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The War Between Faiths – Ep.186 – Against All Opposition – It’s Impossible To Think Without Presuppositions – Part 2
July 25, 2022 09:05 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBThe War Between Faiths Listen you illogical Christian, we can talk about if God exists but you have to not rely on your ultimate standard or any scholar who is a Christian. You can't rely on anyone philosopher older than 20 years ago because they've all been proven wrong and you definitely can't rely on anything in your Bible. Oh, also I can use science, reason, logic, trusting of my senses, and the morality I subscribe to and no I don't have to prove it. There - now we're on neutral ground. ...
Where Everyone Starts Thinking – Ep.185 – Against All Opposition – It’s Impossible To Think Without Presuppositions – Part 1
July 18, 2022 09:01 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWhere Everyone Starts Thinking Give me just the facts and only then will I believe. No. No. Not those facts I don't like those facts! The idea that one starts with zero assumptions and believes ideas based on just the facts is nice thinking but it's not how people think. Where everyone starts thinking is through their presuppositions - the starting point where one filters the facts through. It's inescapable and we delude ourselves in thinking it's different. We want to believe we are Spock t...
All Have Faith In Their Reasons – Ep.184 – Against All Opposition – Faith Or Reason?
July 11, 2022 09:05 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAll Have Faith In Their Reasons The fight of the 20th century, folks! Who will win in the the two giants in their field? Will it be Faith which seems to be slowing down from its prime? Or is it Reason; the newcomer who claims to be the unfeeling, unemotional piece of iron? There can only be one winner! Well, uh actually, when it comes down to it everyone has faith in their reasons. The real question is, what worldview supports and allows for reason to take place? We begin the first chapter o...
At The Center Of Every Worldview – Ep.183 – Against All Opposition – Preface & Intro
July 04, 2022 09:05 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBCenter Of Every Worldview At the start of this book is the answer to what's at the center of every worldview. It's not the end conclusion we need to begin with. It's the before we start parts that are important. Halfway is not where we want to begin our apologetics and we don't want to argue for the last quarter of the truth by giving the other side a free platform to stand on. Greg Bahnsen will focus our outlook from start to finish. So let us begin before the End, shall we? Timeline: 00:00...
Book 8 Announcement – Ep.182 – Join Our Book Club
June 27, 2022 09:05 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBBook 8 Announcement This week we have our Book 8 announcement on what we're going to cover next! Starting next week we'll take a deep dive into the book chapter-by-chapter and break down all the hard words, new concepts, and philosophy mumbo jumbo. Join our book club where you can pull up a chair and be the shy kid in the corner who definitely has things to say but is waiting for his or her time to shine. You can check us out on any of the major podcast platforms in audio form, video on YouT...
Why? For God’s Glory! – Ep.181 – Scott Christensen Interview On What About Evil – Part 2
June 20, 2022 09:05 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWhy? For God's Glory! Scott Christensen has written an amazing book that is not just a dry, academic look at the question of why evil exists. Why? For God's Glory! Pastor Christensen joins us to talk about his Greater-Glory Theodicy that places God at the center of the picture of the ultimate story of reality. We then ask Pastor Christensen a pastoral question to help us Christians offer hope to those who experience evil. Even in the life of non-believers, we see one of the biggest emotional...
Free Will Theodicy Failure – Ep.180 – Scott Christensen Interview On What About Evil – Part 1
June 13, 2022 09:05 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBFree Will Theodicy Failures We have the pleasure of welcoming back to the show our first guest, our first returning guest, and author of the book we recently finished "What About Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory" - Pastor Scott Christensen. This was such a great discussion we wanted to break it up into two different parts. In the first part of the interview, we discuss what a theodicy is and what some of the free will theodicy failures are from one of the more cited explanations for w...
The Greater Glory Effect – Ep.179 – What About Evil? – The Grace And Glory Effect – Part 2
June 06, 2022 09:05 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBThe Greater Glory Effect And now comes the end. The Great-Glory Theodicy showcases the greater glory effect. It is seen in the forgiving nature of the Christian as it reflects the forgiving nature of God. Even the worse of humanity, the most painful, the most destructive nature of man is no match for the grace that is unmerited but much needed. We provide an overview of the book that we just read with you to hit those points of the theodicy that Scott Christensen believes not only best expla...
