Hope Burns

Is Satan Real? Hope Burns

We live in a society of increasing fear and hostility, and whenever there is a tragedy, such as a mass shooting, the question is always asked: "Why so much evil?" But no one seems to believe there is an answer, because we soon forget the question and resume our lives as before. As societies become more segmented, we tend to live in our own little sphere of people like ourselves who believe what we believe. We are no longer open to the experiences and the acquired knowledge and wisdom of people who appear to be different.

After studying the Scriptures for more than two-decades, I have discovered that the Bible gives us answers to these very troubling questions that we all wrestle with. For instance, only in the Bible do we find explanations for the growing confusion, and the terrible suffering and calamities that beset us in this world. The Bible alone, reveals the hidden reasons behind the growing number of people who are committing awful atrocities, driven by forces over which they have no control - whereas, a nihilistic world-view of a universe of nothingness: No God, no devil, no spiritual reality, no good, no evil, and no right and wrong, cannot explain our problems.

During a discussion on the subject of violence after the December 2012 tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, where a young man gunned down twenty, six-and seven-year-old children and six adults, a U. S. government official promised to find the source of evil. But to find something we must at least have an idea what we are looking for and where to look. Similarly, if we desire to find the solution to a problem we must seek its origin and understand how the problem is being created. If the Bible is correct, we will not find the source of evil on the earth, because evil is a spiritual force.