The Problem of Evil: A Theodicy for the Covenant Universalist Theodicy Lesson 8 Law vs Love

Описание: In Lesson 8 of The Problem of Evil: A Theodicy for the Covenant Universalist, Dr. William M. Brennan explores one of the most misunderstood issues in Christian theology: the relationship between God’s law and God’s character.

Many theological systems emphasize divine sovereignty and divine law in a way that unintentionally distorts the goodness of God—especially when love is reduced to mere external obedience. In this lesson, we examine how law can become weaponized when it is detached from God’s moral nature, and why this leads to serious contradictions in doctrines like reprobation, predestination, and eternal hell.

📌 In this lesson, you’ll learn:
✅ Why love fulfills the law (Romans 13:8)—not the other way around
✅ How a law-centered theology can quietly leave room for hatred
✅ What Jesus reveals about the heart of the law in the Sermon on the Mount
✅ The Euthyphro Problem: Is something good because God commands it—or does God command it because it’s good?
✅ How “law above God” and “law below God” both collapse into error
✅ Why God’s decree permits what His law forbids—and what that means for evil
✅ How universal restoration resolves the tension between law, mercy, love, and justice

Dr. Brennan argues that God’s law is not an abstract standard outside of Him—it is a revelation of God’s own character. And if God truly commands love, mercy, and reconciliation, then evil cannot be eternal. Only universal reconciliation protects God’s moral consistency and final victory.

📖 Key Themes:
The Problem of Evil • Theodicy • God’s Law • Divine Love • Predestination • Reprobation • Calvinism vs Arminianism • Universal Restoration • Reformed Universalism • Eternal Hell Debate