How Should We Then Live? – Ep.178 – What About Evil? – The Grace And Glory Effect – Part 1
May 30, 2022 09:05 - 34 minutes - 32 MBHow Should We Then Live? We live in a world infested with evil. We live in a world held in the sovereign hand of God. How should we then live? The Christian life is one led in a moment of three simultaneous instances of sight. We look back on our lives that were in rebellion against God. That life heaped evil onto the world as it was led in direct opposition to who God is and His Will. We look at our current lives that are justified by Christ's work on the Cross and walk in the sanctificatio...
The Coming Redeemer – Ep.177 – What About Evil? – The Cosmic Redeemer – Part 2
May 23, 2022 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThe Coming Redeemer No, we're not doing The Return Of The King, but we are looking forward to the end of this book as we are looking forward to the end of The Book of the Coming Redeemer. These books will have a single ending unlike a certain 3rd movie you might be thinking about. In this section we look at Christ coming back and what He brings with respect to dealing with evil. The redemption that takes place is the result of the King returning and glorifying everything more than it has eve...
The Resurrection Explained! – Ep.176 – What About Evil? – The Cosmic Redeemer – Part 1
May 16, 2022 09:05 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBThe Resurrection Explained! Why was the end of the Incarnation of Jesus on Earth important? What does it mean to people before, during, and after the Cross? How does the Resurrection ensure a believer's redemption? Well, this is the first part of the Resurrection explained! What does it all mean? Everything! With the Resurrection of Jesus, His ascension into Heaven puts a pin in His coming again. Where He was first the lamb slain as the suffering servant His next appearance will be as the co...
The Suffering Redeemer – Ep.175 – What About Evil? – The Suffering Redeemer – Part 2
May 09, 2022 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThe Suffering Redeemer The Christian story emphasizes a focus on the suffering of Jesus Christ. He is our suffering Redeemer. Being born, living in the ancient Near East, being hungry and poor, and ultimately being nailed on a cross illegally as the most innocent person ever involves suffering. Not only does this not seem to surprise Jesus but it seems to be a necessary component God uses to bring about the defeat of evil. Suffering serves a function in the Incarnation and that suffering was...
Does God Have Emotions? – Ep.174 – What About Evil? – The Suffering Redeemer – Part 1
May 02, 2022 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24 MBDoes God Have Emotions? When we talk about Jesus as God and as the Suffering Servant the question of, "Does God have emotions?" is to be asked. Is God able to have emotions like us humans? Is He surprised at the evil He sees in the world? Is prophecy, then, just a lucky guess by God? While some of those answers seem obvious, we should make sure we are communicating them thoroughly enough to present the orthodox response that is accurate to the revealed Scriptures and that covers the question...
Fully Man & Fully God – Ep.173 – What About Evil? – The Peerless Redeemer – Part 2
April 25, 2022 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBFully Man & Fully God Jesus not only is fully man & fully God but He must be both in that full capacity to accomplish everything He must for our salvation. To deny His humanity is to not have a stand-in for humanity. To deny His Godhood is to not have the ability to pay the penalty for all His Sheep and to be able to take on the wrath of God. In The Bible, we see the regular way that Jesus operates. Yes, with signs and miracles and wonders but as a man. And yet, the universe still operates, ...
Why The Incarnation Had To Happen – Ep.172 – What About Evil? – The Peerless Redeemer – Part 1
April 18, 2022 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBWhy The Incarnation Had To Happen The Greater-Glory Theodicy centers on the character of who God is and the reasons He has in glorifying Himself in a world of evil. With that in mind, why the incarnation had to happen was to uniquely and completely deal with all the evil in full. Once Christians were able to sit down amongst themselves they worked on clarifying and systematizing what The Bible says about the Incarnation. At the Council of Chalcedon, orthodoxy was recognized. The Incarnation ...
Romans 9 Answers Why Evil Exists – Ep.171 – What About Evil? – God’s Redemptive Glory In Scripture – Part 2
April 11, 2022 09:05 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBRomans 9 Answers Why Evil Exists The promised chapter on how Romans 9 answers why evil exists is here! Continuing from our look at the Old Testament we look at Paul's answer to why there exists evil and how God uses it for His glory. We are unable to divorce ourselves from the Old Testament and Paul engages with a question of what is God's purpose in choosing some and not others especially if some not chosen are not the "chosen people of God". We actually do see God's chosen people but they ...
God Redeeming Evil In The Old Testament – Ep.170 – What About Evil? – God’s Redemptive Glory In Scripture – Part 1
April 04, 2022 09:05 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBRedeeming Evil In The Old Testament One of the goals of the Greater-Glory Theodicy is to find not just the best logical explanation for why evil exists. It is also to see if the special revelation of God details its reason. In this episode we look at how is God redeeming evil in the Old Testament. Evil is not a whispered result of sin. From chapter 3 of Genesis and moving forward throughout the entirety of the Old Testament you couldn't swing a donkey's jawbone without running into a story o...
