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Free Will Allows Gratuitous Evil
There are three main theories that free will theists put forward to explain gratuitous evil. Two of them seem very outlandish and are hard to sway with the testimony of Scripture. The other theory is more plausible – however, problems still arise.
TIMELINE:
00:00 – Theory 1 – God Cannot Prevent Evil
00:36 – Theory 2 – Free Will Over Stopping Evil
02:49 – Theory 3 – God Sometimes Intervenes But Not Every Time
Today’s short clip comes from episode 149 which can be found here.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What about Evil? A Defense of God’s Sovereign Glory by Scott Christensen
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What About Free Will? Reconciling Our Choices with God’s Sovereignty by Scott Christensen
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God, Freedom, And Evil by Alvin Plantinga
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The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
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Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
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Why is there pain and suffering? Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there evil in the world? Maybe you’ve had these questions asked to you or asked them yourself. Pick up this book, meet with friends, have some coffee, and follow along with us!
All episodes of What About Evil? can be found here.
