Resources by Topic: Suffering and Evil

Last weekend I spoke at my home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring (yes, Boring) Oregon, on the question of why a good God allows evil and suffering. We'd actually planned the discussion prior to the Charleston church murder of nine people at their Wednesday evening Bible study (we began by talking about this tragedy).

Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, about what we get to experience because of evil and suffering. For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

How Can Suffering Point To God's Existence? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, about how suffering points to God's existence. He follows along Tim Keller's book, "The Reason for God." For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

How Was Jesus' Suffering Different Than Anyone Else's? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, about Jesus' suffering being different than anyone else's. He looks at what Tim Keller says about this in his book, "The Reason for God." For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Does God Care About My Suffering? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, in Boring, Oregon on June 20-21, 2015 on God caring about our suffering. For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Is It Okay To Question God About My Suffering? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015 about asking God questions when we are suffering. For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Jesus Relates To Our Suffering from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, in Boring, Oregon, June 20-21, 2015 about Jesus relating to our own personal suffering. For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Am I Promised Health, Wealth, and Ease if I am a Christian? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, on whether Christians are promised we won't suffer. He follows along with Tim Keller's book, "The Reason for God". For more information, please check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, about if our suffering is pointless. For more information, check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015. He uses the story of Joseph from the Bible to explain how God forgives us and our call to forgive others. For more information, check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

The Nature Of God As It Relates To Evil from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. Randy Alcorn spoke at his home church, Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, on June 20-21, 2015, about the nature of God as it relates to evil. For more information, check out Randy's book If God Is Good.

Randy Alcorn answers questions about how to give generously in light of eternity at the Generous Giving 2015 conference in Colorado Springs. In this clip, Randy shares some scripture and thoughts about suffering, living for eternity and giving. 

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). By recognizing and believing in God’s sovereignty, even over Satan’s work, our perspective is transformed.

Most proposed solutions to the problem of evil and suffering have been around for a long time, but Open Theism is more recent.