https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/The-Greater-Good-Defense-In-Our-Present-Time-Ep.232_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Greater Good Defense In Our Present Time To mix in with Frame’s main answer to evil, the greater good defense in our present time plays a big part in showing God’s work in evil circumstances. TIMELINE: 00:00 – The Greater Good Defense In Our Current Present Time […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-On-Whats-Next-For-His-Work-Ep.181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Scott Christensen On What’s Next Scott Christensen on what’s next for him. He gives some details on the book that’s going to come out from What About Evil and maybe hope for a continuation of his “What About…” series. Today’s short clip comes from episode 181 which can […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-On-What-Message-To-Give-To-Those-Experiencing-Evil-Ep.181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Message To Give To Those Experiencing Evil Here’s the amazing message Scott Christensen says should be on what message to give to those experiencing pain, suffering, and evil right now. The message of hope and redemption has been the staple that has been at the Christian message that […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-On-The-Purpose-For-God-Allowing-Evil-Ep.181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Scott Christensen On The Purpose Scott Christensen on the purpose for why it’s possible for an all-loving, all-perfect, and all-good God could allow for the antithetical opposite of who He is in the evil that entered the world. LINKS: 00:19 – Anarchist Bible Study Guest Appearance Today’s short […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-On-Why-God-Being-A-Story-Teller-Points-To-The-Human-Condition-Ep.181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download God Being A Story Teller Why God being a story teller shows us three main things. The first is that it tells us why humans universally are storytellers as we are made in God’s image. The second is that it shows us why The Bible is not just […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-On-The-Theodicy-That-Leads-To-The-Greater-Glory-Of-God-Ep.181.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Scott Christensen On The Theodicy Scott Christensen on the theodicy that he writes about in his book, “What About Evil” that he believes is the most consistent with both Scripture and logic. To find out more check out our walkthrough of the book or pick it up here. […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Scott-Christensen-Explains-Why-Evil-Needs-To-Be-Explained-Ep.180.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Scott Christensen Explains Why Scott Christensen literally wrote the book on evil – well, ok maybe not the very first one but we’ve gone through it. Now, he comes on and joins your hosts and talks about why evil needs to be explained. TIMELINE 00:00 – A Quick […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Did-God-Have-To-Suffer-To-Save-Humanity-Ep.174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Did God Have To Suffer To Save Humanity? As Christians, we focus on the Cross which is understandable. We talk about Jesus’ words, work, and suffering on the Cross. With Christ’s suffering, we even talk about the Passion of Jesus Christ. The question to ask is “Why?” Why […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Does-God-Have-Feelings-Like-We-Have-Feelings-Ep.174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Does God Have Feelings Like We Have Feelings? So if God does have feelings, does God have feelings like we have feelings? Or is it that what we ascribe to God as emotions are really just a way to relate to what events were going on around those […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Does-God-Have-Emotions-Ep.174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Does God Have Emotions? The Bible is littered with God expressing love, anger, joy, sorrow, and grief. But does the Supreme Being of the universe have those things? Does God have emotions that we can identify? TIMELINE: 00:00 – Divine Impassibility 02:20 – Passions Vs. Affections 05:37 – […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Did-God-Die-Ep.174.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Did God Die? When talking to Muslim apologists one of the questions you should expect is the question of, “Did God die?” To answer yes, is to admit that God can be ended by man. To answer no, is to deny Jesus either died or was God. However, […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Man-God-Our-Sympathetic-Redeemer-Ep.173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Our Sympathetic Redeemer Jesus Christ is our sympathetic Redeemer. He is our perfect example. He is the better Second Adam. He is the greatest High Priest. He is the fulfillment of the Davidic King. He is the one who perfectly suffers and understands pain, loss, hunger, and even […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Temptation-Of-Christ-Ep.173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Temptation Of Christ The Temptation Of Christ happens immediately after Christ’s first sermon to repent and announce the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. Why is that account there? Why is it important? Because at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, He wants us to see how […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Justified-Vindicated-By-Christ-Ep.173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Justified & Vindicated By Christ We are fully justified & vindicated by Christ. That was part of His mission and purpose. To