Why would a God of love create a world with evil?
None of us have to look very far to see that our world is filled with hate, death, and fear. We have all seen the latest invasion of Iraq played out in our own homes thanks to modern technology and CNN. In a world filled with terror, rape, deception, and war one would have good reason to question the existence of a loving all-powerful God. Skeptics have often asked, “Why would a God of love create a world with evil?” There is no thornier question than this one. I will try my best to bring some light on this difficult issue that I often wrestle with. The Christian God is loving and all-powerful, but this does not mean that He can do whatever He wants. For instance God cannot make square circles. When God finishes His Creation on day six He calls it very good-meaning that His work was without a blemish or flaw. It was in a state of perfection, exactly as God planned it to be. So where did evil come in, and why would God create evil? By definition evil is the abolition of good. For anythi
