Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 01202 The book of Job is the Bible’s most sustained engagement with the problem of innocent suffering, and it remains one of the most honest, unsettling, and ultimately profound books in all of Scripture. Job’s story demolishes simplistic explanations of suffering while pointing toward something far deeper than any of his friends were able…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 01201 This question sits at the intersection of theology and lived experience, and how it is answered shapes everything about a person’s relationship with God. If God directly causes every instance of suffering, then He becomes morally responsible for evil. If He has no involvement at all, then He is either powerless or indifferent….
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 02056 The answer Scripture gives is a clear and unqualified no. God does not need us. Understanding why that is true — and why it is not a discouraging answer — takes us into some of the most important territory in the biblical doctrine of God. God Is Entirely Self-Sufficient Paul’s address to the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 02052 The word aseity comes from the Latin a se — meaning “from himself.” Divine aseity is the doctrine that God exists entirely from Himself, that He is dependent on nothing outside Himself for His being, His life, or His continued existence. He did not come into being through any prior cause. He cannot…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 02050 God does not change. That assertion, carried through consistently, shapes how we read every promise in Scripture, how we approach prayer, and what God’s love for us actually means across the long expanse of a lifetime. Divine immutability is the doctrine that God’s character, purposes, and promises remain absolutely constant. He was not…
Reading Time: 10 minutesQuestion 2063 When Jesus told the Samaritan woman that “God is Spirit” in John 4:24, He was making one of the most profound theological statements in all of Scripture. This simple declaration fundamentally shapes how we understand God’s nature, how we worship Him, and how we relate to Him. The Context of Jesus’ Declaration The…