Ep. 100 – Truth In A Culture Of Doubt – Is God Immoral Because Of Suffering

Responding to one of Ehrman’s lesser-known books, “God’s Problem”. We discuss the introduction to some of the problems Ehrman raises and dig into the first objection of is there a contradiction of God being sovereign and God being good with all the evil and suffering in the world. Ehrman is not much known for him being a theologian or a philosopher so an odd subject for him to tackle. However, this is a subject which everyone comes to ask themselves about and should ask if their worldview gives a consistent argument to explain the existence (or non-existence) of evil and suffering.

Timeline Breakdown:

00:00 – Episode 100!
00:28 – Introduction To Chapter 1
02:18 – The Four Critiques Of God In A World Of Evil/Suffering
03:58 – Bart Ehrman’s Problem
04:45 – Bart Ehrman’s Morality
06:08 – No Explanation Why
09:19 – Society As A Standard For Morality
13:17 – Helpful To The Most People As A Standard For Morality
17:19 – The Christian Response To “By What Standard?”
21:25 – Is It A Contradiction To Say That God Is Good But Evil Still Exists?
24:32 – One First Has To Establish That Suffering Is Evil
26:22 – One Needs A God’s-Eye-View
27:25 – A Lack Of Imagination An Argument Does Not Make
29:14 – Summary Of The 1st Objection
31:18 – Conclusion

The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep100