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Essays on the Problem of Evil
Short articles that open one question at a time and lead back into the chapter that answers it in full.
Does God Need Us? The Doctrine of Divine Aseity Explained
Divine aseity means God depends on nothing outside Himself. Here is what that doctrine claims, and why it changes the problem of evil.
Related chapter: Chapter 1 · The Attributes of the Creator
Why Creation Is a Gift, Not a Necessity
If God lacked nothing, creation cannot be a need He satisfied. It can only be an act of giving. This is what that distinction changes.
Related chapter: Chapter 1 · The Attributes of the Creator
Ancient Myths vs. the Biblical God: Why Only One Needs Nothing From You
Mesopotamian and Greek gods ate, feuded and depended on human offerings. The God of Scripture explicitly does not. The contrast is decisive.
Related chapter: Chapter 1 · The Attributes of the Creator
From Potential to Act: How Evil Actually Entered the Universe
Evil did not need to be created to become possible. It only needed a free will to move it from potential into act. Here is how that happened.
Related chapter: Chapter 6 · Lucifer: From Potential to Act
The Fall of Lucifer: What Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 Really Say
Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are the two texts behind the fall of Lucifer. Read carefully, they describe pride, not a cosmic accident.
Related chapter: Chapter 6 · Lucifer: From Potential to Act
Can Free Will and God's Sovereignty Coexist?
Freedom and sovereignty are not rivals competing for the same space. This is the classic case for how both can be fully true at once.
Related chapter: Chapter 3 · Free Will
Why Did God Put the Tree of Knowledge in Eden?
The tree was not a trap. It was the one place where love could be refused — and therefore the one place where it could be real.
Related chapter: Chapter 7 · The Duality Revealed
The Cosmic Theater: How Human History Reveals God's Wisdom to Angels
Scripture says angels look on and learn from what happens to the church. Human history is a demonstration, not only a rescue.
Related chapter: Chapter 7 · The Duality Revealed
Guilty or Corrupted? What the Bible Says About Original Sin
Are we punished for Adam's guilt, or born into his corrupted nature? The difference decides whether God is just in judging us.
Related chapter: Chapter 8 · Guilty or Corrupted?
What Does 'It Is Finished' Really Mean?
The final word from the cross is a single Greek term used for settled debts. What exactly was completed at that moment?
Related chapter: Chapter 10 · Christ: The Duality Resolved
Is the Problem of Evil Actually Solved? A Biblical Case for the Cross
Most theodicies explain why evil is permitted. The biblical answer goes further: it names the place where evil was answered and ended.
Related chapter: Chapter 11 · The Cross as the End of Sin in Potential
Augustine, Irenaeus, C.S. Lewis: Comparing the Great Christian Theodicies
Privation, soul-making, and free will: three classic Christian answers to evil, what each explains well, and where each falls short.
Related chapter: Chapter 14 · Dialogue with Other Theodicies