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John S. Feinberg Sovereignty Theodicy/Defence: Eight Ways God Could Eliminate Evil (PhD Edit)
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Twitter version I
Third, Feinberg’s next option for having God eliminate moral evil would be to eliminate desires.
Twitter version II
Since Feinberg assumes desires lead to choice, he believes that if God prevented human desires, no moral evil could exist.
Twitter version III
Additionally, Feinberg notes that without desires human beings would not have the will to acquire things essential for life, and the human race would eventually cease to exist. This, of course, would have contradicted God’s plans.
Twitter version IV
If human desire was eliminated completely an important aspect of human freedom would vanish, that being the potential human desire to freely follow God.
Twitter version V
It seems reasonable that humanity would have to desire to freely return love to their creator, as it would be questionable whether or not true love could exist merely instinctively and without desire.
Referenced: Feinberg (1994: 132).
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.
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FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1986) Predestination and Free Will, in David Basinger and Randall Basinger (eds.), Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press.
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (1994) The Many Faces of Evil, Grand Rapids, Zondervan Publishing House.
FEINBERG, JOHN.S. (2001) No One Like Him, John S. Feinberg (gen.ed.), Wheaton, Illinois, Crossway Books.
2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
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You Tube sermons and teaching
Like many 'younger' people (this seems to mean, being not of the traditional generation, more and more, which makes me snicker), I view/listen to a significant amount of You Tube, especially sermons and teaching. Pastor Courson has his Searchlight with Jon Courson, channel. Although his theology is not as Reformed as mine; I have listened to him since 1987 when I was just beginning to engage more with serious scholarship. Over the years, I have respected his increased emphasis on being guided by the Holy Spirit, prayer and scripture in loving those within the Christian Church, and those outside of the Christian Church, in truth. This opposed to overly argumentative political and theological approaches, which to be honest and blunt, can be observed from many present Christian sources.
I also listen to sermons in regards to dating and marriage in the western world, from both Christian and secular teachers, both male and female. In my humble opinion, there has been significant sinfulness and reasoning errors exposed on You Tube, as in there are tremendous problems with the usually non-biblical approaches from both sexes. I, can relate as someone that is both finite and sinful, saved and justified by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 1-2). For me, I prayerfully apply Pastor Courson's approach to all issues including dating and marriage.
COURSON, JON (2005) Application Commentary, Thomas Nelson, Nashville.
