Ep. 5 - Does the existence of evil mean God can't be loving and all-powerful?

05/06/2025 22 min Episodio 5

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Victor walks parents and teens through one of the hardest questions Christians have to face. How can a loving, all-powerful God allow evil?He discusses the argument that Christians can't have all three:God is loving.God is all-powerful.Evil exists.Finally, he lays out the problem — the inaccurate assumption — snuck into this argument, which successful counters it. This is an important discussion for teenagers and parents to have — together. Some pause point questions: 1. (4:49) Have you ever heard a good argument for the idea that you disagreed with and what did you do?2. (6:04) Do you agree with those three statements? Do you think believing all three statements is contradictory?3. (17:04) Why do you think people find this argument persuasive?4. (17:56) What does it mean — and not mean — to say that God is all-powerful?5. (22:24) Have you ever struggled when you think about how God could allow evil?

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