Way of the Master on God's Will

Ever since I got this amazing little service known as Sirius Satellite Radio for my two hour daily commute, I picked up listening to Way of the Master Radio on Sirius Familynet (aka Southern Baptist Radio). For those who don't know, that's Kirk Cameron's (aka Mike Seaver of "Growing Pains" fame) radio program. As long as I've listened to it, I have never actually heard Kirk (wasn't his best friend on the show named Boner???), but instead I hear the equally entertaining (though far less dreamy) Ray Comfort and Todd Friel.

In any case, I have actually gained a real appreciation for the show. As a street theologian, I have never really appreciated that Protestants have seriousness and depth to their theology. However I do find some of their underlying assumptions to be faulty. They have a traditional outlook on Scripture without an understanding of what tradition is or where it came from. I can write about this later.

I found this thought interesting the other day, though (Perhaps I missed something): We do our best to interpret God's will and do it, but if something else happens, THAT was really God's will.

Part of me can accept this. What I have trouble understanding is whether he would say then if Adam's sin was God's will. I can believe that God knew, but that does not therefore make sin God's will. If the long term redemption is God's will, and God stands outside time while transcending through it, then bad things must invariably happen.

Basically, bad things happen because the world is fallen and awaiting a final consummation of the Kingdom. But, can I attribute evil to God? Since I can not, I am lead to believe that God tolerates evil because He allows people the free will to choose between good and evil, so that they may therefore be actually good. More to come.

-Steve K.