Our troubles make us saints
All Saints' Day
Revelation 6:15-17, 7: 9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12
Where does evil come from and, moreover, what purpose does it serve?
If we say evil comes from God, that makes Him a monster, but if we say it comes from some other unstoppable source (like the Devil) that makes God a weakling. A monster or weakling is not a god worth believing in.
God is good and God has made all things "very good" (Gen. 1:31). The Bible is an epic-length vindication of God's goodness, culminating in this Sunday's reading from Revelation, with the saints themselves standing vindicated before the throne of God.
Who are these saints and how do you become one? Click here to watch the sermon or read the transcript to find out.