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Evil and the Justice of God
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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For too long we have naively believed in the modern idea of human progress. In contrast, postmodern thinkers have rightly argued that evil is real, powerful and important, but they give no real clue as to what we should do about it. In fact, evil is more serious than either our culture or our theology has supposed. How then might Jesus' death be the culmination of the Old Testament solution to evil but on a wider and deeper scale than most imagine? Can we possibly envision a world in which we are delivered from evil? How might we work toward such a future through prayer and justice in the present? These are the powerful and pressing themes that N. T. Wright addresses in this book that is at once timely and timeless.
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- Dr. Manoj Kumar Khatore
- 05-05-24
What is God doing about evil in this world?
Prof Wright addresses the most problematic question we face as Christ-followers. *What is God doing about evil in this world?* First, he discusses the various ideological and religious viewpoints on the Problem of Evil. Second, Prof Wright uses the Biblical paradigm –the story of Israel ending in Jesus’ crucifixion– to examine the problem in depth. Third, he shows us how, in Jesus’s death and resurrection, God’s justice decisively dealt with evil.
Finally, Prof Wright demonstrates how to live out what Jesus has offered us–Corporately and Personally–by being led by His Spirit. Forgiveness is the best way to tackle evil done to us or by us. He thinks a paradigm of forgiveness and reconciliation would help us sort out problems ranging from ethnic/racial disputes to dealing with the debts of underprivileged countries to criminal justice reforms. Overall, it is a comprehensive study of evil, its effects, and the Biblical solution. Some interesting quotes follow.
We are called not just to understand the problem of evil and the justice of God but also to be part of the solution. We are called to live between the cross and resurrection on the one hand and the new world on the other. We are called to bring the two together in prayer, holiness, and action within the present world.
Forgiveness doesn’t mean we don’t take evil seriously after all; it means we do. Forgiveness doesn’t mean “I didn’t really mind” or “it didn’t really matter.” We cannot and must not soften the blow; we cannot and must not pretend that evil isn’t that bad after all...
...When we forgive someone, we not only release them from the burden of our anger and its possible consequences; we release ourselves from the burden of whatever it was they had done to us and from the crippled emotional state in which we shall go on living if we don’t forgive them and instead cling to our anger and bitterness. – Chapter 5.
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