Argument Essay: The Problem Of Evil

The Problem of Evil

The problem of evil has a long history in the argument against the existence of God. The question posed is often this: If God is all-powerful and all-loving, then how and why can He allow evil to exist in the world? This is one of the hardest arguments to combat against from a Christian standpoint, because, in reality, often times, we find ourselves wondering the same thing. There are quite a few responses to the problem of evil from a Christian standpoint, most of them are unable to stand alone, but together they make a solid argument for why there is evil in today’s world. A few of the arguments supporting a loving creator and the problem of evil are that God created the universe as a home for beings with free will,
A world with free will is not a curse, it is a gift. Without free will, I do not feel that emotions would be genuine. Genuine love or genuine faith in anything would not exist, because the owner of the emotion would not have mindfully chosen it. However, with free will, comes the free will to choose evil in the world. Much (definitely not all) of the evil in the world is derived from man choosing evil. Man choosing to commit murder, woman choosing to do drugs while pregnant, man choosing to abduct women, etc. All of these events are the effect of man’s free will. God gave Adam and Eve the choice to eat of the fruit, and they chose to disobey, just like many today choose to commit evil acts. One thing to remember about free will, is the fact that if we did not have free will, then choosing to do good would not be as meaningful. When humans choose, genuinely choose, to do good, it is cherished and celebrated. Without free will, there would be no choice and therefore no reason to celebrate the genuineness of good. In fact, there may be no knowledge of “good” because in the same way that without darkness, there can be no light, in the absence of evil, there can be no