Objections Overruled, Chapter Nine: A Loving God Couldn’t Allow Evil or Suffering, by Dr. John Bombaro

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🗓️ 24 September 2023

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0:00.0	Objections overruled one in two audiobooks are produced by Lutheran Public Radio and are made possible with support from listeners like you.
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0:14.0	Look for objections overruled three in December of 2023.
0:19.0	A loving God couldn't allow evil and suffering.
0:23.0	John J. Bombaro
0:26.0	Many people ask how a good and loving God can allow the pain and suffering we all experience.
0:32.0	Martin Luther struggled tremendously with this question and found its answer at the cross.
0:38.0	Jesus' innocent death to pay the price for sin shows that He is love and that suffering cannot originate with His loving God.
0:47.0	Our suffering in this life is due to our own rebellion against God's love, but God's sacrifice on the cross will rescue us from death and suffering.
0:57.0	An honest question.
0:59.0	At some point in a person's life, a question arises. To its credit, the question has a realistic outlook.
1:06.0	There's something wrong in life and all of life is affected.
1:10.0	There are natural calamities, physical and mental maladies, problems, stresses and anxieties.
1:17.0	All of these are compounded by the moment to moment awful things people do to one another as well as themselves.
1:24.0	In view of this evil and suffering, the question arises. How could a loving God allow evil?
1:31.0	The challenge posed by evil and suffering is not so much an argument against the possibility of a deity.
1:37.0	For example, there could be an evil God whose nature is to do evil and cause suffering, but particularly the loving God of the Bible.
1:46.0	The problem of pain wasn't an issue for ancient pagans. They believed evil and vengeful gods were the cause of human suffering.
1:54.0	So the objection is really a modern challenge to believe in the God who is love, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
2:03.0	The Odyssey, the problem of reconciling and all-powerful God's goodness with human suffering, doesn't seem right.
2:10.0	The Bible is full of variations on this question.
2:14.0	Psalm 10, for example, asks, Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
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