Why does God allow so much suffering?
Death, disease, disaster…what does God have to say for himself?
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August 24, 2021
This series explores the question of how the Biblical teaching about God (in particular that he has unlimited power and knowledge and is entirely good) can square with our experience of suffering.
-First we look at some popular but bad answers.
-Then we focus on some core intellectual questions.
-Finally, we consider some pastoral/emotional questions.
Wrong Answers to the Question of Suffering – Part 2
This post and the previous are dealing with some common misconceptions, and today we face a big one. This idea sounds nice, but it's horrible to actually live out...
October 17, 2021
Suffering – does it disprove God?
Here we experience the truth of Proverbs 18:17- 'The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.' (ESV)
October 27, 2021
Does God have good reasons to allow or cause suffering?
Death, Disasters, Disease....and God.
December 11, 2021
Why did God make us this way if he knew we would do evil?
Why not make people who are able to choose but are inherently good - like God himself is?
July 8, 2022
Two Birds, One Cornerstone – an Infographic
The Matchup: The problem of evil vs objections to God punishing an innocent substitute. The venue: An infographic, of course. The result: Surprisingly, a sort of...theological nuclear fusion?
November 2, 2023
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The God Who Toils, Learns, and Suffers
Does our suffering matter to him? Does he feel it? Does he even know what it's like experientially? I think the incarnation of God as an actual, limited, weak and suffering human answers the question.
June 18, 2023