Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
If God is good, why is there so much pain and suffering in this world? Does God really love me? What does Christianity have to offer for those who are hurting? How do we respond to the problem of evil, or the problem of pain and suffering? These are some of the most challenging questions any Christian will ever face. In this special live event talk at Defend 2026 in New Orleans, Matthew tackles the issue - first from a philosophical perspective, and then from a pastoral perspective.
Recommended Video: Why Did God Allow Job to Suffer? (It's not to win a bet!) youtu.be/9OqEPkENoWY
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0:00 About
0:23 Introduction
7:44 The Intellectual Problem of Suffering
14:41 Natural Evil When Free Will Doesn't Help
17:50 The Evidential Problem of Suffering
24:22 The Bibles Lessons on Suffering
29:36 Our Suffering Savior
37:00 Closing Statements
42:45 Q&A
If you're interested to learn more about why I believe Christianity is true, I suggest you start with my series on the historical reliability of the Gospels:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
Here's another series I made on Bible Difficulties:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
I wrote a book! Check out Why Did God Do That?: Discovering God's Goodness in the Hard Passages of Scripture. Available on Amazon and store.josh.org/product/why-did-god-do-that-discovering-gods-goodness-in-the-hard-passages-of-scripture
#apologetics #defend2026 #matthewtingblad #problemofevil #problemofsuffering
I serve as a speaker and author with Sightline. To learn more or invite me to your event, visit sightlineministry.org/contributors/matthew-tingblad
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If God is good, why is there so much pain and suffering in this world? Does God really love me? What does Christianity have to offer for those who are hurting? How do we respond to the problem of evil, or the problem of pain and suffering? These are some of the most challenging questions any Christian will ever face. In this special live event talk at Defend 2026 in New Orleans, Matthew tackles the issue - first from a philosophical perspective, and then from a pastoral perspective.
Recommended Video: Why Did God Allow Job to Suffer? (It's not to win a bet!) youtu.be/9OqEPkENoWY
If you like what you saw, please support this channel by subscribing and dropping a comment. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂
0:00 About
0:23 Introduction
7:44 The Intellectual Problem of Suffering
14:41 Natural Evil When Free Will Doesn't Help
17:50 The Evidential Problem of Suffering
24:22 The Bibles Lessons on Suffering
29:36 Our Suffering Savior
37:00 Closing Statements
42:45 Q&A
If you're interested to learn more about why I believe Christianity is true, I suggest you start with my series on the historical reliability of the Gospels:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63PnHLfTz17wYqKa3TXq8G-uk
Here's another series I made on Bible Difficulties:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbG4xNJY63Pm0zT2yZhaILuaPHmRYpKD6
I wrote a book! Check out Why Did God Do That?: Discovering God's Goodness in the Hard Passages of Scripture. Available on Amazon and store.josh.org/product/why-did-god-do-that-discovering-gods-goodness-in-the-hard-passages-of-scripture
#apologetics #defend2026 #matthewtingblad #problemofevil #problemofsuffering
I serve as a speaker and author with Sightline. To learn more or invite me to your event, visit sightlineministry.org/contributors/matthew-tingblad
CATCH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Facebook: facebook.com/matthewtingblad
X: https://x.com/matthewtingblad
Instagram: instagram.com/matthewtingblad
