Q. I am 18 years old, and recently the “problem of evil” really threw me for a loop and caused me a lot of pain. I am asking for your help in understanding it a bit more. Why did God, who is ...

Did God create evil? Atheists say yes, God created evil, and they use it to deny the reality of a living God, because surely an all-knowing and loving God wouldn’t allow evil to exist in His world.

R.C. Sproul, a well-known Presbyterian pastor and teacher who passed away in 2017, enjoyed testing his seminary students by reading aloud this statement from the Westminster Confession of Faith: “God ...

Religious types argue that the idea of free will put in place the imperfection in the universe, as many of us chose evil and rejected God. But the free choice is still more precious than perfection.

“I form the light and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.” In your article, “The biggest of the Big Questions: Why does God allow evil?” you say there are ...