Evil

Wes Widner on March 12th, 2010

From a conversation via Google Buzz1: I can’t help but coming to the conclusion that, outside of open theism where God has no clue what the future holds, God is always in some way ‘responsible’ for sin and evil in the world. I say that with reverence and a few qualifications, of course. But God [...]

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Wes Widner on January 29th, 2010

Putting my daughter to bed the other night I listened as she whined in protest about not wanting to go to bed. I half-heartedly asked her why (as I was hurriedly stuffing her blankets, dolls, and other paraphernalia around her) and right as began to shut the door, giddy with the anticipation of a few [...]

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Wes Widner on January 4th, 2010

In a recent conversation on a Calvinistic friend’s Facebook page1 I read a comment by a lady who claimed assurance and comfort in the midst of loosing her child2 through the notion that God causally directs all events that come to pass. In other words, she holds the belief of many reformed folk that God [...]

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Wes Widner on December 7th, 2009

I ran across this video recently and it reminded me about why answering the question of evil is absolutely critical if we are to uphold God as holy. BTW: God doesn’t judge in this age. Judgement has been suspended until the end of time.

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Wes Widner on September 29th, 2009

I think that question really depends on how you define the phrase “meant to be”. If the question is whether every life is infinitely valuable to God and worth a chance at a full life then I would emphatically say yes, the Bible teaches that all life is precious. If you are asking whether God [...]

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Wes Widner on June 15th, 2009

The difference between The Shack and something like a systematic series by Bruce Ware is that The Shack is simply a poor theological work which displays the confusion and inner turmoil of the author((Such as his gender identity issues, mentioned in Q&A times, as well as a host of other issues. In fact, it is my conjecture that The Shack is a therapeutic work hat should have never been put into publication.)).

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Wes Widner on March 21st, 2009

Recently we were privledged to host Dr. Bruce Little at Bel-Ridge Baptist Church for a conference on “God and the existince of evil and suffering”. Here are the lectures in MP3 format for anyone who is interested in the subject: Session 1: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Session 2: Part 1 Part [...]

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