Christianity, Sci-Fi, & Indie Publishing – Ep.169 – Katie Roome From Periapsis Press Interview
March 28, 2022 09:05 - 1 hour - 61 MBChristianity, Sci-Fi, & Indie Publishing We are joined today by Katie Roome who is the founder and writer of Periapsis Press. We sit down and talk about Christianity, sci-fi, & indie publishing. Is there a difference between the genres; and what do they tell us about God's story and humanity? So we're talking nerdy today! Periapsis Press offers long-form, positive reviews for independent authors in the science fiction and fantasy genre. While not every book is "Christian fiction" the books' ...
Was The Fall Necessary? – Ep.168 – What About Evil? – The Fortunate Fall & God’s Greatest Glory – Part 3
March 21, 2022 09:05 - 23 minutes - 22 MBWas The Fall Necessary? One of the biggest questions that comes from the Greater-Glory Theodicy is this - Was The Fall necessary? Because that's what it seems to imply. Well, that's actually what it comes right out and says. It's nothing to blush at or be embarrassed about. It's the necessary outcome for God's purposes. To focus on the negative, however, is to miss the "glory" of the Greater-Glory Theodicy. In this episode, we cover four of them and cover what is the purpose of evil as it re...
God’s Glory Seen In Evil – Ep.167 – What About Evil? – The Fortunate Fall & God’s Greatest Glory – Part 2
March 14, 2022 09:05 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBGod's Glory Seen In Evil Now that we've laid out the Greater-Glory Theodicy that Scott Christensen has presented we unpack what it actually does that others don't. In this theodicy, God's Glory seen in evil is established. This doesn't come from a novel, clever way to get around popular theories. This comes from the overall presentation of Scripture of who God is and what His greatest desire is. What's God's purpose for creating the universe and all life including human life? What's God's pu...
The Greater-Glory Theodicy – Ep.166 – What About Evil? – The Fortunate Fall & God’s Greatest Glory – Part 1
March 07, 2022 10:05 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThe Greater-Glory Theodicy We've knocked down the standard explanations. We've established who God is and what He desires. We've told His story in history from a story tale. Now, we get to tackle what Scott Christensen believes is the best explanation for evil with all those elements put together - The Greater-Glory Theodicy. In this episode, we break down the three premises and conclusion of the Greater-Glory Theodicy and see that the conclusion is supported by them. From there we begin to ...
God’s Purpose With Evil – Ep.165 – What About Evil? – The One True Story – Part 2
February 28, 2022 10:05 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBGod's Purpose With Evil After setting the scene with Creation and The Fall, we are now able to see what God's purpose with evil is. Following the story paradigm, we see God's story played out in the rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. Each part covers an evil plot point where God is able to reveal Himself more fully to His creation. Throughout God's story of redemption, we see a repeated pattern of man attempting to cover his sin on his own or go his own way. Ultimately, a...
Evil’s Purpose In God’s Story – Ep.164 – What About Evil? – The One True Story – Part 1
February 21, 2022 10:05 - 41 minutes - 38 MBEvil's Purpose In God's Story What is evil's purpose in God's story? To begin to understand the answer we look at the fact that God's written story, The Bible, is more than just propositions and commands - it is also stories. As it is the first story by the original Author we can call it a monomyth. This isn't myth like Greek or Roman myths. It differs in many ways and in this episode we cover those differences. The historical declarations made at specific times and places along with the pur...
The Structure Of God’s Story – Ep.163 – What About Evil? – Everyone Loves A Good Ending – Part 2
February 14, 2022 10:05 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Structure Of God's Story Now that we looked at what myths are and what the monomyth of God's story is; we look at what the structure of God's story is - as well as all other stories follow. The shared collective consciousness of humanity reflects what it cannot help - the reflection of their Creator who is a Storyteller in their structure and desire to tell stories. Looking at Freytag's Pyramid of storytelling we see the five parts of a story all myths and important stories take on. Seei...
God As The Monomyth Storyteller – Ep.162 – What About Evil? – Everyone Loves A Good Ending – Part 1
February 07, 2022 10:05 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBGod As The Monomyth Storyteller The term "myth" has a colloquial understanding of being made up or fake. But that's not the true meaning of the word. Myths are stories told in a worldview used to relay information to a group and that story is made to stick. This universal concept derives itself from God. God as the monomyth Storyteller sets up our theodicy to explain why evil exists. Looking at societies and tribes and even families and neighborhoods, humanity to a source of storytellers. We...
