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“Let the morning and evening see God worshiped in thy house.” – Cotton Mather I am writing this as a record to look back on and see the faithfulness of God in the midst of our attempt to make much of Him in our family. Hopefully, this can also serve as an example and encouragement for those who are considering such things. May our families be centered around the sole purpose of glorifying God…

On Thursday, Sept. 25, Founders Ministries informed the public that Voddie Baucham Jr. died earlier that day after “suffering an emergency medical incident.” “We are saddened to inform friends that our dear brother, Voddie Baucham, Jr., has left the land of the dying and entered the land of the living,” Founders Ministries posted on X. “Earlier today, after suffering an emergency medical…

Voddie Baucham, popular Florida area pastor and the president of the Founders Ministries, a Reformed Baptist organization based in Cape Coral, Florida, passed away at the age of 56, a statement on his social media handles read. Pastor Voddie Baucham.(X/@EqualProtectGA) “We are saddened to inform friends that our dear brother, Voddie Baucham, Jr., has left the land of the dying and entered the…

Voddie Baucham Publisher Defends ‘Fault Lines’ Against Plagiarism Claims

(RNS) — The writer of a bestselling Christian critique of important race idea denies claims the ebook’s creator misquoted sources and fabricated quotes. Salem Books writer Tim Peterson known as the claims unfounded. “Fault Strains” by Voddie Baucham Jr. was a prime 10 bestseller amongst faith books in April, Might and July, promoting tens of 1000’s of copies and prompting reward and criticism in…

Voddie Baucham Calls Critical Race Theory ‘Demonic Ideology’ | BCNN1

Christian Theologian Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr. has been studying Critical Theory long before it because a household name in recent months, and he doesn’t mince words when giving his thoughts on the subject. Working primarily in Zambia as dean of theology at African Christian University, Baucham has a unique perspective when he comes back the states. In a recent interview with the Daily Wire to…

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It is common (and biblical!) to hear Christians put forward a positive case for God’s existence. It is less common to hear atheists do so. Their argument goes something like this: We shouldn’t believe something without evidence; there is no evidence for God’s existence; therefore, we should not believe He exists. They have a negative case for their worldview. Many actually believe it is impossible to provide a positive case for God’s non-existence.

There is, however, one argument that atheists have used to try to argue positively that God does not exist. It is called the Problem of Evil. It’s important to look at for two reasons: first, if it is the one argument atheists continually use, then we must be prepared for it; and second, many Christians have a problem with it, too!

The argument goes this way: God would have the power, knowledge, and will to prevent evil in this world; there is evil in this world; therefore, the God must not exist.

Put a bit less formally, the argument says if God loves us so much, He would keep us from suffering. After all, every parent who loves their child would do the same. Who would stand by while their child played near a busy street intersection? Who wouldn’t pull their child out of a fire if they were able? Yet God allows people to suffer and die for no apparent reason. In other words, why would a good God allow bad things to happen?

The problem with the argument is that it makes a lot of unnecessary assumptions. We will address this problem repeatedly, so rather than try to look at all of them, let’s just look at one:

It assumes that we don’t deserve to suffer.

There are, of course, other issues involved. The first usually cited is free will. This, though, gets right to the heart of the matter. If a rapist goes to jail, does anyone complain about the “evil” they have suffered? Of course not. They got what they deserved for their crime. Imagine if a rapist were to say, “I cannot believe you would allow me to go to prison. How dare you!” That would be absurd. On the other hand, if they were allowed to go free, society would be justified in saying, “I cannot believe you would allow him to go free. How dare you!”

Every time we point at God and demand an explanation for our suffering, we are presuming our innocence; the argument only works if we do not deserve to suffer. The issue is not if God would allow suffering. It is whether He would allow unjust suffering. In actuality, those who use the Problem of Evil are assuming moral equality with God. They are simply justifying their own selves.

I agree with Voddie Baucham, who argued that the real question is not how a good God would allow suffering, but how a good God could know my evil and allow me to experience one moment of pleasure. The one suffering the evil is God, not me, for it is He has to suffer the injustice!

The opinion that we are basically good is no basis on which to try to argue the objective fact of God’s non-existence. It is simply an unjustified assertion. Others, then, will point to what they believe to be unjustified suffering (i.e., children starving to death in third-world countries). Before we allow them to condemn God for that, however, look at the clothes on their back, the shoes on their feet, the car they drive, the house they live in, and all the other niceties they enjoy. If they will not give up their luxuries so others can have basic needs, then what moral right do they have to condemn God? If they won’t help, why should they be mad at God?

The Bible declares that all men have sinned and deserve death. If it is true, then evil is not a problem. God would be within His rights to allow us to suffer much more than we do now. It is only by His grace and mercy that we do not.