Ep. 107 - Why Does God Allow Suffering?

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In today's episode, the guys talk about suffering and the question of why God allows suffering to occur. This question is one of the most common objections raised to Christianity, and it entails a logical breakdown, as suffering is not about the reality of a creator, but rather indicates that something is horribly wrong with the created order. The question is also raised by two different sorts of people: those who ask with a “gotcha” mindset, and those who have suffered and have a...

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0:00.0	And that's what's missing today in our gospel proclamation
0:02.9	is accounting to the cost.
0:04.2	And this is why so many people, not just non-believers,
0:06.1	but believers alike, are asking the question,
0:08.8	where is God?
0:09.7	And they're raising their fist head, God.
0:11.4	Why do the innocent suffer?
0:13.2	Where is God?
0:14.5	There is no counting of the cost.
0:17.7	There wasn't the early church,
0:18.9	and there is in the 1040 window,
0:20.6	but we don't see that today.
0:22.2	And it reminds me of the young lady who went to the pastor
0:25.8	and said, where was God when my child died?
0:29.4	Where was he?
0:30.4	Where is he?
0:31.8	And the pastor responded to the same place he was at
0:34.6	when his son died.
0:36.3	He was sitting on his throne.
0:38.3	He was ruling and he was raining.
0:40.2	He doesn't need wisdom.
0:41.2	He doesn't need counsel.
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