God's Problem: Why is There Evil, Pain, and Suffering?
Presented by:
Common Faith Academy
Addressing the important issues.
Helping build your faith.
Online Courses
Specifically for our Youth
One of the primary criticisms atheists and agnostics level against Christianity is the problem of evil, pain and suffering. The non-believers say if there is a God why would He allow mankind to suffer pain and experience evil in this world.
This course will challenge you to test your faith in God against a former believer who now is agnostic.
One of the reasons he became agnostic is due to the problem of pain and suffering in a world where a loving God ultimately rules.
During this course you will read Bart Ehrman's book, God's Problem: How the Bible Fails To Answer Our Most Important Question-Why We Suffer.
You will read of challenges skeptics make on the Bible's reason for suffering, but rest assured there are answers to these challenges.
We will also address a defense to the challenges that Ehrman is not aware of. This class will run with weekly live webcast discussions.
This free 8 – week online course offered by Common Faith Academy explores this question.
The course is divided into 8 main topics called modules:
- Introduction: Why Does God Permit Evil?
- There is Evil and Suffering in the World Because God Punishes Us For Sin
- There is Suffering Because Man Sins Against Man
- There is Evil and Suffering So We Can Learn What Good and Love Is
- Suffering and Pain Are a Test and a Mystery
- There is Pain and Suffering Due to Evil Forces (Satan and his minions)
- There is Pain and Suffering So God Can Teach Us Lessons on How to Live
- Conclusion: The Last Great Day vs. Pain and Suffering
Course Duration: 8 weeks, approximately 1.5 – 2.5 hours/week Target Age Group: 14 – and up |