082. Did God Create Good AND Evil?

About this episode

The episode explores the complex question of whether God created good and evil, examining biblical texts and theological perspectives.

We take on the hardest form of the question “Did God create good and evil?” and refuse to settle for rhetoric that leaves us doubting God’s goodness. We read Isaiah alongside Paul, Jesus, and Martin Luther to find a sober, grace-filled way to trust God’s sovereignty without making him the author of sin. • why Isaiah 45:7 and Isaiah 53:10 sound jarring at first read • the difference between God revealed in the Word and God’s hidden will in Luther’s Bondage of the Will • how the free will debat...

People in this episode

Host: Waking up to Grace

Topics covered

• God's sovereignty
• good and evil
• Christian theology
• Isaiah
• free will debate

Keywords

• God
• good and evil
• Isaiah 45:7
• Isaiah 53:10
• Martin Luther
• sovereignty
• free will

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Isaiah, Luther’s Bondage of the Will

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