100:00:00,760 –> 00:00:09,120Why in this world is there every kind of disaster in every continent of the world200:00:09,120 –> 00:00:16,740in every generation why what is wrong with this world welcome to open the300:00:16,740 –> 00:00:20,700Bible with Pastor Colin Smith. I’m David Pick I’m glad you could join us today400:00:20,700 –> 00:00:25,320and Colin you’re bringing out an important point there I think we we see500:00:25,320 –> 00:00:30,080all kinds of disasters in the world maybe we might ask that question of600:00:30,080 –> 00:00:33,820somebody who doesn’t know Jesus what do they think is wrong with the world700:00:33,820 –> 00:00:37,799that’s right well unbelievers are often coming to us as Christians and putting800:00:37,799 –> 00:00:41,119us on the defensive what’s your explanation for all of this well we’re900:00:41,119 –> 00:00:44,160going to talk about the Bible explanation I think it’s fair for us to1000:00:44,160 –> 00:00:49,340ask the question back so here’s a person who doesn’t believe who has bought into1100:00:49,340 –> 00:00:53,639the idea that the human race is sort of evolving into something ever more1200:00:54,340 –> 00:00:59,360well what is your explanation of the world as it is today why is it that the1300:00:59,360 –> 00:01:04,54020th century saw more killings than any other century in fact even all of them1400:01:04,540 –> 00:01:08,379put together I believe and we’re now surrounded by terrorism and all the rest1500:01:08,379 –> 00:01:12,580what is the explanation of that that’s a great point it does seem as if the1600:01:12,580 –> 00:01:17,459world is going downhill in many areas that someone might throw back that well1700:01:17,459 –> 00:01:21,379medicine and technology were seeing advances there and that suggests the1800:01:21,680 –> 00:01:25,699boundary is becoming a better place yeah and then every advance that happens in1900:01:25,699 –> 00:01:30,959technology brings with that a whole raft of other problems that cause great pain2000:01:30,959 –> 00:01:36,199and anxiety so there’s something that’s wrong at the heart of the human system2100:01:36,199 –> 00:01:41,000and affects the whole way in which the world works and when people say we’re2200:01:41,000 –> 00:01:45,519getting better and better I say I I don’t see that because what I see is2300:01:45,519 –> 00:01:49,660that there’s a fundamental problem that is explained in the Bible and I’m not2400:01:50,220 –> 00:01:53,940had explained anywhere else alright so let’s see what the Bible says about that2500:01:53,940 –> 00:01:59,839where in to Peter as we begin message everything you need for hope here is2600:01:59,839 –> 00:02:05,739pastor Colin as you look at the world today I think it becomes immediately2700:02:05,739 –> 00:02:10,839obvious at least to any thinking person that there is something terribly wrong2800:02:10,919 –> 00:02:19,839with this planet that we call Earth I pulled up just yesterday on the Internet2900:02:19,839 –> 00:02:32,520a list of natural disasters that list as I printed it off runs to 21 pages with3000:02:32,580 –> 00:02:41,240between 30 and 40 separate entries on each page they’re divided by category3100:02:41,240 –> 00:02:50,119earthquakes volcanoes heat waves did you know for example that 37,000 people3200:02:50,360 –> 00:03:00,520died in 2003 in the heat wave in Europe 2003 37,0003300:03:00,520 –> 00:03:08,179hail storms tornadoes cyclones hurricanes typhoons floods landslides3400:03:08,179 –> 00:03:17,460wildfires blizzards famines and diseases and each one with its own death toll3500:03:17,460 –> 00:03:25,679each one of these entries 21 pages 30 to 40 entries a page and individual story3600:03:25,679 –> 00:03:32,059of pain and tragedy and loss of human life sometimes in tens sometimes in3700:03:32,059 –> 00:03:41,020hundred sometimes in thousands and sometimes in millions 1800 dead through3800:03:41,179 –> 00:03:53,139Katrina in 2005 283 thousand dead in the tsunami and the Indian Ocean in 2004 the3900:03:53,139 –> 00:04:00,880sixth greatest loss of life in a natural disaster in the history of the world but4000:04:00,880 –> 00:04:08,960even that seems small the staggering loss of human