Jeanine Banza: Cool

Jeanine Banza: why do bad things happen to good people?

Jeanine Banza: Today, we are exploring the second reason

Jeanine Banza: on why bad things happen to good people. And the second reason is the curse of the land. The talk is based on Pastor Ed. Kho’s  sermon

Jeanine Banza: on one of the past Sundays.

Jeanine Banza: it's based on the fact that at the beginning

Jeanine Banza: at the creation, there was already

Jeanine Banza: a foundation of evil that was created by man himself.

Jeanine Banza: The first people who appear to be in the world  disobey God

Jeanine Banza: by eating the forbidden fruit.

Jeanine Banza: you know. To make the long story short, the serpent came with the same tactic or trick he does today.

Jeanine Banza: twisting and manipulating the Word of God. ''Did God say you must not it from any tree in the garden?''

Jeanine Banza: that the serpent, asking the woman. The woman said to the snake.

Jeanine Banza: we may eat

Jeanine Banza: fruit

Jeanine Banza: from the tree in the garden, but God did say, You must not eat from the tree in the middle of the park. And must not touch it, or

Jeanine Banza: you will die.

Jeanine Banza: ''You must not certainly die,'', the serpent said to the woman.

Jeanine Banza: you know, to insist.

Jeanine Banza: God knows that when you eat from it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God.

Jeanine Banza: knowing good and evil.

Cynthia Banza: that

Jeanine Banza: the root of evil at the creation.

Jeanine Banza: the way God conceived the world. There was no evil at all. It  was a beautiful world; the lion.

Jeanine Banza: used to play with the sheep altogether. But from this disobedience, evil entered the world. But I would

Jeanine Banza: quickly reminds the audience here that there is no need to feel despair or a sense of hopelessness.

Jeanine Banza: because after the mess up that took place in the garden, God immediately provided. offered

Jeanine Banza: a free remedial which was the promised Messiah

Jeanine Banza: to whoever

Jeanine Banza: choose to accept or to receive him.

Jeanine Banza: In the meantime, we live in a

Jeanine Banza: pride, selfish world, which began with the crime of Abel

Jeanine Banza: who killed his

Jeanine Banza: own brother Cain because of jealousy.

Jeanine Banza: and from this series of hatred crimes, disasters, murders, incests, rapes

Jeanine Banza: enter the world. God did not curse men. But He said to Adam. Because you listen to your wife. And ate  the fruit  from the tree, about which

Jeanine Banza: I commended, you must refrain from eating.

Jeanine Banza: Curse is the ground because of you. Genesis. Chapter 3, verse 17.

Jeanine Banza: And beside

Jeanine Banza: the curse of the Land created by human

Jeanine Banza: himself.

Jeanine Banza: I will let Cynthia introduce the other reason

Jeanine Banza: some time.

Jeanine Banza: but things happen so the glory of God can be displayed.

Jeanine Banza: Period. Manifested.

Jeanine Banza: It can also be good, God testing our faith

Like. I'll read in John in the Bible, in John, chapter 9, verses one to 3.

Jeanine Banza: As he passed, he saw a man blind from birth.

Jeanine Banza: and his disciple asked him.

Jeanine Banza: Rabbi, who's in

Jeanine Banza: these men or his parents sinned? 

Jeanine Banza: That he would be born blind? Jesus answered.

Jeanine Banza: it was neither that this man has sinned  nor his parents, but it was so that the work of God

Jeanine Banza: may be displayed in him.

Jeanine Banza: Cynthia, I invite Cynthia Banza, so you can just give your

Jeanine Banza: your insight about this. What do you think sometimes?

Jeanine Banza: Bad things happen.

Jeanine Banza:  to good people?

Cynthia Banza: Hi! Yes, thank you for having me. I do. You did make some great points and great use of Scripture there. From the early beginning of time, as you mentioned, like the world was already sinful, we brought sin into this world through Adam and Eve, of course, eating the forbidden fruit.

Cynthia Banza: And so we were already sinful by nature. God did not create that sin, but we brought sin into the world through disobedience. So sometimes the bad things that do happen in this world.

Cynthia Banza: or that we think are bad are really because can be, because we weren't obedient to the Word of God, or things that God was trying to show us, and as a result, it causes terrible things to happen. Sometimes those bad things happen, is not always. God, just saying, Here you go. But it's just because of our own, our lack of obedience and our lack of

Self-control, or being able to discern what the Holy Spirit is telling us and other

Cynthia Banza: sometimes bad things happen because of evil in this world. There is corruption. Some people don't believe in God or are away from the Holy Spirit, so far away that they have evil thoughts or things.

Cynthia Banza: that their childhood that happens, and that causes them to perform such evil acts, and at the consequence of it, innocent lives have to be, you know, taken like, for example, in school shootings, when the children, you know it's regrettable because it's so easy in those situations to say.

Cynthia Banza: if

Cynthia Banza: but why does that get? Why did God allow that to happen? Such as the school shooting. But when it's because of that sin and those people aren't perfect like that person was so far from God, and was just.

Cynthia Banza: committed such an evil act. And that wasn't because of God, but because of that person being away from God.

Jeanine Banza:  oh, I love that. It's not because of God, but it's because of this.

Jeanine Banza: from getting away from God. Yes, like, yeah, and I was trying to go deep in.

I love. I love what you just said.

Jeanine Banza: said. And also, like I was saying something. It does happen to nobody there. We don't. We need help understanding. We're not supposed to understand everything, and we will never understand everything, just like you have a baby that is born sick; there is no evident reason for this.

Jeanine Banza: it's just like Jesus. Say here

Cynthia Banza: it was neither that his men seen no his parent, but it was so that the work of God

Jeanine Banza: might be displayed in him. Sometimes

Jeanine Banza: God,  things happen so God may be. Glorified.

Jeanine Banza: Do you have something to say about that?

Cynthia Banza: Sure, like, yeah, sometimes, like you mentioned, like, well, bad things do happen. It is a wake-up. Call to remind us that we should rely on God and not on ourselves, and, you know.

Cynthia Banza: not only turns to God when bad things happen but uses those as

Cynthia Banza: to go, give God the glory to remind us like, Wow, I'm still here, although this happened. And that's only because God is not finished with me or is still trying to. That's still time for you to get closer and draw closer to God and listen to what he's trying to tell you through those bad situations.

Jeanine Banza:  well, we went just

Jeanine Banza: why do things happen to good people, and why does evil exist?

And we will pray for those who sometimes feel hopeless.

Jeanine Banza: hopeless, who are in a desperate situation or grieving, and don't know why they're suffering; they are asking so many questions since I would like to invite you to pray for Whoever that person is listening to us. That girl hurts so badly that she thinks she doesn't deserve what she went through.

Jeanine Banza: and she's still questioning the goodness of God. I will invite you to pray for that girl out there, please, so we can close.

Cynthia Banza: Sure. Thank you for the time that you've allowed us to share. Lord, some of your word. And just those questions that people may have out there, and for those finding themselves in bad or dark situations, and feeling guilt, shame, or feeling lost or rejection. that you may place your hand over them, Lord, and speak to them where they're at, and meet them where they're at, Lord.

Cynthia Banza: and help them to rely on you for strength, Lord, for and know that you are loving, and you are God of mercy and grace and forgiveness and that they may be able to see

Cynthia Banza: who you are, Lord, and see your light shine in their lives, and that know that you're able to take away all of that guilt, that shame, and that rejection that they are feeling, and be with them and bring them into a new life, and it's in your name we pray. Amen.

Jeanine Banza: Amen! Amen! So subscribe for more episodes. Thank you, and God bless you.