How To Bring Apologetics Into The Church – Ep.161 – Question & Answer
January 31, 2022 10:05 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBHow To Bring Apologetics Into The Church In this episode, we responds to a great listener question about how to bring apologetics into the church. The question is specifically from a pastor's point of view but we answer it in a way to be useful for the pastor, elder, deacon, Christian teacher, or layperson to be useful to his/her local church and build up the body of Christ. With all the things the church needs to address - sound doctrine, exegesis, sanctification/morality, etc. it can feel ...
God’s Responsibility In The Fall – Ep.160 – What About Evil? – The Challenge Of Moral Responsibility – Part 2
January 24, 2022 10:05 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBGod's Responsibility In The Fall Continuing to look at God's responsibility when it comes to evil, we look at God's responsibility in the Fall of mankind. Both sides of the choice debate have to recognize the Fall as something unique and comes with their own set of questions. Which side is the most consistent AND the most biblical? Genesis 50 offers up one of the best biblical views of divine determinism as well as the moral responsibility of man for evil alone but God's decree of that same ...
God Is Free Of Evil – Ep.159 – What About Evil? – The Challenge Of Moral Responsibility – Part 1
January 17, 2022 10:05 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBGod Is Free Of Evil God is free of evil because of who He is and His transcendence over His creation. But is He still considered the "author of evil"? Looking at people like the authors of the Westminster Confessions, Jonathan Edwards, and John Frame we see the Reformed tradition is not caught off guard by this claim that results in recognizing God's complete sovereignty over all things - including evil. Good analogies exist to show the clarity of this paradox as long as we recognize that al...
God’s Work In Evil – Ep.158 – What About Evil? – Walking Through The Bible’s Dark Forest – Part 2
January 10, 2022 10:05 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGod's Work In Evil Now that we've established the character and nature of God and seen that The Bible doesn't shy away from attributing God's control to evil actions of humans, we look at two other aspects of evil The Bible talks about. In divine hardening, we see that God steers the desires of humans to accomplish His will and His plans. We see it with kings and groups of people and individuals. The biggest example is Pharaoh in the Old Testament. But also seen in Romans 1 with those who su...
Is God The Author Of Evil? – Ep.157 – What About Evil? – Walking Through The Bible’s Dark Forest – Part 1
January 03, 2022 10:05 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBIs God The Author Of Evil? Is God the author of evil? That's the question that Reformed Christians must be able to answer especially after dismantling libertarian free will. Here we begin to look at the characteristics God embodies that informs the discussion of his sovereignty over evil. Looking at God's absolute goodness and holiness and righteousness, we have to realize God is not made up of parts and these qualities are embodied in God fully and completely but also in a perfect balance o...
What About Compatibilism? – Ep. 156 – What About Evil? – The Transcendent Author Of History – Part 2
December 27, 2021 10:05 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWhat About Compatibilism? We delve into the topic of God's choosing and man's choosing as it relates to evil. If you've ever wondered, "What about compatibilism? What is it and is it true?" this episode will break down the concept for you. First, we finish up the last two secondary characteristics that stem from God's transcendent nature. One is God taking action in His Providence. This just isn't in the miracles or the big events from history but also in the boring and mundane details. Also...
God Is Transcendent – Ep. 155 – What About Evil? – The Transcendent Author Of History – Part 1
December 20, 2021 10:05 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBGod Is Transcendent Now that we've toppled over the main theodicies that have been preeminent in the discussion of evil; we turn back to what should start off any conversation rooted in the Christian worldview - the character and nature of God. Specifically, God is transcendent. God didn't just happen upon the universe; He made it from nothing. As such, He is above all and all things that exist and remain because of Him. This is a scary thing for those in rebellion of Him and sadly that is a...
Divine Judgment & Hell – Ep. 154 – What About Evil? – Working For The Greater Good – Part 3
December 13, 2021 10:05 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBDivine Judgment & Hell Looking at one of the last main theodicies, we look at the topics of divine judgment & Hell. After laying out the argument from the divine-judgment defense we see that while this argument does have some merit to it, it is not an all-encompassing view of evil. With two interesting problems, it doesn't seem to deal with the very first evil of the Fall and it doesn't seem to link evil that is not a direct result of sin. We also see that it doesn't seem to tie in God's lov...
