What is the purpose of evil? Why did God create evil?
God created the universe, not just to make a universe to watch or control it, but to have fellowship with man as a being who could truly satisfy His desire for requited love. He created man with an octave of similarity to Himself that was sufficiently like his own nature as to allow for the possibility of a true relationship. Without the possibility of evil, there is no possibility of free will. Without free will it is impossible to give God our devotion, commitment and love as an adult. Without free will we can only love Him as a child or a robot, incapable of any other response but love. Thus, it was necessary for God to create evil as a polarity His goodness. As the metaphorical other woman against whom He competed for our affections, and gave us tests by which we in fact prove our love and fidelity to Him. God wanted to experience love freely given. And for Him to receive that level of relationship from us, it was necessary for God to create the circumstances of life that allow for
