If God is good, why is there so much pain and suffering in this world? Does God really love me? What does Christianity have to offer for those who are hurting? How do we respond to the problem of evil, or the problem of pain and suffering? These are some of the most challenging questions any Christian will ever face. In this special live event talk at Defend 2026 in New Orleans, Matthew tackles the issue - first from a philosophical perspective, and then from a pastoral perspective. Recommended Video: Why Did God Allow Job to Suffer? (It's not to win a bet!) • Why did God Allow Job To Suffer? (It's Not... If you like what you saw, please support this channel by subscribing and dropping a comment. I'd love to hear from you! 🙂 0:00 About 0:23 Introduction 7:44 The Intellectual Problem of Suffering 14:41 Natural Evil When Free Will Doesn't Help 17:50 The Evidential Problem of Suffering 24:22 The Bibles Lessons on Suffering 29:36 Our Suffering Savior 37:00 Closing Statements 42:45 Q&A If you're interested to learn more about why I believe Christianity is true, I suggest you start with my series on the historical reliability of the Gospels: • Reliability of the Gospels Here's another series I made on Bible Difficulties: • Bible Difficulties Series I wrote a book! Check out Why Did God Do That?: Discovering God's Goodness in the Hard Passages of Scripture. Available on Amazon and https://store.josh.org/product/why-di... #apologetics #defend2026 #matthewtingblad #problemofevil #problemofsuffering I serve as a speaker and author with Sightline. To learn more or invite me to your event, visit https://sightlineministry.org/contrib... CATCH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Facebook: / matthewtingblad X: https://x.com/matthewtingblad Instagram: / matthewtingblad