Tag: Evil
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Answering the Problem of Evil – Part 3, All For the Glory of God
God’s Purpose for Evil is the Revealing of His Great Glory Where the Free Will defense frames God as dependent on the free will choices of man, the Greater-Good and Greater-Glory theodicies present him as sovereignly decreeing evil for the express purpose of accomplishing a specific good. As Welty explains, the Greater-Good theodicy reveals, “That
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Answering the Problem of Evil – Part 2, Isn’t It All About Free Will?
God’s Goodness and Glory are Limited Under Free Will To address the charges that God cannot be both omnipotent and wholly good if he permits evil to exist, some theologians present the defense that God created beings that have complete free agency to choose what actions they will take. For these beings to truly worship
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Answering the Problem of Evil – Part 1, The Accusation
Introduction The issue over the existence of evil is a perpetual concern for the Christian church. Christians are routinely challenged by secularists, philosophers, and anti-theists with the “problem of evil,” which asks if God is truly omnibenevolent and omnipotent, how can evil exist in his world? J. L. Mackie alleges, “There seems to be some
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“I’m Offended!” – The Anti-Intellectual Argument
Postmodern philosophy declares that all truth is valid truth. Since every person’s particular definition of truth is considered to be, in fact, true, there can be no competing ideologies. In other words, everyone can hold to their own personal ideology, regardless of whether or not it can be proven true, because it is true in
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Voice of Reason Radio Episode 17 Deeper Study Part 1: Evil and the Existence of God
During the last episode of Voice of Reason Radio (VORR), we discussed, “Evil and the Existence of God.” Since the subject matter is so complex, and our time on air is limited, we want to provide you with some resources to help clarify and edify you on this most important topic. Let’s begin with John
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