problem of evil

Sovereignty and Evil

Martin Blocki
Dec 8, 2021
This combination of words appears to put the Christian on the “horns of a dilemma”. It seems that you must, “pick your poison”. To hold to belief in the sovereignty of God seems untenable because God somehow cannot eliminate or control the evil in the world, or, if he is sovereign, he must be...

COVID Repentance Podcast

Jonathan Master
Aug 24, 2020
COVID Repentance Peter VanDoodewaard is the pastor of Covenant Community Church in Taylors, SC. He’s in-house today to chat about an article he’s written for Reformation21.org titled Covid-19 Repentance. Peter's piece combines a reflection on the Old Testament minor prophets with the unprecedented...

Chapter 5.4

Philip Ryken
Feb 13, 2013
iv. The almighty power, unsearchable wisdom, and infinite goodness of God so far manifest themselves in His providence, that it extendeth itself even to the first fall, and all other sins of angels and men; and that not by a bare permission, but such as hath joined with it a most wise and powerful...

From Theodicy to Theophany: Inscrutability and the Problem of Evil

Scott Oliphint
May 21, 2012
Editors' Note: This month, Dr. Oliphint begins answering the questions sent to us by reformation21 readers. We want to thank everyone for their questions and we pray the answers from Dr. Oliphint will be a blessing. The late Antony Flew told a now-famous parable of an "Invisible Gardener." Two...

From Theodicy to Theophany: Inscrutability and the Problem of Evil

Scott Oliphint
May 21, 2012
Editors' Note: This month, Dr. Oliphint begins answering the questions sent to us by reformation21 readers. We want to thank everyone for their questions and we pray the answers from Dr. Oliphint will be a blessing. The late Antony Flew told a now-famous parable of an "Invisible Gardener." Two...