Ep03.11c: Unpacking Series - Evil/Sin (why it exists)

The seven hour exploration into evil and sin continues.  Given the scope and sheer volume of information on this issue, we have broken the study into six sections:

   a: a definition of evil/sin

   b: what evil/sin results in

   c: why a perfect, good, loving, and omnipotent God allows evil/sin

   d: a working list of all the evils/sins the Bible mentions

   e: how God interacts with and responds to sin

   f: how we are to minimize, interact with, and respond to sin

Here in part C, we look deeply, broadly, biblically, philosophically into why might a good, loving, just, sovereign, perfect God allow the sheer volume of sin and evil that He does, even though He hates it.  This can be a very illuminating, encouraging search for you.  We find it the best, most comprehensive explanation we've ever come across. Please consider taking time to work through this episode, chew on its propositions, and be encouraged by its implications.

Here is the TIMESTAMP for this episode:

0:00 - a real quick recap of the first two episodes (3.11a-b) on the defintion of evil/sin and what it results in.

2:39 - thinking through initially the question of why God allows sin - the problem of evil and theodicies that attempt to explain it, a quick recap of the concept of inter-determinism, and discussing traditional answers to why God allows evil/sin, and why they may be incomplete.

21:05 - presenting a fairly comprehensive, powerful, enlightening theory as to why God intentionally created a broken prologue and what it means for us.

1:08:41 - some thoughts & feedback & encouragement regarding this proposal.

1:16:32 - given this idea of why God allows evil/sin, now looking into more detail into why humans (including Christians) sin, some hope in the midst of that, and why sin is serious rather than critical.

1:37:17 - forming a final conclusion that given the full story God wants to tell sin was necessary, potential pushback against that and responses to that pushback, and implications of this going forward.

 

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