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Why Does God Allow Wrong?

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Why does God tolerate corruption? Why does he tolerate the wrongness of the world? Those are great questions. As a pastor, I know many people have approached me with variations on this very puzzling mystery. Why does God not intervene in a messed up world? I can't always give a definitive answer to this. Sometimes, I just don't know and am just as puzzled as the person asking the question. That's one of the beauties of faith in Christ. He allows us to ask these questions and wrestle with the answers even if we never get a concrete solution. That's what happens in the book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk is a prophet of the Lord who works as a temple musician in Jerusalem. He prophesies during a time of great corruption and wrong as Judah nears its end. In his prophecy, he begins by asking God why he tolerates wrong. It's a great question, and unfortunately for Habakkuk, God doesn't provide a concrete answer. But elsewhere in the Bible, we can explore why. In Psa