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Everyone has wrestled with the question: “How can God be perfectly loving and all powerful, and at the same time allow suffering and evil in his world?” It’s a tough one for skeptics and Jesus followers alike. The famous 18th century skeptic, David Hume asked, “Is he willing to prevent evil but not able? Then …
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“You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:16-17 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part …
“I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.” Isaiah 48:17 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part 3 of 6) Last time we introduced what I describe as the “bad tree” …
“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” Romans 11:33 If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In This World? (Part 4 of 6) Last time we decided that what we consider to be our “need to know” isn’t really a need at all. …
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Matthew 23:37) If God Is So Good, What’s Up With All The Bad Stuff In …
