How Much Does God Control?
Our answer to this question will tell us a lot about our ability to trust God. It will show how ready we are to answer the objection of skeptics that the kind of all-powerful, good God described in the Bible is a logical impossibility. Such people argue that the amount of pain and suffering in the world proves that if God is good He's not all-powerful, and that if He's all-powerful He isn't good.
While the argument sounds philosophical, it's as real as the pain and fear that touches each of our lives and families. Herb Vander Lugt, RBC senior research editor, understands some of these questions. In addition to more than 50 years of pastoral experience, he and his wife Ginny have raised a dearly loved daughter who was brain injured at birth. I pray that you will find his conclusions, as reflected in the following pages, both comforting and challenging.
Managing Editor: David Sper
Cover Photo: Liason International
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