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Why Does It Seem like Things Aren’t Working out for Good?


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Greg reflects on the words in Christmas carols, talks about the promise in Romans 8:28 that “God causes all things to work together for good,” then answers questions about his process for reading books, a defense for Noah’s ark, and the Calvinist view of free will.
 
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Commentary: Why does it seem like things aren’t working out for good? (00:00)
  • What process do you use for reading books to get the most out of them? (16:00)
  • Do you have a good defense for Noah’s ark? (35:00)
  • Is the Calvinist view of free will correct? (45:00)
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    Reading Less, More—and Twice as Fast by Greg Koukl
  • The Genesis Flood: The Biblical Record and its Scientific Implications by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris
  • Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God by Kevin DeYoung
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    “Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It by Amy Hall
  • Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
  • How Can We Condemn Evil if God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
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