even begin to understand that is to understand the purpose of evil and we begin to understand in the confines of Scripture as the direct revelation. […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Christs-Earthly-Ministry-Ep.173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Christ’s Earthly Ministry God took on a body of a man and revealed Himself as The Messiah. Christ’s Earthly ministry is done in a Trinitarian relationship and the unique work He carries out is done in a Trinity working relationship. TIMELINE: 00:00 – Christ’s Earthly Ministry & Trinitarian […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Nihilist-Albert-Camus-On-How-Christianity-Solves-The-Problem-Of-Pain-Ep.172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Nihilist Albert Camus This is a really interesting take from Nihilist Albert Camus and how he saw that if the reality of Christianity was true then the problem of evil, pain, and suffering is answered! Today’s short clip comes from episode 172 which can be found here. Books […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Why-God-Had-To-Be-Incarnate-Ep.172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download God Had To Be Incarnate Why God had to be Incarnate is done so that God may be the most glorified. Its uniqueness preclude every single person in human history because it’s only something God can do. However, it is not so transcendent that we are unable to […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Need-For-Jesus-To-Be-Fully-God-Fully-Man-Ep.172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Fully God & Fully Man 50/50? Demigod? No real body only a spirit? A mixture? No, the need for Jesus to be fully God & fully man is centralized not in Greek philosophy but in the necessary conditions established by God in The Bible. TIMELINE: 00:00 – The […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Council-of-Chalcedon-Clarifies-The-Incarnation-Ep.172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Council of Chalcedon The Incarnation was so unique that the Council of Chalcedon was convened in 451 AD to reject heresy, clarify understanding, and consult the Scriptures to codify. This wasn’t a secret cabal of king-appointed scholars used to consolidate power. It wasn’t the mightiest faction winning out. […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/The-Usual-Unusual-Way-God-Deals-With-Evil-Ep.172.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Usual Unusual Way God Deals With Evil Scripture consistently shows the subverting of expectations that God engages in. The usual unusual way God deals with evil is by using unexpected means. He chooses the second born or the liar or the weakest person. Or He enters into […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Gods-Redemptive-Glory-In-The-Cross-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redemptive Glory In The Cross The pinnacle of human history. The peak of God’s creation. The most important scene in history is the death of Jesus the Messiah. What seems like the bottom valley of the story is actually the peak of God’s work in His Creation. God’s […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Gods-Redemptive-Glory-In-Blindness-Raising-The-Dead-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redemptive Glory In Blindness Would giving sight to the blind and life to the dead show the glory and power of the one who gave it? It’s hard to not SEE it. God’s redemptive glory in blindness being healed and the dead life shows that evil has no […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Gods-Redemptive-Glory-In-Johns-Gospel-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redemptive Glory In John’s Gospel God displays His redemptive glory in John’s Gospel. John decided to exemplify and uplift the divine nature of Jesus as the Christ. He rules over and deals with evil and sin as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Today’s short […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Why-Universal-Atonement-Is-False-According-To-Romans-9-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Universal Atonement Is False Universal Atonement is false. Jesus talks about Hell and damnation. The imagery of the sheep and goats being separated in the next life. And here in Romans 9, we see the false hope of the false gospel of the belief that everyone is saved. […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Romans-9-Shows-Gods-Nature-In-Choosing-And-Not-Choosing-Those-For-Salvation-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Romans 9 Shows God’s Nature One of the amazing things about the revelation of who God is in the Book of Romans is that Romans 9 shows God’s nature in choosing. Choice done in humanity is subject to desire but it’s also subject to a sinful nature. But […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Romans-9-The-Exodus-Gods-Purpose-For-Evil-Ep.171.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Romans 9, The Exodus, & God When looking at questions of theodicy and the explanation of evil, Romans 9 is a key passage that answers a lot of questions. When asking “Why, God? Why, Us?!” Romans 9, The Exodus, & God’s freely dealing with evil should make our […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/God-Redeeming-Evil-In-The-Exodus-Passover-Ep.170.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redeeming Evil In The Exodus A touchstone in both the New & Old Testament is God redeeming evil in The Exodus and all the events leading to the Promised Land. This Pilgrim’s Progress for a people group, fulfilled in Christ, and exhibited constantly in the Church is of […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/God-Redeeming-Evil-With-Abraham-Future-Generations-Ep.170.