Defining Evil – Ep. 143 – What About Evil? – Probing The Darkness – Part 1

Defining Evil
Definitions are one of the most important parts of having any conversation. A lot of times people use different definitions as a result of their worldview. So when it comes to the topic of evil, defining evil is vital.

In this chapter, we look at a secular version as well as the Christian definition of evil. This highlights the divide between the different worldviews and shows the need for proper grounding in an objective, transcendent standard.

We also take a look at the importance of God as that standard and why things could be designated as one of two types of evil we see in the world - and seen by both the secularist and the Christian alike.
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction
00:53 - Why The Outrage At Evil In A Secular World?
08:09 - It's Only Evil If It Brings Pain
13:26 - Christianity Allows A Proper Definition Of Evil
15:23 - We Don't Have A Problem Identifying Evil
16:47 - Two Types Of Evil - Moral Evil & Natural Evil
26:05 - Act To Fail Or Fail To Act Is Evil
29:02 - The Image Of God Recognizes Evil
31:17 - How God Factors Into Understanding Evil
34:45 - Evil Comes Down To Different Grounding Reference Points

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep143/

Books mentioned in this episode:

What about Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
Kindle - https://amzn.to/2UeV3tt
Hardcover - https://amzn.to/3xGsxP6
Logos Link
ChristianBook Link

“As an Amazon Associate, we earn income to support us from qualifying purchases.”

Definitions are one of the most important parts of having any conversation. A lot of times people use different definitions as a result of their worldview. So when it comes to the topic of evil, defining evil is vital.

In this chapter, we look at a secular version as well as the Christian definition of evil. This highlights the divide between the different worldviews and shows the need for proper grounding in an objective, transcendent standard.

We also take a look at the importance of God as that standard and why things could be designated as one of two types of evil we see in the world – and seen by both the secularist and the Christian alike.

00:00 – Introduction

00:53 – Why The Outrage At Evil In A Secular World?

08:09 – It’s Only Evil If It Brings Pain

13:26 – Christianity Allows A Proper Definition Of Evil

15:23 – We Don’t Have A Problem Identifying Evil

16:47 – Two Types Of Evil – Moral Evil & Natural Evil

26:05 – Act To Fail Or Fail To Act Is Evil

29:02 – The Image Of God Recognizes Evil

31:17 – How God Factors Into Understanding Evil

34:45 – Evil Comes Down To Different Grounding Reference Points

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep143/

Books mentioned in this episode:

What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen

Kindle – https://amzn.to/2UeV3tt

Hardcover – https://amzn.to/3xGsxP6

Logos Link

ChristianBook Link

“As an Amazon Associate, we earn income to support us from qualifying purchases.”