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The Vindication of God

Christians have struggled with the problem of evil since biblical times, namely: How can a good and all-powerful God allow evil and the suffering it causes to continue? Epicurus (341-270 BC) is credited with first expressing the paradox.

Either God wants to abolish evil, and cannot; or he can, but does not want to. If he wants to, but cannot, he is impotent. If he can, but does not want to, he is wicked. If, as they say, God can abolish evil, and God really wants to do it, why is there evil in the world?”

Epicurus, Aphorisms

Christian teachers and authors have addressed the question, most notably British literary critic and author C. S. Lewis in his bestselling The Problem of Pain (1940). Nevertheless, the question persists and troubles many. What is lacking, I believe, is a context in which to understand both question and answer. This is the topic of my present writing project, a book titled The Vindication of God, which I hope complete late 2012. It has also been the theme I have chosen for recent sermons. If you would like to listen to a two-part series on this topic, click: The Vindication of God Part I and The Vindication of God Part II

John Piper Believes that God has Determined Everything

Yes, everything—down to the last speck of dust floating in front of your face. To view his explanation of divine pre-determinism on Youtube.com, click here. How can anybody who reads the Bible believe that? Read my most recent article on Calvinism, “God Has Chosen You,” an examination of 2 Thessalonians 2:13.