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Why did God let this happen to me?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 1–1: The Problem—Sin

Questions like this are the effects of the Fall of man. It all starts with a question—"Why won't God give this to me?"—and it ends with a question: "Why did God let this happen to me?" But God did not intend to leave man lost and hopeless. From the very beginning, He had a plan, first revealed in Genesis 3:15, the first promise of the Savior. Sin is the barrier between God and man. At the cross, Jesus Christ would remove the barrier and open the door to God so that anyone could have freedom to approach God by faith in Him.

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Source: The Basics The Basics, Lesson 1-1 — The Problem—Sin (p.7) · Read this lesson in the book → · Read this lesson online →

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