This series is great. Each episode takes one chapter from the book Theodicy of Love and JP goes in many datails. Much more than the other videos I've seen from JP.
Thank you so much for pursuing your desire to vindicate the character of Father God and His Holy Son! I’m so glad Father god and Jesus proved to the angelic and human world that God never fights evil with evil -but he conquers evil with extreme goodness, love and mercy at Calvary!!!!
Excellent discourse! So many preachers take a minimalist and shallow approach to the hardest questions that so many people have and often never utter because they may sound heretical. They are not. The "Who's Who" in the Bible struggled, often indignantly, with deep questions and doubt. It's fabulous to plow head on INTO hard questions, matching your questions with your quest. I applaud you. The church needs this.
If God would intervene to stop a tornado or prevent a plane crash by whatever means He chooses it would be inconsistent with the statement that Christ made concerning "time and chance", which He says happens to all men. It is possible that God would be bound by precedent to intervene in ALL such incident/accidents in order to be a God of equity. The only exceptions would be when someone who is a part of God's household (a son of God) is the recipient of that mercy or those accompanying that person. I can think of Paul when He was shipwrecked.
God performed a special intervention for Saul of Tarsus. Why does he not do that for everyone? He also performed a special intervention for Peter, of whom Jesus says, "Then Jesus replied, “Happy are you, Simon son of Jonah, because no human has shown this to you. Rather my Father who is in heaven has shown you" (Matthew 16:17). If God would reveal Himself specially to Saul, a man who was murdering Christians, why would He not do that for everyone? It makes God out to be arbitrary and a respecter of persons.
@@cklesterOf course this is a difficult question and there is no way to know for sure, but my guess is that He does it for some people (in some cases) that are very important for the spread of the Christianity. God does care not simply for Paul and Peter, but to all whom his message will reach. It has been similar to Abraham and and Israel, who are supposed to be a blessing to rest of the world. As for the revelation that Christ is God to Peter, this is not unique for him. Understanding that Christ is the Son of God and his special mission to give Himself for us comes always by revelation from above
@@stoianski Yes, and the (seeming) arbitrariness of to whom this revelation is given does not bode well for God's fair-and-just image. I like your guess. However, who is not "very important" for the spread of Christianity? Wouldn't every human being be that important to God, as he "desires all to come to the knowledge of Christ." And "God so loved the world..." It is one thing to have the message delivered by Paul or Peter; it is quite another to have it delivered by God himself. These two are not comparable at all.
How do you square God "hardening the heart" of Pharaoh? Or blinding the Israelites to come to an awareness. I'm not a Bible Scholar so can't quote the verse….but hopefully you will know to which I refer?
Peckham must admit that God, at least in some cases, does violate human free will. First, there are many examples in the Bible where God violates human free will. Second, nobody could be saved if God did not so intervene in a life, because we would not reach out to God in our state of delirious selfishness. So, God must do something in our lives that increases our awareness of his existence and character. I hope he addresses your question.
@moki888 Hardened heart does not stop free will. It is our choice and the consequence of our heart harding. Your decision creates a hard hard. Pharaoh sined, and god is justice. All will pay for their sin. You and I are equal to pharaoh. Designers of our own heart via our trespass against God. Pharoah freely chose to fight God. And God just did what he said he would do from the beginning. Are you here to scoff God or learn, I wonder?
@@MaxPowers-so4rr I simply asked a question as I was confused by these TWO questions….it's you who twisted my intention. Judgement is the Lord's. Not mine.
Dr. Peckham, is God really all that great or loving if his plan calls for the sacrifice of billions upon billions of human beings to save a fraction of them? That is, essentially, what most of Christendom believes today... narrow is the way and few find it. Let's say 100 billion human beings have existed from Eden to now. How many of them are saved? 20 billion? 10 billion? Up to 50 billion? If so, Satan can reasonably boast, "Most of them chose me." Death wins. The sting of the grave is triumphant, so the cry, "O, Death! Where is they sting?" is somewhat weak. If anything, it is a Pyrrhic victory... wouldn't you agree?
Nicely Done and thanks so much for this posting....a blessing, Pastor Gio and Dr. Peckham!
