Posted in Aletheia Forum, Human Rights, Problem of Evil, tagged Buddhism, Chrisitianity, Desire, Problem of Evil, Religion, Suffering, Vice, Virtue on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
The simple answer is that they don’t. For Buddhism, it’s the problem of desire. Christianity has the problem, not Buddhism. Why is this? Buddhism starts with the problem of evil, suffering or “dukkha,” as its first statement of faith in the four noble truths. However, it is not the problem we think. Buddhism concedes that [...]
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Posted in Aletheia Forum, Economics, Human Rights, Problem of Evil, tagged Christianity, Debt, Forgiveness, Kingdom of God, Money, Religion, Santification, Temptation, The Lord's Prayer on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The Lord’s Prayer is one of the most recited and well known prayers worldwide. Yet, it is probably the least understood. We speak it so freely and frequently in Western society implying that we understand its message and caution. As a child, the prayer carried me into my adult life, but not until college did [...]
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The problem of evil has many faces. Unfortunately, none of them are pretty, but all of them very real. Elie Wiesel book, Night, is one of those faces.
The believer’s tragedy is how a good God could allow such suffering and injustice. Is God good? Is God all powerful? Evil can’t be glossed over in theoretical [...]
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The following is based on the book UNSPEAKABLE: “Facing up to evil in an age of genocide and terror.” By Os Guinness
A five week study of seven questions raised by evil in our world.
For the next five Sundays, I’ll lead us in a discussion on the Christian’s understanding and response to evil (head, heart, and [...]
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