Soul Making In The Best Possible World – Ep. 153 – What About Evil? – Working For The Greater Good – Part 2
December 06, 2021 10:05 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBSoul-Making In The Best Possible World Two of the subset theodicies of the Greater-Good Theodicy are the Soul-Making Theodicy and the Best-Of-All-Possible-Worlds Defense. In these, soul-making in the best possible world gives a purpose to evil existing as a means to an end. From the soul-making side, we see this as a desire in our own stories we share and treasure. Without evil, life is a boring non-story. However, there are some major issues with this theory that involves every non-Christia...
Greater-Good Theodicy – Ep. 152 – What About Evil? – Working For The Greater Good – Part 1
November 29, 2021 10:05 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBGreater-Good Theodicy - Good From Evil Looking at another explanation for why there is evil in the world, we turn to the Greater-Good Theodicy. With this, we see a focus on the good that is accomplished as a result of the evil that occurs. From the evil actions of people or evil in the natural world, God is able to produce an abundance of good. Just as with other theodicies, there are a lot of good things the Greater-Good Theodicy produces and explains. There are also limitations to our crea...
Hermeneutics & Practical Bible Study – Ep. 151 – Josh & Jeff From Anarchy Bible Study – Part 2
November 22, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBHermeneutics & Practical Bible Study Continuing our discussion from last week, Jeff and Josh from The Anarchist Bible Study and Patrick talk about how hermeneutics & practical Bible study and how to use each in the other. Hermeneutics isn’t important just for pastors, theologians, and seminaries. It is important for every Christian reading his/her Bible [...] The post Hermeneutics & Practical Bible Study – Ep. 151 – Josh & Jeff From Anarchy Bible Study – Part 2 appeared first on Cave To The...
Hermeneutics & Practical Bible Study – Ep. 151 – Josh & Jeff From The Anarchist Bible Study – Part 2
November 22, 2021 10:05 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBHermeneutics & Practical Bible Study Continuing our discussion from last week, Jeff and Josh from The Anarchist Bible Study and Patrick talk about how hermeneutics & practical Bible study and how to use each in the other. Hermeneutics isn't important just for pastors, theologians, and seminaries. It is important for every Christian reading his/her Bible by themselves or in church or in doing apologetics. In this episode, the guys talk about what to do with different interpretations conflict,...
Hermeneutics & Apologetics – Ep. 150 – Josh & Jeff From Anarchy Bible Study – Part 1
November 15, 2021 10:05 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBHermeneutics & Apologetics Hermeneutics & apologetics go hand-in-hand with each other. Since The Bible is our ultimate standard that it is important that we read it and interpret it the way God meant it to be. And to communicate it to other people accurately is just as important in our apologetics. Patrick is joined by [...] The post Hermeneutics & Apologetics – Ep. 150 – Josh & Jeff From Anarchy Bible Study – Part 1 appeared first on Cave To The Cross Apologetics.
Hermeneutics & Apologetics – Ep. 150 – Josh & Jeff From The Anarchist Bible Study – Part 1
November 15, 2021 10:05 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBHermeneutics & Apologetics Hermeneutics & apologetics go hand-in-hand with each other. Since The Bible is our ultimate standard that it is important that we read it and interpret it the way God meant it to be. And to communicate it to other people accurately is just as important in our apologetics. Patrick is joined by two amazing guys who are actively showing this important quality of Bible study - Josh & Jeff from The Anarchist Bible Study. On their show, they show the importance of fair a...
Gratuitous Evil, Free Will, & Natural Law – Ep. 149 – What About Evil? – Guarding The Sacred Treasure Of Free Will – Part 4
November 08, 2021 10:05 - 39 minutes - 36.7 MBFree Will, Gratuitous Evil, & Natural Law Free Will, Gratuitous Evil, & Natural Law are all topics that are related in the free-will theodicy. Free will must deal with the same implications that compatibilists deal with and that's the appearance of evil without purpose. We look at the different theories free will theists put out to explain those evils and also the troubles those explanations run into. A close relationship between the free will defense and the natural law defense helps with ...
Free Will & God’s Foreknowledge – Ep. 148 – What About Evil? – Guarding The Sacred Treasure Of Free Will – Part 3
November 01, 2021 09:05 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBFree Will & God's Foreknowledge The concept of free will & God's foreknowledge can be a heady concept. We attempt to accurately cover three different answers free will advocates attempt to allow God to have foreknowledge (or not have it). We do our best to break it down while attempting to be accurate to supporters and the issues seen with the concepts. Covering concepts of Arminian simple foreknowledge, open theism, and Molinism & middle knowledge as some of the big attempts to save human f...
