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Teacher: Mitchell East
The Church Fathers taught that God has perfect joy, which means that God, in his divine nature, cannot suffer. But this teaching flies in the face of a recent idea that God suffers alongside us. Which teaching is more faithful to Scripture? Which teaching holds good news for the suffering of the world?
By Pepperdine UniversityTeacher: Mitchell East
The Church Fathers taught that God has perfect joy, which means that God, in his divine nature, cannot suffer. But this teaching flies in the face of a recent idea that God suffers alongside us. Which teaching is more faithful to Scripture? Which teaching holds good news for the suffering of the world?