Sandy: God’s Destroyer
Langerak argues that Hurricane Sandy was a direct act of God's sovereign providence, refuting both secular explanations and the false doctrine of dualism that denies God's control over evil. The article defends God's absolute sovereignty and goodness against the unbeliever's mockery and the problem of evil objection, asserting that denying God's dominion over calamity undermines the confession of God Himself.
The eastern half of the United States was smitten a few weeks ago by a fierce storm from the hand of God. She is called Sandy, an ironic name for such a terrible storm. The storm named Sandy, defender of men, was the destroyer of men. She destroyed over one hundred lives and billions of dollars in property. She destroyed land, fields, houses, cars, businesses, boats, and buildings. She was a destroyer from God. To the unbeliever the statement that such an event is from God is absurd and...
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