God’s Plan for Evil and Suffering Part 8
June 12, 2011 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
God gives us peace and courage to endure We have all seen people in the midst of pain shake their fist at God in anger. While others who are suffering have been softened by God and become a more loving person who helps others. One woman loses a child to a drunk driver and becomes [...]
God’s Plan for Evil and Suffering Part 7
June 9, 2011 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
God will eventually end all suffering and evil People ask, “Why doesn’t God just stop all evil now?” Just because He hasn’t doesn’t mean He won’t. Criticizing God for not doing it now is like renting the first two DVDs of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and becoming angry at JR Tolkein for not [...]
God’s Plan for Evil and Suffering Part 4
May 23, 2011 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
Next I will test pantheism and examine how this belief system answers the problem of evil. Pantheism is the belief that god is all and all is god (pan = all and theism = god). The chair you are sitting on is god, the world is god, and we are god. Pantheistic beliefs are at [...]
God’s Plan for Evil and Suffering Part 2
May 12, 2011 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
The problem of evil, as an assault against the Christian faith, can be dramatically portrayed with a dialogue from the movie “Sophie’s Choice.” It is an account of a Polish woman in a concentration camp whose decision changed her life forever. Near the end of the film, Sophie (played by Meryl Streep) recounts the tragic [...]
God’s Plan for Evil and Suffering Part 1
May 10, 2011 by Steve
Filed under AA: Steve Bruecker, Apologetics
Pain and sorrow has devastated our world as earthquakes, tornadoes, and the endless war on terrorism has taken the lives of thousands. Misery and suffering are widespread. We see no end to all this misfortune and see signs it may get worse. People are crying out to God and asking why? How much more do [...]
