"Is There Injustice With God" - Conclusion of The Issue of God's Sovereignty

What has the passing of time revealed?  Throughout the millenniums, people have experimented  with many forms of government, including autocracy, democracy, socialism,  and communism.  The sum total of them all is epitomized  in the Bible's frank comment:  "Man has dominated man to his injury."  (Ecclesiastes  8:9)  With good reason, the prophet Jeremiah stated:  ""I well know O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong.  It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step." -Jeremiah 10:23. 

Jehovah knew from the beginning that mankind's independence, or self-rule, would result in much suffering .  Was it unjust of him, then to allow the inevitable to run its course? Not at all! To illustrate: Suppose you have a child who needs surgery to cure a life-threatening  ailment. You realize that the operation will cause your child a degree of suffering, and this deeply grieves you. At the same time, you know that the procedure will enable your child to enjoy better health later in life.  Similarly, God knew-and even foretold-that his allowance of human rule would bring along with it a measure of pain and suffering.  (Genesis 3:16-19) But he also knew that lasting and meaningful relief would be possible only  if he allowed all mankind to see the bad fruitage produced by rebellion.  In this way the issue could be settled permanently, for all eternity.  

Next time: "Is There Injustice with God?" -The Issue of Man's Integrity

From the book: Draw Close to Jehovah