I Updated My Talk on Evil and Suffering...Here's Why

About this sermon

Why does God allow evil and suffering? It's the objection that turned Einstein, Darwin, and countless skeptics away from faith and the question every honest Christian has asked at 2 a.m. In this talk from a series in Genesis, I make the case that the problem of evil, handled honestly, is actually one of the best reasons to believe God exists. CHECK OUT: Logos Bible 60 Day Free Trial (https://logos.com/mcdowell) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org CHAPTERS 00:00 – Genesis: God is real, and the world is broken 01:42 – Why you won't get a formula for your pain 02:53 – Every worldview has to explain evil 04:14 – When suffering got personal for me 05:45 – The different problems of evil 06:26 – The haircut that humbled me 09:34 – "Of all the questions, why that one?" 10:21 – How not to help a hurting person 11:50 – Job's friends did it right — until they spoke 12:44 – "The greatest present is your presence" 13:29 – C.S. Lewis and the crooked line 14:55 – Evil is parasitic on good 17:55 – Why complaining about evil points to God 18:13 – "You can't have it both ways" 19:49 – The problem of evil, stated 20:56 – Can we just deny evil is real? 22:22 – Can God do literally anything? 25:59 – The free will defense 27:16 – Is God good to allow suffering? 28:36 – Why this isn't prosperity gospel 32:36 – Josh McDowell's story 36:03 – What only Christianity offers 38:27 – Why the cross needs the resurrection 40:01 – "You meant evil… God meant it for good" 41:19 – A word to those hurting right now 42:17 – Closing and resources

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• Suffering & Trials