PhD: Twitter quote 11

PhD: Twitter quote 11

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2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter 

Kirk Durston (2000) explains gratuitous evil is commonly understood as evil that God could have prevented without forfeiting a greater good, or permitting a worse evil. Durston (2000: 67). 

DURSTON, KIRK (2000) ‘The Consequential Complexity of History and Gratuitous Evil’, in Religious Studies, Volume 36, pp. 65-80. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

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PhD: Twitter quote 10

PhD: Twitter quote 10

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2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter 

R.K. McGregor Wright states that God cannot violate his own attributes and could not, for example, make a stone too heavy for the almighty to lift. Wright (1996: 278).

WRIGHT, R.K.McGREGOR (1996) No Place for Sovereignty, Downers Grove, Illinois, InterVarsity Press.

PhD: Twitter quote 9

PhD: Twitter quote 9

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Rebard (1996) states that the logical problem of evil exists as God is omnibenevolent and omnipotent. If God cannot end evil, he is not omnipotent, and if he can prevent evil and does not, he is not omnibenevolent or all loving.

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Philosopher Theodore P. Rebard (1996) states that the logical problem of evil exists since God is omnibenevolent and omnipotent, Rebard (1996: 1). He writes critics can view the logical problem as meaning that if God cannot end evil, he is not omnipotent, and if he can prevent evil and does not, he is not omnibenevolent or all loving. Rebard (1996: 1). 

Greek philosopher Epicurus was known to have made a similar statement. Epicurus (341-270 B.C.)(1949: 80). Rebard concludes that God either does not exist or is misunderstood. Rebard (1996: 1).

EPICURUS (341-270 B.C.)(1949) in Overcoming Evil from the German translation, Von der Ueberwindung der Furcht, Zurich, Von der Ueberwindung der Furcht. 

REBARD, THEODORE P. (1996) ‘The Problem of Evil Revisited’, in Catholic.net, North Haven, Connecticut, Christian Philosophy, Catholic. net. http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Faith/1112-96/philos1.html

And forgive us our debt?

 

And forgive us our debt?

Thank you for this video to Mr. Arne Kaare Novik.

Personally, having overcome, by God's guidance and human financial assistance, student loans; I very much live a life of limited debt. 

I sought some reasonable Proverbs on the subject of debt, somewhat connected to the video. I found one verse that may suffice.

King James Version (KJV)

Proverbs 22:7

7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

To quote one commentary based on this verse:

'If you're constantly borrowing, you'll always be in a subevent position and therefore prone to bitterness.' (Courson: 248).

And another states that it is the job of good government to make sure that rule does not lead to oppression, nor cruel slavery. (Martin: 680).

COURSON, JON (2005) Application Commentary, Thomas Nelson, Nashville.

MARTIN, CHARLES G (1986) 'Proverbs' in The International Bible Commentary, Grand Rapids, Zondervan.

 

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