Can Morality Exist Without Divine Authority? A Conversation on Christianity and Suffering

I have had several long conversations about Christianity, the Bible, morality, suffering, God and what it means to be human. I am sharing some of them here as honest exchanges between people with different convictions, not as debates that must have a winner. In this first three-part conversation, Ifeoluwa and Royce question how people can know that the Bible is God’s revelation. They also examine whether Christianity’s global influence proves its truth, or whether belief is often shaped by history, family and culture. The discussion then turns to suffering, divine judgment and moral authority. Royce challenges the idea that actions become good simply because they are said to be commanded by God, while Ifeoluwa argues that God, as creator, has the right to judge and set the standard of morality. At the heart of the exchange is a difficult question: should people suspend moral judgment when divine authority is claimed, or can human reason still evaluate ideas of justice, harm, consent and responsibility?

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