Is Evil A Part of God's Plan

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER JOHN: THAT YOU MAY BELIEVE John 13:18-30 “Is Evil A Part of God’s Plan” Oct. 27, 2019 As you listen to the Sermon today, try and answer some of these questions to contemplate the meaning of the text and think about how it applies to your life. 1) Vs.18-20 : Jesus knew the One’s He had chosen as His disciples and He knew that He was about to be betrayed by one of them. What purpose does Jesus say that this has? What does this tell you about the nature of God in relation to evil? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 2) Vs. 21: How did Jesus react to the evil that was about to befall Him, even though it was ultimately the joint plan He has with God the Father? What does this say about Jesus attitude towards evil? What should our response be to evil, knowing that God in His sovereignty uses it for a good purpose? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ 3) Vs. 22-30: Did the disciples understand what was going on? When Peter tried to get John to find out who the betrayer was, did this ultimately help them to understand the greater plan of God? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 4) How should we respond to evil? Should we try to understand what God’s purpose is in it? Can we properly understand that when we are in the midst of the evil? How should we turn to God when there is evil around us, what should our hope be? __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________