Dearly beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ, we know that Acts has been written in order to give us certainty about the coming of the Kingdom. In this time of the King's absence in Heaven, how do we know that He continues to reign? There are many facets to this question, and Acts addresses pretty much all of them. But perhaps the biggest facet of the question is the problem of evil. We know that evil flourishes and prospers in this era. If Jesus reigns, why does evil seem to be practically omnipresent? Indeed, if Jesus is risen, why is there still wickedness in low places? Peter does not shunt this question to one side. He addressed it head-on in his Pentecost sermon. At the fulfillment of firstfruits, he made a one-verse comment on evil, putting responsibility for it squarely on the shoulders of those wicked men who bring it about by simultaneously indicating that God's plan and knowledge bound, restrain, and yes, even direct evil for God's holy and good purposes. In biblical language, God's sovereign plan handed Jesus over to wicked men to kill Him. In philosophical language, God rules and ordains evil but never does evil. Let's look, then, more closely at the Bible's teaching on the problem of evil and its relation to the Kingdom or sovereignty of God.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