lives in the great floods4100:04:08,960 –> 00:04:20,059in China in 1931 where the loss of life is estimated between 2 and 4 million4200:04:20,059 –> 00:04:30,000people absolutely staggering and so you have to ask the question why why in a4300:04:30,000 –> 00:04:36,140world so beautiful with all the marks of order and design why in this one planet4400:04:36,339 –> 00:04:41,700in the cosmos that is so perfectly adapted for an environment to support4500:04:41,700 –> 00:04:47,260human life of all sorts in its abundance birds and insects and animals4600:04:47,260 –> 00:04:54,279and fish and plants and crops and people why in this world is that every kind of4700:04:54,279 –> 00:05:02,920disaster in every continent of the world in every generation why what is wrong4800:05:02,920 –> 00:05:08,480with this world that is the question before us today4900:05:09,440 –> 00:05:14,820now Fox News has an answer for that question a quote from the website5000:05:14,820 –> 00:05:24,559yesterday an article on their science page quote the Myanmar’s cyclone the5100:05:24,559 –> 00:05:29,320earthquakes off the coast of Japan the Chilean volcano has the earth gone5200:05:29,480 –> 00:05:36,739bonkers not at all says the Fox News editorial this level of natural5300:05:36,739 –> 00:05:43,779activity is normal for the earth scientists say quote mother nature is5400:05:43,779 –> 00:05:50,559just reminding us that she is in charge bill pats erred a climatologist at NASA’s5500:05:50,559 –> 00:05:57,440jet propulsion laboratory in Pasadena California told live science that also5600:05:57,559 –> 00:06:01,679means Fox News continues that the recent Midwestern quake centered in Illinois5700:06:01,679 –> 00:06:09,779and tremblers near Reno Nevada though unnerving and frightening to locals5800:06:09,779 –> 00:06:14,459we’re just another day for planet earth5900:06:14,459 –> 00:06:21,779so we asked the question this morning what is wrong with this world and Fox6000:06:21,859 –> 00:06:29,440News says on their webpage yesterday um nothing it’s quote perfectly normal6100:06:29,440 –> 00:06:35,820quote mother nature is reminding us that she is in charge well you know6200:06:35,820 –> 00:06:43,399they’re slogan don’t you they report you decide and I hope that you will decide6300:06:43,399 –> 00:06:47,920something very very different with regards to what is wrong with the world6400:06:48,839 –> 00:06:54,559at the Bible today because when we asked the question what is wrong with the6500:06:54,559 –> 00:07:00,679world the Bible gives us a compelling answer that I invite us to look at today6600:07:00,679 –> 00:07:11,200that answer is along these lines that the world is under a curse that came6700:07:11,200 –> 00:07:17,279about through human sin and rebellion against God that Adam rebelled against6800:07:17,459 –> 00:07:22,679God and humanity continues that rebellion and that no rebellion against6900:07:22,679 –> 00:07:26,839God can ultimately stand I think it’s good for us to remember that the Bible7000:07:26,839 –> 00:07:32,679frequently pictures God as a warrior who goes out to subdue all his enemies and7100:07:32,679 –> 00:07:39,660no enemy of God will finally stand the rebellion against God of course began7200:07:39,660 –> 00:07:46,660long before Adam it began in heaven but the human phase of the rebellion against7300:07:46,839 –> 00:07:52,980God was launched by Adam together with Eve and God came and confronted Satan at7400:07:52,980 –> 00:07:58,760that time along with his new allies the man and the woman you remember the story7500:07:58,760 –> 00:08:03,820from Genesis in chapter three that God said to Satan cursed are you very7600:08:03,820 –> 00:08:10,260important word in the Bible cursed the word curse simply means to destroy or to7700:08:10,260 –> 00:08:15,420bring something to nothing so when God says to Satan you are cursed what God is7800:08:15,420 –> 00:08:20,859saying to Satan is your work will not stand you are doomed to destruction7900:08:20,859 –> 00:08:27,040nothing that you attempt will ultimately be accomplished all your works will be8000:08:27,040 –> 00:08:33,739destroyed cursed are you then you remember in Genesis 3 God turned