Everyone has experienced trying times and tribulations, but we don’t often understand why a loving God would allow such things to happen. In fact, some even claim that bad things in this world prove God isn’t real. In this presentation, we examine how the Bible can help in making sense of suffering and support the existence of our Creator.
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The book of Ecclesiastes tells us a lot about life in this world, it is a book of wisdom. “All is vanity” is something found in this book. But when life gets hard or things aren’t making sense, what wisdom can we call on? What makes life meaningful under the sun when all is vanity?
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This teaching helps reconcile God’s wrath with His love. It shows that His anger is just, purposeful, and aimed at restoring righteousness while offering mercy to those who repent.
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Many critics claim the Bible treats women as property. This teaching examines passages often cited to support that idea, such as the tenth commandment and various laws in Deuteronomy. By reading these texts in context, the study shows that wives were not considered property but equal partners and that instructions about marriage, dowry, and redemption actually protect women’s dignity. The teaching concludes that the Bible does not paint women as inferior or property, but affirms their value as "ezer kenegdo," a helper suitable to man.
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This teaching examines the beginning of the universe to answer the question, “Does God exist?” It presents the cosmological argument, which infers from the existence and origin of the universe to a first cause beyond time and space. Because everything that begins to exist has a cause and the cosmos cannot be an infinite chain of causes, the universe’s beginning points to a necessary, eternal Creator. By considering both Scripture and modern cosmology, the study argues that the universe’s beginning testifies to God’s existence.
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