In this 10 minute video, Randy Alcorn answers the question, "How can God use man's evil plans to bring about change that he desires?"
In this recording, Randy Alcorn expands on the ideas presented in his plenary address at the 2011 C.S. Lewis Summer institute at Oxbridge. Randy discusses Heaven, suffering, faith and insights from the life of C.S. Lewis in the context of a smaller more intimate gathering. This two part session is broken into three audio files, with the first portion emphasizing insights on Romans chapter 8.
In this five minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about how Heaven and Hell are eternal solutions to the problem of evil and suffering.
Recommended books and resources for those who are grieving, and advice for those who want to give comfort.
Do you have any resources for an agnostic friend who says he can't believe in a good kind, loving God who would allow such terrible things to happen to people (abuse, famine, floods, etc.)?
Randy's book If God is Good deals with your friend’s questions as well as many others agnostics may have.
I don't know of any way to give a good answer to this question in such a small space. But I believe that God is sovereign, and that He unfailingly accomplishes His purposes (Ephesians 1:10). Satan and humans have effectual choice that inflicts harm, yet God works everything together for the good of his children (Romans 8:28). Six chapters in If God is Good spell out in detail my positions:
When most people speak of what a terrible notion Hell is, they talk as if it involves the suffering of innocent people. That would indeed be terribly unjust—but nowhere does the Bible suggest the innocent will spend a single moment in Hell.
In this 3 minute audio clip, Randy Alcorn talks about gaining a better perspective through understanding the greatness of God's grace.
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