ApologeticsJune 19, 2009 1:51 pm
Questions from an atheist part 5
Now, on to Templeton’s next question:
Q: ‘If there is a loving God, why does He permit–much less create–earthquakes, droughts, floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters which kill thousands of innocent men, women, and children each year?’
The answer: ‘I don’t know.’ And neither does anyone else.
Though more can be said in connection to this question (and more will be said), the straightforward answer is, ‘I don’t know.’ Everything else that will be added to the discussion serves to explain why it is that we don’t know; but nothing changes the basic answer. Christians need to be unafraid of this…
Tim Keller on Evil and Suffering
I’m currently reading Tim Keller’s book, Reason for God, which is surprisingly good. Here is one sermon he gave on the problem of evil and suffering which I found inspiring. I am thinking more and more (after reading NT Wright) that this qu…
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