▁listen ers . ▁What ▁Jesus ▁told ▁us ▁is ▁that ▁God ▁over comes ▁evil ▁not ▁by ▁destroy ing ▁ev ild o ers ▁but ▁by ▁taking ▁their ▁evil ▁upon ▁himself . ▁God ' s ▁love ▁is ▁suffering ▁love . ▁ ▁To ▁live ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁love ▁seems ▁to ▁require ▁that ▁we ▁accept ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁an ▁existence ▁beyond ▁this ▁life . ▁If ▁the ▁reality ▁of ▁this ▁other ▁existence ▁is ▁denied , ▁then ▁Jesus ' ▁statement ▁that ▁" who ever ▁los es ▁his ▁life ▁for ▁my ▁sake ▁will ▁find ▁it " ▁makes ▁no ▁sense . ▁Yet , ▁we ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁desp ise ▁this ▁life . ▁To ▁be ▁r igh te ous , ▁to ▁a ▁Christian , ▁means ▁to ▁serve ▁others , ▁and ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁st rive ▁after ▁intermediate ▁and ▁partial ▁arrang ements ▁that ▁help ▁point ▁the ▁way ▁toward ▁ult imate ▁resolution s ▁and ▁revel ations . ▁God ▁provides ▁ult imate ▁meaning . ▁Just ▁as ▁the ▁human ▁mind ▁can ▁provide ▁meaning ▁to ▁a ▁sequence ▁of ▁chron ological ▁events ▁by ▁compreh ending ▁them ▁all ▁in ▁an ▁instant , ▁so ▁God ▁provides ▁meaning ▁by ▁compreh ending ▁all ▁events ▁both ▁prospect ively ▁and ▁ret ros pect ively . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 3 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : American ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Char les ▁S cri b ner ' s ▁S ons ▁books ▁Category : Christ ian ▁the ology ▁books ▁Category : Work s ▁by ▁Rein hold ▁Nie bu hr <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Russian