Considering Whether Aspects of Keller’s Teaching are Biblical

Posted: August 5, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Just for Fun | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Dr. William Schweitzer writes,

Keller has two different ways of communicating the doctrine of hell, on for “traditionalists” and the other for “postmoderns”. … Keller’s teaching for the traditionalists seems consistent with the traditional doctrine. The real questions come regarding the message for postmoderns (52).

Evangelical Press has recently released Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical, a book which has not stirred up as much publicity as I thought would – then again it is engaging those who make the publicity. At any rate, if one is interested in reading an in-depth review without wanting to spend the time reading the whole book, Rachel Miller has done that for you. Rachel Miller is News Editor for the Aquila Report, she is also a homeschooling mother of 3 boys and member of a PCA church in Spring, Texas. This article first appeared on her blog, and you can read it here. It is rather long, enjoy.

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Why Does God Permit Evil?

Posted: October 8, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Tim Keller | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Recently preparing my lessons/lectures on the topic of “Why Suffering Exists if God Exist” for my high school apologetics course I came across a quote by Tim Keller. I found it worthwhile to repeat here for those that still follow along with my blog.

God only allows Satan to accomplish the very opposite of what he wants to accomplish. He only gives Satan enough rope to hang himself…God hates evil. He’s against it. He didn’t create a world in which evil existed. But He permits it. Why? He permits Satan only to bring evil into Job’s life in such a way, in such an amount, that actually completely defeats Satan’s real intention. Satan is only allowed by God to actually defeat himself and achieve the very opposite of what he wanted… He permits evil and suffering to come into your life only to the degree that it defeats the actual intention of Satan for you. Only to the degree that it makes you a great person. Only to the degree that it actually defeats itself.

*Words found in Timothy Keller Sermon Podcast, “Questions of Suffering.”

HT: Keller Quotes ~ The words of Dr. Timothy Keller