This series is great. Each episode takes one chapter from the book Theodicy of Love and JP goes in many datails. Much more than the other videos I've seen from JP.
I have a preorder in for the new book on prayer.
Thank you so much for pursuing your desire to vindicate the character of Father God and His Holy Son! I’m so glad Father god and Jesus proved to the angelic and human world that God never fights evil with evil -but he conquers evil with extreme goodness, love and mercy at Calvary!!!!
Excellent discourse! So many preachers take a minimalist and shallow approach to the hardest questions that so many people have and often never utter because they may sound heretical. They are not. The "Who's Who" in the Bible struggled, often indignantly, with deep questions and doubt. It's fabulous to plow head on INTO hard questions, matching your questions with your quest. I applaud you. The church needs this.
The love of God is a well-explored theme in Christian theology. What is John's unique contribution in his books?
How’s it going
If God would intervene to stop a tornado or prevent a plane crash by whatever means He chooses it would be inconsistent with the statement that Christ made concerning "time and chance", which He says happens to all men. It is possible that God would be bound by precedent to intervene in ALL such incident/accidents in order to be a God of equity. The only exceptions would be when someone who is a part of God's household (a son of God) is the recipient of that mercy or those accompanying that person. I can think of Paul when He was shipwrecked.
God performed a special intervention for Saul of Tarsus. Why does he not do that for everyone? He also performed a special intervention for Peter, of whom Jesus says, "Then Jesus replied, “Happy are you, Simon son of Jonah, because no human has shown this to you. Rather my Father who is in heaven has shown you" (Matthew 16:17). If God would reveal Himself specially to Saul, a man who was murdering Christians, why would He not do that for everyone? It makes God out to be arbitrary and a respecter of persons.
@@cklesterOf course this is a difficult question and there is no way to know for sure, but my guess is that He does it for some people (in some cases) that are very important for the spread of the Christianity. God does care not simply for Paul and Peter, but to all whom his message will reach. It has been similar to Abraham and and Israel, who are supposed to be a blessing to rest of the world.
As for the revelation that Christ is God to Peter, this is not unique for him. Understanding that Christ is the Son of God and his special mission to give Himself for us comes always by revelation from above
@@stoianski Yes, and the (seeming) arbitrariness of to whom this revelation is given does not bode well for God's fair-and-just image. I like your guess. However, who is not "very important" for the spread of Christianity? Wouldn't every human being be that important to God, as he "desires all to come to the knowledge of Christ." And "God so loved the world..." It is one thing to have the message delivered by Paul or Peter; it is quite another to have it delivered by God himself. These two are not comparable at all.
How do you square God "hardening the heart" of Pharaoh? Or blinding the Israelites to come to an awareness. I'm not a Bible Scholar so can't quote the verse….but hopefully you will know to which I refer?
Peckham must admit that God, at least in some cases, does violate human free will. First, there are many examples in the Bible where God violates human free will. Second, nobody could be saved if God did not so intervene in a life, because we would not reach out to God in our state of delirious selfishness. So, God must do something in our lives that increases our awareness of his existence and character. I hope he addresses your question.
@moki888 Hardened heart does not stop free will. It is our choice and the consequence of our heart harding. Your decision creates a hard hard. Pharaoh sined, and god is justice. All will pay for their sin. You and I are equal to pharaoh. Designers of our own heart via our trespass against God. Pharoah freely chose to fight God. And God just did what he said he would do from the beginning. Are you here to scoff God or learn, I wonder?
@@MaxPowers-so4rr I simply asked a question as I was confused by these TWO questions….it's you who twisted my intention. Judgement is the Lord's. Not mine.
@moki888 I asked a question
Dr. Peckham, is God really all that great or loving if his plan calls for the sacrifice of billions upon billions of human beings to save a fraction of them? That is, essentially, what most of Christendom believes today... narrow is the way and few find it. Let's say 100 billion human beings have existed from Eden to now. How many of them are saved? 20 billion? 10 billion? Up to 50 billion? If so, Satan can reasonably boast, "Most of them chose me." Death wins. The sting of the grave is triumphant, so the cry, "O, Death! Where is they sting?" is somewhat weak. If anything, it is a Pyrrhic victory... wouldn't you agree?