to Adam8100:08:33,739 –> 00:08:39,400and in Genesis chapter 3 in verse 7 God said an extraordinarily gracious thing8200:08:39,460 –> 00:08:47,580God said to Adam cursed is the ground because of you Genesis chapter 3 in8300:08:47,580 –> 00:08:54,940verse 17 that means two things the first is that the earth the ground the planet8400:08:54,940 –> 00:09:01,780will be utterly destroyed cursed is the ground will be brought to nothing which8500:09:01,780 –> 00:09:05,380is what Peter is going to tell us here and we’ll look at it in just a moment8600:09:05,400 –> 00:09:09,619the planet will be destroyed that’s what God is saying here in the book of8700:09:09,619 –> 00:09:15,460Genesis he will bring life on earth to nothing that is Genesis chapter 3 and8800:09:15,460 –> 00:09:20,559verse 17 God will not allow the human rebellion to stand man will be8900:09:20,559 –> 00:09:29,440overthrown and utterly defeated all of man’s works will be destroyed but second9000:09:29,440 –> 00:09:33,780notice that God is making a way even right here at the beginning for human9100:09:33,840 –> 00:09:38,739beings to be part of his great plan after the cosmos has been destroyed9200:09:38,739 –> 00:09:44,900after this fallen world has been brought under this final judgment see if God had9300:09:44,900 –> 00:09:50,099said to Adam cursed are you that would have been the end of the human race no9400:09:50,099 –> 00:09:56,619hope for the human race at all if God had said that but God did not say to9500:09:56,619 –> 00:10:00,059Adam cursed are you God said to Adam cursed is the ground because of you9600:10:00,460 –> 00:10:06,119cursed is the earth cursed as the planet and that opens the door of hope for men9700:10:06,119 –> 00:10:10,940and for women so right at the beginning of the Bible you have judgment clearly9800:10:10,940 –> 00:10:17,539pronounced and mercy mixed in with it now this reminds us just beginning to9900:10:17,539 –> 00:10:23,440think on this scale that the gospel is about much more than you and your10000:10:23,580 –> 00:10:28,179personal salvation it is about the global future10100:10:28,179 –> 00:10:32,500it is about what will happen to the world and two nations in two kings and10200:10:32,500 –> 00:10:36,659two presidents and two science and two technology it is about what will happen10300:10:36,659 –> 00:10:43,479to humanity and this is very important for us to grasp and to engage in the10400:10:43,479 –> 00:10:47,440discussion that’s going on these days because you know that that is massive10500:10:47,440 –> 00:10:53,400interest today in the future of the planet globalization is one of the10600:10:53,400 –> 00:10:58,239great themes of our time we understand today in a new way that we all live in a10700:10:58,239 –> 00:11:03,179global village and what affects one affects all so what is going to happen10800:11:03,179 –> 00:11:07,900to this global village that is a great question and can we save the planet10900:11:07,900 –> 00:11:14,080these are the issues that people are talking about in our time maybe11000:11:14,080 –> 00:11:17,780people are talking about in the present time but how do we engage in the11100:11:18,619 –> 00:11:23,840in a way that is biblical and helpful stay with us when we return to that in11200:11:23,840 –> 00:11:28,179just a moment you’re listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and a11300:11:28,179 –> 00:11:32,359message called everything you need for hope part of our series everything you11400:11:32,359 –> 00:11:36,739need for life based on the book of 2 Peter if you’ve missed any of the11500:11:36,739 –> 00:11:41,679series you can catch up or go back and listen again online at our website11600:11:41,679 –> 00:11:47,260openthebible.org.uk also as a podcast on all the main podcast sites search for11700:11:47,380 –> 00:11:52,179Open the Bible UK or follow the link from our website back to the message11800:11:52,179 –> 00:11:57,859now here again is pastor Colin globalization is one of the great themes11900:11:57,859 –> 00:12:02,159of our time we understand today in a new way that we all live in a global12000:12:02,159 –> 00:12:07,400village and what affects one affects all so what