Tag: Theodicy

  • Response to "The Quick and Easy Guide to God"

    The “quick and easy guide to God,” is an image that has been circulating on the Internet in the form of a flow-chart.  The flow chart begins with the premise “evil exists.” I suppose that one easy way to address this chart is to point out that “evil” doesn’t exist.  “Evil” is an abstract idea.…

  • Who Caused Job's Suffering?

    Was it Job’s own free will?  Check out this interesting analysis and then update your theodicy, if your theodicy depends on “free will.” UPDATE: The link seems to be broken.  This is the chart that I thought was interesting: Who Caused The Death And Suffering In Job Ref. Who Inference Text Job 1:11 God Implied…

  • God's Decree = God's Endorsement?

    Beowulf2k8 (b2k8) has provided a further comment illustrating his lack of understanding of Calvinism. Since I doubt he is the only person with this misunderstanding, I think it may be helpful to highlight the error he is making and explain why, biblically, he is wrong. b2k8 wrote: In the sense that Calvinism teaches that God’s…

  • Response to Hitchens' Complaint about Human Suffering

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gH88r14pVg&rel=1&w=425&h=355] In the video above, Dr. James White addresses atheist Christopher Hitchens’ complaint that man was suffering for a long time, while God was just watching. What is the answer? Hitchens has not addressed Christianity. Christianity asserts that God has had a plan from the very beginning and that nothing comes to pass that…