Philip Yancey Quotes

To Judge God Solely By The Present World Would Be A Tragic Mistake. At One Time, It May Have Been "the Best Of All Possible Worlds," But Surely It Is Not Now. The Bible Communicates No Message With More Certainty Than God's Displeasure With The State Of Creation And The State Of Humanity. Imagine This Scenario: Vandals Break Into A Museum Displaying Works From Picasso's Blue Period. Motivated By Sheer Destructiveness, They Splash Red Paint All Over The Paintings And Slash Them With Knives. It Would Be The Height Of Unfairness To Display These Works - A Mere Sampling Of Picasso's Creative Genius, And Spoiled At That - As Representative Of The Artist. The Same Applies To God's Creation. God Has Already Hung A "Condemned" Sign Above The Earth, And Has Promised Judgment And Restoration. That This World Spoiled By Evil And Suffering Still Exists At All Is An Example Of God's Mercy, Not His Cruelty.

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