Problems With Free Will – Ep. 147 – What About Evil? – Guarding The Sacred Treasure Of Free Will – Part 2
October 25, 2021 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBProblems With Free Will We continue to look at problems with free will in light of the explanation it supposedly gives Christians when it comes to answering the problem of evil. We see why the Reformed position rejects parts of libertarian free will in exchange for soft determinism. Libertarian free will undermines the doctrine of depravity, who God is, what Heaven is, who Satan is, and actually seems to undermine the Trinity. On top of that, the presentation of free will in that form seems ...
Do We Have Free Will? – Ep. 146 – What About Evil? – Guarding The Sacred Treasure Of Free Will – Part 1
October 18, 2021 09:05 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBDo We Have Free Will? The free will defense has done a lot in answering the logical problems of evil. While determinism has become more popular in the past decade among academics; the culture at large still has the embracement of free will. But do we have free will? We want to ask, "By what standard can we say that we have a will and it is free to do what we wish without interference?" And since we are Christian we want to ultimately appeal to our standard, God's Word. Do we have the ability...
Can God Answer Evil? – Ep. 145 – What About Evil? – Justifying The Ways Of God
October 11, 2021 09:05 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBCan God Answer Evil? Can God answer evil and the problems caused by suffering? That is what a theodicy attempts to do. It provides a justification for why suffering and evil exist and that God exists as presented. This is a reason why one has to stake a claim in a specific God like the biblical, Christian God rather than some generic deity. The consistent worldview that comes from the God of the Bible has a larger set of implications and is more than just a thought experiment dreamed up by a ...
The Battle Of Two Moral Standards – Ep. 144 – What About Evil? – Probing The Darkness – Part 2
October 04, 2021 09:05 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThe Battle Of Two Moral Standards After finishing with defining our terms we look at ways in which those definitions play out in our worldviews. Here's where the battle of two moral standards starts to interact and separate. Each side has a burden of proof since each side has a problem of evil. Where the secular side wants to tout a focus on human flourishing, we look at a standard which isn't grounded and a hard target to hit. We also look at the two strings of conclusions that stem from th...
Defining Evil – Ep. 143 – What About Evil? – Probing The Darkness – Part 1
September 27, 2021 09:05 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBDefining 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 impo...
Crisis Of Secularism – Ep. 142 – What About Evil? – Theodicy And The Crisis Of Our Secular Age – Part 2
September 20, 2021 09:05 - 28 minutes - 26 MBCrisis Of Secularism Picking up where we left off last time; now that the world has shirked off God because of the evil all we are left now with is us and evil. Ut oh. We are in a crisis of secularism. The second part of the modern worldview is the advancing of secularism leading to the unavoidable cliff of Niechzte's nihilism. Since we have not advanced in a further explanation of life's meaning other than personal desires we are now running up against the borrowed benefits of the Christian...
The Enlightenment And Evil – Ep. 141 – What About Evil? – Theodicy And The Crisis Of Our Secular Age – Part 1
September 13, 2021 09:05 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBThe Enlightenment And Evil We ended up going long on this chapter and so we split it up into two episodes so there is a hard cut and no outro at the end of this episode. There's a lot to cover with the Enlightenment and evil. Where did the problem of evil really become a problem? Scott Christensen does a marvelous job in this chapter (one of my favorites) in presenting the Enlightenment era kickoff of questioning evil's place in God's world and traces it forward to the modern worldview. Evi...
What About Evil Summary – Ep. 140 – What About Evil? – Introduction – Part 2
September 06, 2021 09:05 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBWhat About Evil Summary Along with the answer to the question, "What about evil?", at the beginning of the book; Scott Christensen also gives us a What About Evil summary of the book too. Here is the chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the book with just a small take on what's included. Within the book, we get a history lesson is why and when humanity really started to ask the question, "What about evil?". From there we will be drilling into defining our terms and establishing the parameters for...
The Answer To Evil…Already? – Ep. 139 – What About Evil? – Introduction – Part 1
August 30, 2021 09:05 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBThe Answer To Evil...Already? Scott Christensen takes the first part of the introduction to his book "What About Evil? A Defense of God's Sovereign Glory" and does something interesting - he gives you the answer to evil at the start! First, he presents the idea that there does, in fact, exist evil and suffering in the world and that it is one of the biggest arguments people cite against Christianity. The Christian worldview is not devoid of an answer to this and so the theodicy is laid out i...