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Materialism is a fruitless attempt to find meaning outside of God. When we try to find ultimate fulfillment in a person other than Christ or a place other than heaven, we become idolaters. According to Scripture,

Materialism is a fruitless attempt to find meaning outside of God. When we try to find ultimate fulfillment in a person other than Christ or a place other than heaven, we become idolaters. According to Scripture, materialism is not only evil; it is tragic and pathetic.

Randy Alcorn
Evil, Heaven, Trying
Source: www.patheos.com

A nominal Christian often discovers in suffering that his faith has been in his church, denomination, or family tradition, but not Christ. As he faces evil and suffering, he may lose his faith. But that’s actually a good thing. I have sympathy for people who lose their faith, but any faith lost in suffering wasn’t a faith worth keeping.

Randy Alcorn
Christian, People, Evil
Randy Alcorn (2010). “If God Is Good Study Guide: Companion to If God Is Good”, p.17, Multnomah

Jesus' miracles provide us with a sample of the meaning of redemption: a freeing of creation from the shackles of sin and evil and a reinstatement of creaturely living as intended by God.

Randy Alcorn
Jesus, Evil, Miracle
Randy Alcorn (2011). “Heaven”, p.89, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Hell is not evil; it's a place where evil gets punished. Hell is not pleasant, appealing, or encouraging. But Hell is morally good, because a good God must punish evil.

Randy Alcorn
Evil, Hell, Good God
Randy Alcorn (2009). “If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil”, p.309, Multnomah

Fiction has subversive potential. People let it into their minds, like the Trojan Horse. They don't know what's inside. You hook them with the story, and God can work below the level of their consciousness. Fiction can be propaganda for evil or convey a theme that impacts people for good.

Randy Alcorn
Horse, Impact, Evil

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