John Lennox is probably the best, though certainly at least one of the best, debates against the atheists on the side of Christianity. I heard him against Richard Dawkins a while back and here he is in another debate though I don't know who he is debateing this time as I've only heard his talk. As usual he's excellent.
BUT. Why is it that so many otherwise good solid orthodox Christians stumble on the Problem of Pain> Ireally don't get it. He said that this is the biggest problem he's had to face in his Christian life. Why? Surely the Fall explains it all. The Fall is certainly orthodox theology, why is it so often forgotten in this context?
This world is not the world God created, this is a world destroyed by sin and by judgment for sin brought by God, especially in the worldwide Flood of Noah. From the moment our first parents disobeyed God by eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil which He had forbidden to them, we hvave been subject to every kind of injury, disease and death, every kind of suffering and pain. All these things are the death that God said would be the consequence of their disobedience and because we are all the genetic descendants of Adam we inherit the death that he brought into the world. Jesus has brought us healing for the Fall but it isn't yet a full healing and won't be until He has returned and reclaimed His Creation.
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