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Evil’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 purpose of the stories and how they are told make God’s story different than pagan myths.
From there we begin unfolding God’s story so that we can understand evil’s purpose in God’s story. In the beginning God. Then He builds the set. Then He casts His cast and crew. Then the conflict is quickly introduced and the villain emerges!
And the shirt Patrick is wearing? It’s only The War Of The Worlds printed in its entirety on it. What a story that includes an evil conflict!
Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
02:08 – The Story Of God Using Evil For Good
05:38 – The Narrative Purpose Of Evil
08:00 – The Bible – More Than Just Propositions
10:12 – Stories Solidify Important Teaching
12:02 – Evil Story Focused On The Whole Story
15:34 – The Bible Is The One True Story
17:20 – The Bible Differs From Pagan Myths
17:48 – Refutes Pagan Worldviews
18:27 – It’s Crafted As Factual History
18:50 – It’s The Source Of All Truth
19:20 – History Is Designed & Declared In The Bible
22:45 – Putting The Story Of The Bible Together With Evil
26:39 – The Glory Of God Over The Tragedy Of Evil
28:54 – Plot Point 1 – Creation & Fall
34:25 – We Fall Hard
37:31 – Curses!
39:36 – To Be Continued…
40:07 – Conclusion
The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep164/
Books mentioned in this episode:
What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
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God Dwells Among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth by GK Beale
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Taking Hold of God – Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on Prayer by Joel R. Beeke & Brian G. Najapfour
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1984 by George Orwell
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
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The Odyssey by Homer
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