is going to happen to this12100:12:07,400 –> 00:12:12,260global village that is a great question and can we save the planet these are the12200:12:13,219 –> 00:12:20,320that people are talking about in our time now I want us to grasp two things12300:12:20,320 –> 00:12:25,299from the Bible that I hope will help us to engage in that discussion and sharpen12400:12:25,299 –> 00:12:32,500our understanding of what God has to state us on this momentous theme two12500:12:32,500 –> 00:12:41,179things are simply this one the world is completely hopeless to Jesus Christ12600:12:41,179 –> 00:12:46,640offers glorious hope you got to keep these two things together so please stay12700:12:46,640 –> 00:12:56,880with me the world is completely hopeless Jesus Christ offers glorious hope now12800:12:56,880 –> 00:13:00,599let’s look at the first of these and then we’ll come to a second Peter right12900:13:00,599 –> 00:13:06,280here the world is completely hopeless and you know this is America and we’re13000:13:06,340 –> 00:13:11,219optimistic people and we like to be positive and some of you have already13100:13:11,219 –> 00:13:14,919got as far in your minds as to say doesn’t our senior pastor know that good13200:13:14,919 –> 00:13:18,940communication is positive why can’t he turn this round and say Jesus Christ is13300:13:18,940 –> 00:13:23,219the hope of the world I’ll tell you why I can’t say that Jesus Christ is the13400:13:23,219 –> 00:13:29,299hope of the world because it’s not true and if you think it’s true you’ve not13500:13:29,299 –> 00:13:36,159understood the Bible clearly the Bible never says that Jesus Christ is the hope13600:13:36,200 –> 00:13:43,719of the world the Bible says that Jesus Christ is the hope of those who turn to13700:13:43,719 –> 00:13:49,799him in repentance and faith and cast themselves upon the mercy of God13800:13:49,799 –> 00:13:56,520accomplished through the cross of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ well the13900:13:56,520 –> 00:14:00,099Bible says about the world is that it is under the curse and the judgment of God14000:14:00,099 –> 00:14:04,359and that therefore the hope for a man and for a woman is found as we are14100:14:04,359 –> 00:14:10,760separated from this world in Jesus Christ so if you cherish in your heart14200:14:10,760 –> 00:14:16,280great hopes for this world I don’t know where you got them from but please be14300:14:16,280 –> 00:14:21,599sure you certainly didn’t get them from the Bible so let’s get that clear in our14400:14:21,599 –> 00:14:27,280thinking this is very important the world is under the curse of sin14500:14:27,280 –> 00:14:31,679through our rebellion against God Satan will be utterly destroyed the earth will14600:14:31,719 –> 00:14:38,880be utterly destroyed and Peter says that God will keep his promise now I want you14700:14:38,880 –> 00:14:43,280to see how clearly this is stated in second Peter chapter 3 and verse 10 so14800:14:43,280 –> 00:14:46,559as we’re trying to align our minds with the Bible please have it open in front14900:14:46,559 –> 00:14:52,679of you so that you can interact with others who do not yet believe the day of15000:14:52,679 –> 00:14:59,280the Lord to Peter 3 10 will come will come and it’ll come like a thief the15100:14:59,320 –> 00:15:08,280heavens will disappear with a roar the elements will be destroyed by fire and15200:15:08,280 –> 00:15:15,099the earth and everything in it will be laid bare do you see any ifs in that15300:15:15,099 –> 00:15:18,919statement do you see any qualifications you see any conditions you see any15400:15:18,919 –> 00:15:26,200caveats do you see any chance that it might not happen see there is no way of15500:15:26,299 –> 00:15:34,000avoiding this Peter does not say unless you repent the earth will be laid bare15600:15:34,000 –> 00:15:38,380it doesn’t say unless the church in America gets its act together and really15700:15:38,380 –> 00:15:41,880returns to the Lord in prayer in America comes back to the Bible unless these15800:15:41,880 –> 00:15:45,919things happen unless we turn to God unless there’s a revival then the world15900:15:45,919 –> 00:15:48,859will be destroyed by fire