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Problem of Evil

If God created everything, how is it that God didn’t create evil?

By Filings on Thu, 04/13/23
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An “illustration of this is the difference between light and darkness. Light actually exists. There are waves and particles; there is such a thing as light, but there is no such thing as darkness. Darkness is simply a lack of light.” - Ligonier

Why Does Creation Groan? Christianity Today Gives a Very Wrong Answer

By Filings on Tue, 04/11/23
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“…the god of evolution is an ogre who used a wasteful, brutal process to create life and the universe! At least Schneider is honest about what the evolutionary story means for theology (though, of course, he goes on to invent a way to explain evolution and a loving God).” - Ken Ham

Science, Faith, and the Problem of Pain

By Filings on Tue, 08/16/22
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“…every worldview under the Sun must deal with the problem of pain and suffering….. having God in the equation is humanity’s last best hope of making sense of this issue.” - Reasons

R.C. Sproul on the Problem of Pain

By Filings on Thu, 06/30/22
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“Whatever else evil is, it is not illusory. We experience the pangs of its impact, not only in an individual sense, but in a cosmic sense. The whole creation groans, we are told by Scripture, waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.” - Ligonier

The problem of moral evil: Calvinism vs. Molinism

By Filings on Mon, 01/17/22
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“As to each of the men’s positions, White is a reformed theologian (i.e., a Calvinist) while Craig espouses Molinism. Both affirmed the Westminster Confession of Faith’s stand on God and evil (section 5.4).” - CPost

What Americans Believe about Suffering

By Filings on Thu, 12/02/21
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“…the Pew study shows that the religious problem of suffering is not a major concern for most people today after all. Only 14% of American adults say that “sometimes I think the suffering in the world is an indication that there is no God.’” - Veith

How Romans 5 Brought Me to Christ When Suffering Had Killed My Faith

By Filings on Mon, 08/16/21
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“How could God allow such evil? How could he permit suffering to ravage people who love their families and dream of happiness and hope for something better, as we all do?” - TGC

Atheodicy: The Problem of Evil without God

By Filings on Wed, 10/28/20
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“if, as some conclude, there is no God, the Problem of Evil remains. Indeed, it intensifies, to the point of becoming unbearable. This is the challenge of ‘atheodicy.’ So says University of San Diego law professor Steven Smith in his Public Square article entitled Injustice, Outrage, and the Problem of Atheodicy.” - Veith

Reconciling an all-powerful/good God with the evil and tragedies that occur in life

By Filings on Wed, 01/08/20
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Top three reasons people reject Christianity

American Couple Believing 'Evil Is A Make-Believe Concept' Bike Through Territory Near Afghan Border. ISIS Stabs Them To Death.

By Jim on Thu, 08/16/18
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You watch the news and you read the papers and you’re led to believe that the world is a big, scary place. People, the narrative goes, are not to be trusted. People are bad. People are evil. People are axe murderers and monsters and worse. I don’t buy it.

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