Listen "S1E23 - Why Can't God Be like Superheroes?"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Joseph responds to a question that he was asked in the wake of the tragic death of Hindy Umoren, a young Nigerian graduate who went missing after she left her home for a job interview. She was reportedly raped, killed and buried in a shallow grave.
Referring to this event and few other tragic occurrences where supposedly innocent people (Christians especially) were treated cruelly, a young man was prompted to reach out to Joseph with the age-long question: "If God is all-powerful, why doesn't He show up like superheroes and defend the course of the defenceless and put evildoers to an open shame?"
Joseph responds with a voice message which was featured in the episode and Anu weighs in on the question with some concluding thoughts.
We pray that you all find this episode reassuring and refreshing.
SOME KEY POINTS
✥ God is not just sovereign or in charge; He is purposefully in charge of ALL the affairs of men.
✥ "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world." (Quote attributed to C.S. Lewis.)
✥ "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." (Quote attributed to John Piper.)
MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
✥ Hindy Umoren
✥ C.S. Lewis
✥ Providence by John Piper
Referring to this event and few other tragic occurrences where supposedly innocent people (Christians especially) were treated cruelly, a young man was prompted to reach out to Joseph with the age-long question: "If God is all-powerful, why doesn't He show up like superheroes and defend the course of the defenceless and put evildoers to an open shame?"
Joseph responds with a voice message which was featured in the episode and Anu weighs in on the question with some concluding thoughts.
We pray that you all find this episode reassuring and refreshing.
SOME KEY POINTS
✥ God is not just sovereign or in charge; He is purposefully in charge of ALL the affairs of men.
✥ "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world." (Quote attributed to C.S. Lewis.)
✥ "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." (Quote attributed to John Piper.)
MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE
✥ Hindy Umoren
✥ C.S. Lewis
✥ Providence by John Piper
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