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redeeming Evil With Abraham The choosing of redeeming evil with Abraham is not something that happened because Abraham was a demigod or was a man of a mighty people, born and bred to rule the world. Abraham was from a small tribe from a pagan place called Ur […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/God-Redeeming-Evil-In-The-Fall-The-Flood-Ep.170.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Redeeming Evil In The Fall & The Flood Redeeming evil in The Fall and The Flood is where the story immediately begins. There is no shying away from evil, the effects of evil, and God’s judgment of it. And yet, from this evil pops up qualities of God’s […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Evil-Allows-God-To-Display-His-Glory-More-Fully-Ep.168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Display His Glory More Fully Evil allows God to display His glory in such a way that is unable to be viewed by His creation to a fuller extent. This is why the Greater-Glory Theodicy does what the other theodicies do not and fail to do. Now, the […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4-Hopes-God-Gives-Us-When-Evil-Comes-Into-The-World-Ep.168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download 4 Hopes God Gives Us Four hopes God gives us when evil is present are manifestations that are only possible when we see the character of God we would be unable to see without sin and evil in the world. TIMELINE: 00:00 – 4 Hopes Of The Greater-Glory […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Yes-The-Fall-Of-Adam-Eve-Was-Necessary-Ep.168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Fall Of Adam & Eve Was Necessary So God can only exist and be Him if sin and evil are in the world? That’s not the argument. The key feature of the Greater-Glory Theodicy is the focus on the word “Glory” and then after that “Greater”. This […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Is-God-Required-To-Save-Anyone-Ep.166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Is God Required To Save Anyone? God must give grace in order for anyone to come to salvation from sin. God is the sole source of that grace and there is only one path for salvation. If that’s the case, does that mean God is required to save […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Was-Sin-Necessary-For-This-World-To-Be-The-Greatest-Possible-World-Ep.166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Was Sin Necessary For This World So was sin necessary for this world to be the most magnifying for God’s glory? Did The Fall, sin, death, disease, pain in child birth, hard work, ruling over others all have a purpose and a place? Did the Son of God […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/This-Is-The-Supreme-Way-That-God-Is-Most-Magnified-Even-With-Evil-Ep.166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download God Is Most Magnified What is the best way for God to show and communicate who He is to His creation? With the status as the infinite, all-powerful God how is He able to best reveal His nature to us? There is a supreme way that God is […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/This-Is-Gods-Ultimate-Purpose-For-Creating-Everything-Ep.166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Ultimate Purpose For Creating Everything Why did God make the world? What was His ultimate purpose for creating everything? Was He lonely? Did He need something He couldn’t get without making everything? Or was He just bored? The story of Creation is the story centralized on who God […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Why-There-Is-Evil-The-Answer-Ep.166.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Why There Is Evil – The Answer Evil didn’t sneak it. It didn’t pop into the universe. It didn’t take God by surprised. The answer to why there is evil is, like all things, tied to the character and nature and will of God. Why there is evil, […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Unaccounted-For-Evil-Exists-In-The-Greater-Good-Theodicy-Ep.152.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Unaccounted For Evil Exists One of the biggest objections to the Greater-Good Theodicy is that unaccounted for evil exists. That is, gratuitous evil seems to escape a resulting good. One of the possible solutions put forth is the idea of being a skeptical theism defender. TIMELINE: 00:00 – […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/God-As-Author-Of-Evil-Can-We-Know-Good-Results-Ep.152.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Can We Know Good Results? A couple of issues that come up from the Greater-Good Theodicy is it seems to make God the author of evil and that sometimes we can’t even see the good that comes from the evil. Again, not being the solution solver that God […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/The-Theory-That-Greater-Good-Can-Come-From-Evil-Ep.152.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Greater-Good Theodicy Here’s an overview look at what the theory that greater good can come from evil. This theodicy says that God is able to draw out of evil a greater amount of good than evil was able to take. TIMELINE: 00:00 – The Greater-Good Theodicy 03:37 […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Heres-The-Answer-To-The-Problem-Of-Evil…Ep_.138.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Here’s The Answer Scott Christensen provides us his answer to what he believes is the best explanation to the problem of evil. With making God the pinnacle focus as emphasized by an evangelical, Reformed understanding points to, here’s the answer – he offers up The Greater-Glory Theodicy explanation. […]
