind
“God saw all that he had made and it was very good”
‘And it was good’
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Exodus 34 v 6
God’s character
The Goodness and Severity of God
Exodus 34 v 6
“…..The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”
God’s character
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Christ• God’s son• Example of God’s character• Example of goodness
Other Examples• Miracles• Saving the sick• Curing ailments
“God saw all that he had made and it was very good”
Other examples
The Severity of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
The suffering of man• Natural disasters• Extreme weather• War• Disease and famine• Suffering of all types
The Severity of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
The suffering of man• Someone to blame• God is often blamed• It was an ‘Act of God’!
Why suffering?• Why does God allow it?• Isn’t God a god of love?
Is God responsible for all the suffering in the wor ld?
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The Goodness and Severity of God
The intervention of God• Why flood the earth?• Why destroy nations?• Why allow Christ to die?• Why punish Adam & Eve
Does God show severity?
The Severity of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
“Behold, therefore, the goodness and severity of God” – Romans 11:22
Severity - ‘Decisiveness’
God demonstrates both ‘goodness’ and ‘decisiveness’
The Severity of God
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Goodness & Severity
The Goodness and Severity of God
Two are complimentary
Examples of:• Parent & Child• Teacher & Pupil• Employer & employee
Being ‘cruel’ to be kind?Being decisive when required
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Noah’s Flood Example of decisiveness
• An evil world• World flooded• Population destroyed
• 8 men & women saved• God saved believers• Provided a new start
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Noah’s Flood Example of decisiveness
• An evil world• World flooded• Population destroyed
• 8 men & women saved• God saved believers• Provided a new start
Goodness & SeveritySeverity
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Noah’s Flood Example of decisiveness
• An evil world• World flooded• Population destroyed
• 8 men & women saved• God saved believers• Provided a new start
Goodness & Severity
Goodness
The Goodness and Severity of God
First born of Egypt
• Pharaohs refusal • First born killed • Army killed in Red Sea
• Israel had to be saved• Escaped plague• Passed through Red Sea
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The Goodness and Severity of God
First born of Egypt
• Pharaohs refusal • First born killed • Army killed in Red Sea
• Israel had to be saved• Escaped plague• Passed through Red Sea• Formed a nation - Israel
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Severity
The Goodness and Severity of God
First born of Egypt
• Pharaohs refusal • First born killed • Army killed in Red Sea
• Israel had to be saved• Escaped plague• Passed through Red Sea• Formed a nation - Israel
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Goodness
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God’s plan & purpose
The Goodness and Severity of God
Plan & Purpose?
To understand the goodness and severity of God, we need to understand His Plan and Purpose
God’s Plan and Purpose
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The Goodness and Severity of God
God created the world:
• To be filled with His creation• To give Him pleasure• To create a world that lived in harmony with His ways
Creation – Why?
The Goodness and Severity of God
Revelation 4 v 11
Creation – Why?
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Revelation 4 v 11
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.”
Creation – Why?
The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instruction
Adam & Eve:• Allowed to live in Garden • Could eat from any tree• Except for one tree• They ate from that tree• The first ‘transgression’• Man had failed• Sin & Death introduced
Creation – Why?
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The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instructions
Adam & Eve:• Allowed to live in Garden • Could eat from any tree• Except for one tree• They ate from that tree• The first ‘transgression’• Man had failed• Sin & Death introduced
Creation – Why?
Goodness
The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instructions
Adam & Eve:• Allowed to live in Garden • Could eat from any tree• Except for one tree• They ate from that tree• The first ‘transgression’• Man had failed• Sin & Death introduced
Creation – Why?
Severity
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Romans 5 v 12
The consequence of sin
The Goodness and Severity of God
Romans 5 v 12
“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
The consequence of sin
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The Goodness and Severity of God
John 3 v 16,17
God so loved the world
The Goodness and Severity of God
John 3 v 16,17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
God so loved the world
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The Goodness and Severity of God
John 3 v 16,17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son , that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
God so loved the worldSeverity
The Goodness and Severity of God
John 3 v 16,17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
God so loved the worldGoodness
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Jesus provides a way for mankind to be saved
Goodness – a way out for man
Severity – God was prepared to see His own son killed
Jesus Christ – The Saviour
The Goodness and Severity of God
Christ’s death:
• Jesus lived a perfect life• Overcame sin, & death • Provides hope to all • God has provided hope • Promise of a Kingdom• An everlasting Kingdom
Hope for mankind
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The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instruction
The Bible:• God’s Plan & Purpose• Read it• Understand it • Believe in its message• Be baptised
Baptism – symbolic death and re-birth
Hope for mankind
The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instruction
The Bible:• God’s Plan & Purpose• Read it• Understand it • Believe in its message• Be baptised
Baptism – symbolic death and re-birth
Hope for mankind
Severity
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The Goodness and Severity of God
God’s instruction
The Bible:• God’s Plan & Purpose• Read it• Understand it • Believe in its message• Be baptised
Baptism – symbolic death and re-birth
Hope for mankind
Severity Goodness
The Goodness and Severity of God
2 Peter 3 v 9
The Kingdom of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
2 Peter 3 v 9
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
The Kingdom of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
The return of Christ
• Christ will return• Some will be saved• Some will not• Opportunity will be given to unbelievers
The Kingdom of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Severity – God will not save all
Goodness – God will save all who follow his ways
Goodness – God will provide a means for people to change their ways
The Kingdom of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
2 Peter 3 v 10
The Kingdom of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
2 Peter 3 v 10
“But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”
The Kingdom of God
The Goodness and Severity of God
Severity – present ways and values will end
Goodness – everlasting life for those who follow
Goodness – an end to sin, suffering and death
The Kingdom of God
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The Goodness and Severity of God
Romans 11 v 22
“Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shaltbe cut off.”
Goodness & Severity
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