{"id":10954,"date":"2012-12-07T05:18:36","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T10:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=10954"},"modified":"2013-01-02T20:01:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T01:01:19","slug":"evil-the-justice-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/evil-the-justice-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil &#038; The Justice of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h5>\u00a0\u201cWhen people deny the humanity of others, they become evil themselves.\u201d \u00a0-N.T. Wright<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m preparing to do a quarter of a year (January-March) teaching with the themes and the companion videos of Tom Wright&#8217;s book <em>Evil and the Justice of God<\/em><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">We&#8217;ll be tackling some tough territory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Why is there so much Evil in the world? (More than ever?)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Why does God let it happen and what, if anything, is God doing <em>really<\/em> about it? (What&#8217;s going on?)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 How does the Bible approach the subject? (Whoa. Lots of common misunderstandings here!)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 How does Justice work? (Revenge, Justice, Mercy, we&#8217;ll be sorting that out.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What is our role or best response with regards to Evil? (Do we stand against it, roll over, avoid it, bear it? The answers may surprise you.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=thbloflicode-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=0830833986\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t make the classes Sundays 9:30-10:15 a.m. at <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a title=\"directions\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ie=UTF-8&amp;gl=us&amp;daddr=155+Reedsville+Road,+Schuylkill+Haven,+PA+17972&amp;panel=1&amp;f=d&amp;fb=1&amp;dirflg=d&amp;geocode=0,40.592944,-76.214137&amp;cid=0,0,2914403481169695662&amp;hq=bethesda+ec+church&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=-ta_UP_sHqGA0AGTg4HwBg&amp;ved=0CHMQngIwAA\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Bethesda<\/span><\/a><\/span>, I&#8217;ll be highlighting items here as I work on it and as I teach.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an intro video trailer. The book is remarkable. I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YsIdTcTVaNY?rel=0\" height=\"263\" width=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching in January 2013 from N.T. 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