Beauty and Morality Are Objective

Greg reflects on the objective nature of beauty and morality, then he answers questions about how providence and the decrees of God play out in life and how to manage a denominational split in a way that shows respect to all but still makes clear the danger of staying in the denomination. Topics:

1. Commentary: Beauty and morality are objective. (00:00)
2. How does providence and the decrees of God play out in life? (20:00)
3. As part of a team managing a denominational split, could I have taken a better approach that showed respect to all but still made clear the danger of staying within the denomination? (50:00)

Mentioned on the Show:

• STR Outposts
• A Response to the Rising Antisemitism – Previous episode
• How Should Christians View and Treat the Jews? – Previous episode
• Dogmatic Theology by William G.T. Shedd, edited by Alan Gomes

Related Links:

• Providence by John Piper
• How Can We Condemn Evil If God Is Sovereign? by Amy Hall
• God Can Work Through Anyone and Everything—Even You and Your Sin by Amy Hall
• “Forced Love” Is the Wrong Way to Look at It by Amy Hall
• Excusing Sinners and Blaming God: A Calvinist Assessment of Determinism, Moral Responsibility, and Divine Involvement in Evil by Guillaume Bignon
• God Reforms Hearts: Rethinking Free Will and the Problem of Evil by Thaddeus Williams