The Issue
In an attempt to dismantle the notion of a God-reality, atheistic philosophers have crafted seemingly unanswerable quandaries aimed at destroying theism. One of these predicaments is the so-called problem of evil.[i] The logic follows as such: If God is omnipotent, omnisapient, and infinitely good, then why is there evil in the world that He created? If God were all-powerful and wise, then He must not be good because there is obviously evil present in the world. Further, if God were wise and good, then He must not be omnipotent. This question rests upon a couple of presuppositions. First, this problem apparently refers to the God of the Bible because the God of the Bible is omnipotent, wise, and good.[ii] As soon as one of these three attributes is denied, the God of the Bible is not in view, and the best means to defend the God of the Bible is through His revealed Word. Second, the problem assumes that if the human mind cannot comprehend the existence of these seemingly contradictory circumstances, then God, especially the God of the Bible, must not exist, and there is no room for faith or a simple lack of understanding. Believers, challenged with a valid question from unbelievers, must give valid and earnest attention to this question, reasoning with them so that this hindrance to saving faith might be removed by God’s grace.
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