Weeping for a Nation Lesson 8 | Adult Bible Class

When They Come Against You Jeremiah 11:18-12:6 Hidden Lessons for God’s Servants (Jer.12:5) 1. God’s Servants aren’t owed an answer from God 2. God’s Servants need accurate expectations 3. God’s Servants need God’s strength as the days grow darker   Doctrine of Providence That continuous activity of God whereby he makes all the events of the physical, mental, and moral realms work out his purpose, and this purpose is nothing short of the original design of God in creation. Evil has entered the universe, but it is not allowed to thwart God’s original, benevolent, wise, and holy purpose. -Henry Theissen (Lectures on Systematic Theology) • Preventative Providence — God often restrains man from the sin which man intends to do (Gen.20:6) • Permissive Providence — God, instead of actively restraining man from doing evil, will sometimes permit sin to take its course (Ac.14:16) • Directive Providence — God allows evil, but directs the way it goes (Jn.13:27) • Restrictive Providence — God determines the limits to which evil and its effects may go (Job1:12)