Bad Things Do Not Come From God - Part 4

Now that the state of man has changed from sinless to sinful and from having authority to being a slave, we will continue to explore the Bible to show us that "Bad Things Do Not Come From God." First we need to keep in mind some very important things...

1. Adam was created in the image and likeness of God in righteousness and true holiness. He was not mortal nor immortal but a perfect human being. (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7, Ephesians 4:24) 
2. God placed Adam in the garden and gave him authority (second to God Himself Psalm 8:5-8) and gave him a command (but also gave him choice Genesis 2:19-20) and made him a companion comparable to him (Genesis 1:28-30, 2:15-25)
3. We saw the deception of Satan and the disobedience of man which caused man to be banished from the garden. (Genesis 3:1-24) Through this act of disobedience, man had become enveloped by the flesh (being controlled by the desires of the body and soul Genesis 6:3) and his desire was to do evil (Genesis 6:5) because he has become spiritually dead (Genesis 2:17)
4. Finally we saw that Adam lost his authority and became a slave to sin or Satan (Genesis 6:5, Luke 4:5-6, John 8:44)

Remember that God had placed everything in motion at the time of creation,  "He finished His work" and said, "Indeed it was very good." (Genesis 1:31, 2:1-3) It was man's poor choice that took away his authority and opened the door for all the evil that his new master Satan could perpetrate upon humanity NOT GOD!!! God did not make Adam disobey, Adam chose to believe Satan rather than obey the command of God. Although it was Eve who was deceived (1 Timothy 2:14) it was Adam to whom God gave the command (Genesis 2:15-17) so in that sense, Adam's lack of keeping his focus on the creator and using the authority that he was given, caused him to fall prey to the creation and become a slave to sin and Satan his new master.

Unfortunately, many believer's today fail in the same way. They have been taught that God let's bad things happen to them which paints a false picture of who God truly is. Christ has restored man and in that restoration has given him authority once again. By faith in Christ man is no longer a slave to sin and Satan (Romans 6:14) and yet many time believers fall prey by allowing their body and soul, where Satan continues to attack to rule them rather than exercising their recreated spirit where the believer has the power to overcome the body, soul, sin and Satan. Jesus paid the price for man's disobedience (Romans 5:17-21), He defeated Satan (Colossians 2:15) and has given the believer authority over Satan (Matthew 28:18, Mark 16:17-18, Luke 10:19, 24:49). It is a lack of faith and poor teaching concerning God's nature, character and will that promotes this unbiblical doctrine in the church.

Think about it. If sin and Satan are the product of all evil and Christ has saved humanity from these very things, then why would God still allow bad things to happen to His children? (Romans 8:16-17) He wouldn't!!! Bad things are still the product of sins destructive nature and the wickedness of Satan as it was in the beginning of man's history. However the good news is, Christ has delivered man from it ALL of these things. However, we must still keep in mind that man still has the right to chose concerning these matters. It comes down to choosing to place faith in the Truth of God's Word, not the false truth claims of faithless teachers and the deceptive lies of Satan. Remember, Satan came with his claims of truth in the garden that opposed the real Truth of God. His tactics and the destructive nature of sin have not changed, which is the very reason why believer's must "Live by faith in the Son of God who loved us and gave Himself for us." It is only through faith in Christ and the integrity of God's Word that believers will truly know that "Bad Things Do Not Come From God."