The Problem of Good: When the World Seems Fine without God

edited by D. Marion Clark

208 Pages | $14.99 | Paperback

Summary: The problem of evil is one we’re all familiar with, but what about the problem of good? If Christianity is true, why do many people seem to live moral, fulfilling lives outside the gospel? Will their good deeds save them? Is the traditional view of hell really justified? And if it is, how do we evangelize people who seem more upright than we are? Can we legitimately benefit from their contributions to culture and society?

Authors from a variety of backgrounds tackle these questions and others in a discussion of God’s common grace and its daily implications.

Contributors: D. Marion Clark, Paul David Tripp, Steven J. Lawson, Ruth Naomi Floyd, John Leonard, Sean Michael Lucas, Gene Edward Veith, and David Skeel.

Includes discussion questions.

About the Editor:

D. Marion Clark (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) served as executive minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for sixteen years and has edited two previous books.

 

 

What Others Are Saying About This Book:

“We struggle to explain why good things happen to bad people. . . . Why do so many sinners . . . receive so many divine blessings? And why does God allow so many good things to happen in the world through the actions of people who do not serve him, as well as through people who do? . . . Pastor Clark has dedicated his life to explaining biblical truth in clear, practical ways and to solving spiritual problems in the life of the church. He does all of that here, in The Problem of Good. There is no other book like it.”

— Philip Graham Ryken, President, Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois

 

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