We find ourselves in vulnerable and unsupported positions. It could be a time of tragedy, or sin. The tendency is to point the finger of blame. God is often the target of blame.
A. Man “passes-the-buck” (Man’s principles of blame)
1. “He’s—ultimately—responsible” (Genesis 3:12) “And the man said, ‘The Woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”
2. “There’s—no—pleasing—Him” (parable of talents) (Matthew 25:24-25) “Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou has not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, ther thou hast that is thine.”
3. “What—does—He—expect—since—He—made—me—like—this?” (Blaming God for giving in to temptation) (James 1:13-14) “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”
A. Tendency to blame God
1. Some blame God for evil, instead of the devil
a. Israelites blamed God, “Why did you bring us out here to die?”
i. God, in reality, brought them out to a land of milk and honey ii. In the desert, they couldn’t see the fulfillment of God’s promises
b. Job’s wife blamed God (Job 2:9) “Then said his wife unto him, ‘Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Curse God and die.” Satan brought the tragedies to job, not God
A. Good things come from God (James 1:17) “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (Romans 8:28) “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.”
B. God wants to help us (1 Peter 5:6-7)
C. We should NOT blame God for the sins and tragedies in our lives