there’s no condition in this it is a clear16000:15:48,859 –> 00:15:53,080statement this is what is going to happen it is unconditional16100:15:53,099 –> 00:16:01,559it’s inevitable because God has said He will do it and there is nothing there16200:16:01,559 –> 00:16:08,200for that you or anybody else now or in the future can do to stop it or to16300:16:08,200 –> 00:16:13,700change it the earth is under the curse of sin and God will keep his promise16400:16:13,700 –> 00:16:20,479cursed is the ground means it will be destroyed16500:16:20,760 –> 00:16:27,419it will be brought to nothing so God wants you to know God wants us His16600:16:27,419 –> 00:16:34,400people to know Peter is writing to Christians that this destruction is16700:16:34,400 –> 00:16:38,700absolutely certain which is why the title that I chose is that the world is16800:16:38,700 –> 00:16:49,080completely hopeless now implications where does that take us does that mean16900:16:49,299 –> 00:16:55,900for example that Christians can be careless about the environment I mean17000:16:55,900 –> 00:16:58,700that we kind of walk around saying well this earth is going to be destroyed so17100:16:58,700 –> 00:17:08,199who cares absolutely not I tell you I thank God and I think we all should for17200:17:08,199 –> 00:17:13,099our younger generation that sees the need to care for this world more clearly17300:17:13,140 –> 00:17:20,119than many of us have done but as we engage in this discussion of caring for17400:17:20,119 –> 00:17:27,359the planet as we must you might find it helpful to think of it this way and17500:17:27,359 –> 00:17:31,500maybe you can use this in the kind of discussions that go on so often our17600:17:31,500 –> 00:17:40,060great opportunities for the gospel we care for the planet like we care for the17700:17:40,300 –> 00:17:50,459We do not care for the dying because we think we can save them. We care for the17800:17:50,459 –> 00:17:59,619dying because we love them. We care for the dying because we value them. We care17900:17:59,619 –> 00:18:04,619intensely for the dying because we know that the time that the dying have is18000:18:04,719 –> 00:18:12,719short. And that is how we care for the planet. No Christian who reads the bible18100:18:12,719 –> 00:18:16,739can cherish hopes within his heart that the planet can be saved from what God18200:18:16,739 –> 00:18:21,199has said will happen. We care for the planet18300:18:21,199 –> 00:18:31,020like we care for the dying. Peter tells us where this truth does take us. Verse18400:18:31,020 –> 00:18:36,45911, Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you18500:18:36,459 –> 00:18:46,140to be? You want to live holy and godly lives. I don’t know about you. I find it18600:18:46,140 –> 00:18:50,380so difficult to think on a global scale because it’s just so vast. I found it18700:18:50,380 –> 00:18:55,579helpful. I hope you will to try and pull it down to the kind of scale that I can18800:18:55,579 –> 00:19:03,780imagine, Suppose there are revelation was given to you that at some point in your18900:19:03,780 –> 00:19:11,060life your home would be destroyed by fire and everything in it would be laid19000:19:11,060 –> 00:19:16,739bare what would you do you’re not told which home you’re not told whether it’s19100:19:16,739 –> 00:19:20,599you know your starter home early in life for your family home in midlife or your19200:19:20,599 –> 00:19:25,180retirement home late in life you’re just told that at some point in your lifetime19300:19:25,619 –> 00:19:29,119the place where you live so you can get out of it by moving because you gotta19400:19:29,119 –> 00:19:33,619live someplace but at some point in your life the place where you live will be19500:19:33,619 –> 00:19:38,780destroyed by fire will happen one night. What would you do if you knew that to be19600:19:38,780 –> 00:19:41,579the case?19700:19:41,579 –> 00:19:51,680I tell you what I do. I’d move as much as I possibly could off what I value to19800:19:51,780 –> 00:19:58,500place like my computer files I’m so scared of losing my computer files do19900:19:58,500 –> 00:20:04,359you know that thing? I’d leave my computer at the church just in