Understanding God's Unchanging Goodness

Greg responds to objections to his view that God’s voice can’t be missed, then he answers questions about thanking God for his goodness when something bad doesn’t happen, defending penal substitutionary atonement, Iran and the Ezekiel 38 prophecy, and the nature of identity.   Topics:

1. Commentary: Challenges to Greg’s view that God’s voice can’t be missed (00:00)
2. Am I wrong to object when people say God is good when something bad almost happens but doesn’t? (19:00)
3. How should I respond to my deconstructing friend’s objections to penal substitutionary atonement? (32:00)
4. What are your thoughts on the theory that the Iran bombing in June was the start of the prophecy in Ezekiel 38? (45:00)
5. If a man switches the boards in his porch with the boards in his neighbor’s porch one at a time until he has all of his neighbor’s boards, has he stolen his neighbor’s porch? (48:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Be One of the 100 – Become a strategic partner
• When God Speaks by Greg Koukl
• Reality Student Apologetics Conference – September 12–13 in Atlanta, GA; October 17–18 in Seattle, WA; November 7–8 in Minneapolis, MN; February 20–21, 2026 in Dallas, TX; March 13–14, 2026 in Philadelphia, PA; April 24–25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA
• The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl
• Why the Blood? by Greg Koukl
• Precious Unborn Human Persons by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

• Does God Whisper? Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 by Greg Koukl
• Isn’t God Faithful Even if He Doesn’t Give Me What I Prayed For? – Greg and Amy respond
• The Danger of Building Your Theology on Anything Other Than the Bible by Amy Hall (on why deconstructionists who reject penal substitutionary atonement end up in legalism)
• The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond by Tim Barnett and Alisa Childers