If God is so good, why does he let bad things happen to good people? Unbelievers and believers ask this often, but Mike Massa believes it’s usually not the best place to start.

In this first episode of a new 5-7 part series, Mike explains why the question is often asked as an accusation rather than a sincere search. He opens Genesis 1:26-28 and Psalm 115:16 to show that God gave the stewardship of the earth to humanity. That means both the enemy and God work through people, and it changes how we understand evil, responsibility, and God’s role. Along the way, Mike draws a careful distinction between God being “in charge” and God being “in control.”

This series is in shorter, bite-sized episodes, so each point can sink in before the next. Mike’s aim is to help you find a place to stand when everything but heaven is breaking loose.

Scriptures: Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 115:16, Luke 9:23

Next time: What do we do with really, really bad things going on?

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In this Bible teaching on 1 Peter 1:22-23, Mike Massa shows why the small words in Scripture matter, especially prepositions like through, into, and out from. Learn how a purified soul is meant to move: through the Spirit, into sincere love, and out from a pure heart.

Mike also explains what it means to believe into Jesus, not just believe in him, and why Jesus corrected one word from the father of the demonized boy: "If you can do anything, help us."

Scripture covered: 1 Peter 1:22-23, with references to the Gospel account of the father and his demonized son and Jesus' words "Do not be afraid."

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why prepositions carry real weight when you study the Bible

• The difference between believing in Jesus and believing into him

• What "purified your souls in obeying the truth" means

• The meaning of "sincere love of the brothers" and why it leaves no room for hidden motives

• Why 1 Peter 1:22 says to love "out from" a pure heart, not just "with" one

• Why Jesus corrected "if you can" and what doubt does to the Spirit's freedom to work

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How far did Jesus travel to save us? In this teaching, Mike Massa shares a picture he once used to understand the distance between heaven and earth, and the truth about Jesus as the God-man that made that picture far too small.

Using a simple story of two scientists and a mud puddle, Mike explores the qualitative gap between God and man, why Jesus is still the God-man today (1 Timothy 2:5), what David glimpsed in 1 Chronicles 17, and why the cross was first act of yielding to the Father.

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