THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

The problem of evil



The problem of Evil

Introduction

John Stott has said that "the detail of pain undoubtedly constitutes the lone utmost dispute to the Christian faith." It is unquestionably factual that there is no larger obstacle to belief than that of the truth of evil and pain in the world. Indeed, even for the believing Christian, there is no larger check of belief than this--which the God who loves him allows him to bear, at times in excruciating ways. And the disillusionment is intensified in our day when impractical expectations of wellbeing and prosperity are fed by the teachings of a multitude of Christian teachers. Why does a good God permit his animals, and even his young children to suffer?

First, it's significant to differentiate between two types of evil: lesson evil and natural evil. Moral evil outcomes from the actions of free creatures. Murder, rape and robbery are examples. Natural evil outcomes from natural methods for example earthquakes and floods. Of course, occasionally the two are intermingled, for example when inundating outcomes in decrease of human life due to poor designing or shoddy construction of buildings (Craig 2003).



The Argument from Moral Evil

If God lives then he is omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent.

If God were omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent then the world would not comprise lesson evil.

The world comprises lesson evil.

It is not the case that God exists.

Free Will Defense

Free will is advised as one of the goodness in this defense. The likelihood of lesson evil is an essential condition for an entire or genuine free will. In other phrases, without the likelihood of lesson evil, there will not have the genuine free will. The cost of the free will is that a man can select the lesson evil. However, the atheists like Mackie and Antony Flew argue ...