God is morally responsible for giving the good thing called free will, but He is not morally responsible for all the evil we do with our freedom.

Norman Geisler (1932–2019), US-amerikanischer christlicher Theologe, Philosoph und Apologet

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Wisdom & Understanding, Freedom & Truth

Occasions: For Reflection

Norman Geisler

Norman Geisler (1932–2019) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Theologe, Philosoph und Mitbegründer mehrerer akademischer Ausbildungsstätten. Bekannt wurde er als produktiver Verfechter der klassischen christlichen Apologetik sowie als treibende Kraft hinter der Chicago-Erklärung zur biblischen Irrtumslosigkeit, wobei sein scharfes Vorgehen gegen theologische Abweichungen im evangelikalen Raum teils heftige Kontroversen auslöste. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er vor allem als systematischer Verteidiger des christlichen Glaubens und als Autor zahlreicher Nachschlagewerke zu scheinbaren Bibelwidersprüchen.

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