EssentialChristians do not disagree on this

Why is there suffering?

Christianity never pretends suffering isn't real or doesn't hurt — its center is a cross. God has not yet ended evil, but He has entered it: Jesus wept, bled, and died inside it, and rose to guarantee its end. You will not get every answer here. You will get a God who suffered with you and a promise that none of it is wasted.

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The Problem of Suffering: A Christian Response

InspiringPhilosophy · 42 minMeat

InspiringPhilosophy asks why God allows suffering and what a world with suffering might accomplish, making a philosophical case that it is compatible with a good God.

How to Answer the Problem of Evil in 5 Steps 😨

Mike Winger · 53 minMilk

Mike Winger's five steps for facing the problem of evil, starting by separating the emotional problem from the intellectual one and ending with getting help for the pain.

Answering the Problem of Evil and Suffering

Sean McDowell · 52 minMilk

Sean McDowell argues that every worldview has to explain why the world is broken, and asks which one best accounts for evil and suffering.

If God, Why Evil? | Dr. Frank Turek

Frank Turek · 51 minMilk

Frank Turek takes on the question of why a good God would allow evil, in a talk at Compass Bible Church.

If God Is Good, Why Do I Suffer?: The Classic Collection with R.C. Sproul

R.C. Sproul · 47 minMilk

R.C. Sproul faces why a good and all-powerful God permits suffering, and comforts believers that God works even through tragedy for their good.

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Sooner or later someone will bring these objections to you. Watch how they are made and how they are answered, so you are not caught flat-footed — and can give a reason for the hope that is in you, with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15).

Alex O'Connor on Animal Suffering: Christian Response

Gavin Ortlund · 21 minMeat

Not a debate itself but Gavin Ortlund's response to Alex O'Connor's case, made in recent debates, that animal suffering counts against God — including the angelic fall view and what C.S. Lewis, Augustine and Aquinas said.

Alex O’Connor’s Biggest Objection to Christianity Backfires

Glen Scrivener · 46 minMeat

Not a debate itself but Glen Scrivener's reaction to William Lane Craig's debate with Alex O'Connor on the existence of God.

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