God and The Twelve Problems of Evil
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God and The Twelve Problems of Evil

Into Great Mystery

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

God and The Twelve Problems of Evil

Into Great Mystery

About this book

This book of essays asks the enduring, age-old question, "If God is loving and good, why is there so much evil?" It answers boldly, "Because God creates, sustains, and 'allows' evil in the world." This fact is the greatest and most impenetrable mystery of the Christian faith. Twelve categories of evil are thereafter described and analyzed. The case is made that God is actively involved in the manifestations of evil, mysteriously and paradoxically suffers with her beloved children, but is "in control" of it all. Whatever harms, causes suffering, or destroys persons, animals, or the precious earth will be eliminated forever, but only in God's good time. Until then, believers must overcome evil with good, maintaining faith in the God whose thoughts and ways are not ours.

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God
and
The Twelve Problems of Evil

Into Great Mystery
by
Thomas Ronald Vaughan
God and The Twelve Problems of Evil
Into Great Mystery
Copyright Ā© 2020 Thomas Ronald Vaughan. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.
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paperback isbn: 978-1-7252-6671-1
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Manufactured in the U.S.A. 06/12/20
I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil.
ā€”Isaiah 45:7 (KJV)
The creation was subjected to futility by God.
ā€”Romans 8:20
The Lord said to Satan, ā€œHave you considered my servant Job?ā€
ā€”Job 1:8
We enter the kingdom through many tribulations.
ā€”Acts 14:22
We see through a glass darkly.
ā€”1 Corinthians 13:12
Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.
ā€”Robert Pierce
And God shall wipe away every tear.
ā€”Revelation 21:4
quod iustus Deusā€”ā€œGod shall be vindicated.ā€
ā€”Latin phrase

Table of Contents

  • Title Page
  • Camus and Eternal Sisyphus
  • Einsteinā€™s Question
  • The Best Possible World?
  • The Book Demands Reasons
  • The Vital Intersection
  • God, Evil, And Christian Ambivalence
  • The Problems in Simple Terms
  • A Most Disturbing Question
  • The Propositions
  • Naming The ā€œ...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Camus and Eternal Sisyphus
  3. Einsteinā€™s Question
  4. The Best Possible World?
  5. The Book Demands Reasons
  6. The Vital Intersection
  7. God, Evil, And Christian Ambivalence
  8. The Problems in Simple Terms
  9. A Most Disturbing Question
  10. The Propositions
  11. Naming The ā€œEnemiesā€
  12. The Twelve Problems Of Evil
  13. What About The Devil?
  14. The God Above The God Too Small
  15. Genesis: It Was ā€œGoodā€
  16. Genesis: Evil Before The Creation
  17. Genesis: The Garden
  18. Genesis: The Proleptic Tree
  19. Genesis: The Smallest Things
  20. Noah And The Lost World
  21. Theological Interlude
  22. Jesus And The Problems Of Evil
  23. Jesus And Impending Evil
  24. Jesus And The Great Mystery
  25. Stephen, Paul, And Impending Evil
  26. The Hate Approved By God
  27. Temptation For Perfection
  28. Can The Church Create Evil?
  29. Animal Pain
  30. Evil And The Sweet Illogic Of C. S. Lewis
  31. Human Incompletion
  32. Does God Take Human Life?
  33. Our God Who Suffers
  34. We Are ā€œChildrenā€
  35. Bibliography