Doing Justice and the Gospel, Part 2: Justice According to Leviticus 19
[This is the second of a four-part series on doing justice and how it relates to the gospel. See the first part here .] The laws that God lays down in Leviticus contribute to the overall picture of justice in the Bible. Let’s take a look at one passage that is rich in...
We Can Learn a Great Deal about Suffering from the Puritans
It’s not that we shouldn’t talk about our suffering, but we should stop expecting that we won’t have any and should also not dilute the term with our petty inconveniences. Carl Trueman explains: First, the Puritans lived in a...
Answering Objections about the Problem of Evil and Suffering, Part 4
A Christian Answer to the Problem of Evil and Suffering The Christian answer to the problem of evil and suffering begins with God himself. When we have a proper view of God, the apparent problems begin to melt away. God’s Nature First, God is the standard for his...Answering Objections About the Problem of Evil and Suffering, Part 3
Non-Christian Answers to the Problem of Evil and Suffering Several other attempts have been made to address evil and suffering in our world. Non-Reality of Evil View—Some Eastern religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, deny that evil and suffering are any more than...