Tag: evil
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Why is there so much evil and suffering in the world if there is a benevolent being?
In this episode I answer a question in the Q & A Forum: “Why is there so much evil and suffering in the world if there is a benevolent being?”
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Human Trafficking: Evil, online risks & how to help – a talk with Mikhaela Gray-Beerman
In this podcast episode, I talk with anti-trafficking advocate and educator Mikhaela Gray-Beerman about the problem, trends, serious online risks (especially for youth), and how to help.
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![Good out of evil [Sermon]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sundaygraph2-3.png?w=1024)
Good out of evil [Sermon]
We live in a world with lots of evil. Will it win? Here I explore the story of Joseph. A more accurate view of who God is and what God does provides comfort, confidence and courage, even in the face of evil.
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![But Deliver Us From Evil: Understanding the spirit-world battle you’re already in [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sundaygraphmay12.png?w=560)
But Deliver Us From Evil: Understanding the spirit-world battle you’re already in [Podcast]
What do you mean about a “spirit-world battle”? I know, I know. To a lot of people, it sounds pretty crazy. It sounded crazy to me for a long time too. I get asked about demons, angels, and Satan a lot. High-schoolers to senior-homers are curious. People wonder, ‘Is all this stuff for real?’ ‘Does…
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![Heaven & Hell, Part 3 – What is hell like? [Podcast]](https://matthewruttan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/heaven-hell-10.png?w=560)
Heaven & Hell, Part 3 – What is hell like? [Podcast]
Last week we asked what heaven was like. But this week I explore what is perhaps one of the most difficult questions of all: What is hell like? Speaking about hell, C.S. Lewis wrote: “There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power.” It’s not…
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Forget About “The Problem of Evil.” What About “The Problem of Good”?
When I talk to people about the existence of God, or when I read about this complex debate, it almost always comes up: What about “the problem of evil”? It’s the idea that if God exists, and if God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? One of the main ways this…
