A Biblical Perspective on Recent Events

 1 Peter 3:15 “A Biblical Perspective on Recent Events” October 8, 2017 Dr. James Pittman Outline for our study “A Biblical Perspective on Recent Events” 1. Why did this happen? 2. How did this happen? 3. Where was God when this happened? 4. Why didn’t He intervene? 5. What is the solution so it doesn’t happen again? 6. What should our attitude and response be as Christians? Questions to ponder & Study notes • Questions to ponder… • Study Notes: _____________________________________________ 1 How many massacres have taken place over the _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ past 20 years. How many natural disasters have _____________________________________________ occurred in the past few months? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 2. What do you think was the cause behind the _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ massacre in Las Vegas? Can there be more than one _____________________________________________ cause? Why or why not? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 3. What is the role of government according to _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Romans 13? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ 4. If God is so loving, why does He allow such _____________________________________________ tragedies (from devastating storms to mass murders) _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ to occur? _____________________________________________ 5. How should Christians respond?