case this20000:20:04,359 –> 00:20:10,439was the night that my home went up. My wife would take all of our family20100:20:10,439 –> 00:20:13,180photographs and she’d say we’re not keeping them in the house because we20200:20:13,180 –> 00:20:16,859know that sometime in our life the house is going to go up so we’ll put them20300:20:16,979 –> 00:20:20,219them in a warm place that we can have them for a longer time that’s what we’d20400:20:20,219 –> 00:20:28,500do and you’d do the same now try and spread this up to the macro scale20500:20:28,500 –> 00:20:33,640isn’t this the point that our Lord Jesus is making when he says do not store up20600:20:33,640 –> 00:20:39,099for yourself treasure on the earth where moth and rust destroy when it’s just20700:20:39,099 –> 00:20:44,900you can’t keep it here but rather store up for yourself treasure in heaven20800:20:45,180 –> 00:20:48,859destroy in where thieves do not break in and steal for where your treasure is20900:20:48,859 –> 00:20:54,660their your heart will be also see if everything in this world is going to21000:20:54,660 –> 00:21:01,619pass away then wisdom says that you and I should seek to live radically21100:21:01,619 –> 00:21:10,199God-centered lives the way that you and I use our time our talent our money our21200:21:10,479 –> 00:21:18,719years our energy our resources should be moved to the greatest possible extent to21300:21:18,719 –> 00:21:25,280investment in that which will last for eternity make it your mission in life if21400:21:25,280 –> 00:21:34,520you know this to invest yourself in things that will count for eternity so21500:21:34,520 –> 00:21:38,300it’s a very practical if you know the future of this world21600:21:38,439 –> 00:21:44,380It changes your whole priority system for living in this world21700:21:45,500 –> 00:21:48,500If you know this, what kind of people should you be?21800:21:48,500 –> 00:21:49,439You live God centered lives!21900:21:49,439 –> 00:21:52,900That’s what Peter is saying22000:21:52,900 –> 00:21:56,199A reminder there from Pastor Colin that when we begin to understand22100:21:56,219 –> 00:22:00,500understand what the Bible says about this world it will make a difference to22200:22:00,500 –> 00:22:01,920how we live22300:22:01,920 –> 00:22:05,180You’ve been listening to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith and a message22400:22:05,180 –> 00:22:07,219called everything you need for hope22500:22:07,459 –> 00:22:11,459part of our longer series everything you need for life based on the book of 2 Peter22600:22:12,140 –> 00:22:15,880If you’ve missed any of the series so far or if you want to get back and22700:22:15,880 –> 00:22:16,660listen again22800:22:16,660 –> 00:22:20,219you can do that by coming to our website openthebible.org.uk22900:22:21,500 –> 00:22:25,180or by going to your favorite podcast site and there searching for23000:22:25,180 –> 00:22:27,219Open the Bible UK23100:22:27,219 –> 00:22:31,099At Open the Bible we welcome contact with our listeners23200:22:31,099 –> 00:22:35,060you can email us by using the contact form 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00:23:33,540Grow in Hope24700:23:33,540 –> 00:23:36,500it’s a 30-day devotional study24800:23:36,500 –> 00:23:40,640drawing on scripture and years of pastoral experience24900:23:40,640 –> 00:23:44,780Colin what is the one thing you’d like readers to take away from this book?25000:23:44,780 –> 00:23:49,160Well it would be very practical because every Christian knows what it is25100:23:49,160 –> 00:23:51,540to go through dark times when we feel discouraged25200:23:51,540 –> 00:23:54,560we’re down we don’t know how to move forward25300:23:54,560 –> 00:23:56,400and when these times come in your life25400:23:57,040 –> 00:24:00,300you need to know how to handle your own soul25500:24:00,459 –> 00:24:02,959how to encourage and strengthen yourself25600:24:02,959 –> 00:24:04,859David of course speaks about this25700:24:04,859 –> 00:24:07,900he knew what this was like in Psalm 4225800:24:07,900 –> 00:24:09,300he speaks to himself25900:24:09,300 –> 00:24:09,900he says26000:24:18,020 –> 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