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Why Does It Seem like Things Aren’t Working out for Good?
Why Does It Seem like Things Aren’t Working out for Good?
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Greg reflects on the words in Christmas carols, talks about the promise in Romans 8:28 that “God causes all things to work together for good,” then answers questions about his process for reading books, a defense for Noah’s ark, and the Calvinist view of free will.
Topics:
Commentary: Why does it seem like things aren’t working out for good? (00:00)
What process do you use for reading books to get the most out of them? (16:00)
Do you have a good defense for Noah’s ark? (35:00)
Is the Calvinist view of free will correct? (45:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Reading Less, More—and Twice as Fast by Greg Koukl
The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and its Scientific Implications by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris
Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung
Related Links:
“Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It by Amy Hall
Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
Topics:
Commentary: Why does it seem like things aren’t working out for good? (00:00)
What process do you use for reading books to get the most out of them? (16:00)
Do you have a good defense for Noah’s ark? (35:00)
Is the Calvinist view of free will correct? (45:00)
Mentioned on the Show:
Reading Less, More—and Twice as Fast by Greg Koukl
The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and its Scientific Implications by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris
Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung
Related Links:
“Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It by Amy Hall
Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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