Is evil only a problem for Christians? What is evil? Did God create evil? Is the existence of God and the existence of evil a logical contradiction? Does God have a morally sufficient reason to allow evil?
In the end, it becomes clear that everyone–from the Christ-follower to the most militant unbeliever–must deal with evil and suffering. No one gets a free pass; evil is everyone’s problem.
I go into more detail on God and the problem of evil and suffering here.
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It interesting how “evil” always talked about like it is a substance or element. Or that it is some sort of organic smoke that travels the world cause people to do bad things. Evil is simply a word, people use to rationalize the actions and behavior of someone else. Evil ocurrs when we are disconnected from out creator
According to St. Augustine, evil is the absence of good. He says that evil is not a thing in itself, but rather a negative — just the absence of good.