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Why God Sometimes “Can’t”
Greg continues his thoughts on sickness and spiritual warfare by addressing the question of why God “can’t” intervene in some circumstances of illness.
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Free Will, God, Prayer, Problem of Evil, Sickness, Warfare Worldview, freedom
Topics: Open Theism, Spiritual Warfare, Cosmic Conflict
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