Is God Really In Control? | The Horse and His Boy

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Is God Really In Control? | The Horse and His Boy

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The Horse and His Boy is the Narnia book most people skip—and the one with one of the most difficult question at its center: if God is behind every event of your life, including the painful ones, is that the most comforting idea imaginable or the most unsettling? This week we sit inside Aslan’s “I was the lion” speech and ask what it would mean if it were true. We also dig into the difference between God’s sovereignty and his providence, where C.S. Lewis actually landed on free will and divine control, why providence is something you can usually only recognize looking backward, and why, in the end, we both walk away from this strange, intimate little book feeling more comforted than unsettled. In this episode: (00:00) Intro (01:03) Real decisions, or God’s plan? (02:00) The best Narnia book nobody reads (07:00) From slavery to royalty: Shasta’s story (13:30) “I was the lion” — comforting or terrifying? (15:33) Sovereignty vs. providence (19:45) Was C.S. Lewis a Molinist? (24:11) Where we land: free will, control & the invisible hand (29:10) Holding the mystery without weaponizing it (37:14) Why Aslan won’t explain Aravis’s wounds (40:22) The comfort of being seen in the dark Links C.S. Lewis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia Al Mohler: https://albertmohler.com/ John Piper: https://www.desiringgod.org/ William Lane Craig: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lane_Craig Ravi Zacharias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravi_Zacharias Providence by John Piper: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/providence Charles Spurgeon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Spurgeon Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis: https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926 Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton: https://www.amazon.com/Orthodoxy-G-K-Chesterton-G-K/dp/1657592197 The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God by John Piper: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/the-misery-of-job-and-the-mercy-of-god Connect with Adam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avclark Connect with Aaron Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fromgreytown Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://thechristiansekptic.org Instagram: https://instagram.com/christianskepticpod Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-skeptic/id1761285349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HlSAPHewfbLESl61D3XH9 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thechristianskeptic Get full show notes and links at https://www.thechristianskeptic.org. Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@thechristianskeptic.

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