Speaker and author on apologetics, worldviews, and eschatology.
The Bible is very clear about why pain and suffering is a part of our existence. Disease, disaster, and death occur in nature because of Adam and Eve’s fall. When the first humans rebelled against God’s decree, they brought suffering into the human experience. Genesis 3:17-19 says, “To Adam he said, ‘Because you listened to your wife [&hellip
On a philosophical level, the issue of evil can be used not to disprove God, but to “prove” Him. In a earlier blog, I addressed theodicy. (“Evil disproves God?” https://bradallesprod.wpengine.com/evil-disproves-god/) Theodicy isthe issue of God’s justice amid evil and suffering. When put in question form it sounds like this: “If God exists, why is there evil?” The [&hellip
Let’s continue this series on suffering on the philosophical level. It’s necessary on an intellectual level, but these words are not for grieving people at a funeral. Ministering with those who are hurting will be addressed later. When philosophically addressing the issue of theodicy–the issue of God’s justice amid evil and suffering–another question often comes up: “Why [&hellip
Let’s start this series on suffering by addressing it on the philosophical level, and then approach it from the personal level. Obviously, in the face of someone who just lost a loved one, these intellectual arguments for God’s existence would seem uncaring and cold. That is not the time for them. This defense of the [&hellip
Is the biggest reason for atheism the suffering we see all around us? Extreme weather devastates lives. People commit unspeakable acts of evil. Lives are ended and survivors are scarred. Where is God in all of this misery? Does He even exist? Theodicy is the issue of God’s justice and evil. How can God exist, [&hellip
In 1 Corinthians 9:22-23, the Apostle Paul said, “I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” Paul knew the truth–the eternal stakes that were on the line. And Paul also knew the heart of God; he said it best in 1 Timothy 2:3-4–“This is good, and [&hellip
Many of the concepts encircling the globe today are opposed to God’s Word. Worldviews give birth to ideas, and the world revolves around these concepts, such as macro-evolution, jihad, infanticide, or the new tolerance. Obviously, these ideas have consequences. From a Christian worldview, sinful people produce bad ideas leading to negative consequences. This explains the [&hellip
Unfortunately, many today confess Jesus as Savior yet don’t even realize how other worldviews have affected their own thinking. Whether it is Post-Modernism or Secular Humanism or whatever “ism” you want to name, Christians using other worldviews will be unconsciously shaped by their assumptions. Just like wearing someone else’s glasses affects your vision, so using [&hellip
In the last blog I mentioned Nancy Pearcey calling Christianity ‘Total Truth.” This total truth, a Christian worldview, is a biblically informed perspective on the world. Christianity starts with the presupposition that God exists due to the order in the universe and the moral order in the world. God reveals Himself generally through nature and [&hellip
The best witnessing comes when you allow a person to examine their worldview’s starting assumption, then look at their philosophy of what’s real, and their ethics on how to live, and then ask them to check their worldview with the real world around them. Do they believe that there’s no God? How do they know [&hellip
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