“Almost everyone agrees the world is not the way it ought to be. It's called the problem of evil.” WorldWayProblemEvilOughtAgreeProblem Of Evil Author:Greg Koukl
“In matter-ism (materialism), there can be nothing wrong with the world since there is no right way for the world to be in the first place. Everything is just matter in motion and that's that. In Mind-ism (monism) there's a different route to the same problem. There cannot be a problem of evil, even in principle, since in Mind-ism even morality is maya; illusion. In neither story, then (if we're to be consistent with their principles), can the issue of evil be raised. But in real life the problem comes up all the time. That's the difficulty.” IfsWorldWayMindFirstsDifferentRealMatterStoriesProblemEvilPrinciplesIssuesMoralityIllusionDifficultyRaisedCome UpReal LifeConsistentMaterialismRoutesRight WayIsmsProblem Of EvilMaya Illusion Author:Greg Koukl
“People are tempted to think (understandably) that if God were really good He'd never allow any evil in the world at all. But I don't think a perfectly good God would never permit any evil, and neither would others, I wager, if they thought about it. Rather, I think that a good God always prevents suffering and evil unless He has a good reason to allow it. That's the crux.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldReasonSufferingEvilPermitTemptedGood GodPerfectly GoodCruxWagers Author:Greg Koukl
“Sometimes (at least in principle) God might allow some evil because doing so will prevent a greater evil, and sometimes He might allow evil because it will produce a greater good.” SometimesMightEvilPrinciplesGreaterProduceGreater Good Author:Greg Koukl
“When God's children disobeyed their heavenly Father, they damaged everything. When Adam and Eve rebelled against the King of the universe, they broke the whole world. This is why there is evil and suffering. Bad things happen in a world that's broken.” WorldChildrenWholeHappensSufferingUniverseEvilFatherBrokenKingsThings HappenWhole WorldBrokeHeavenlyBad ThingsAdamHeavenly FatherAdam And EveBad Things HappenEvil And Suffering Author:Greg Koukl
“Trouble, hardship, difficulty, pain, suffering, conflict, tragedy, evil - they're all part of the [Christian] Story. Indeed, the problem of evil is the reason there's any Story at all.” ReasonStoriesProblemChristianPainSufferingEvilTroubleConflictDifficultyTragedyHardshipProblem Of EvilPain Suffering Author:Greg Koukl
“Evil did not catch God by surprise. He had a rescue plan, and He's still in the process of working out His plan.” StillsEvilProcessPlansSurpriseWork OutRescue Author:Greg Koukl
“Most Christians who've been around for a while have their Story in bits and pieces, but have never seen how powerful it really is when assembled as a whole. I want them to see how well it fits together and how it offers tremendous explanatory power regarding the world as we actually find it. I want them to see how it resolves the problem of evil, and why God's solution - the God/man Jesus - is the only solution.” MenWorldWantWellsWholeStoriesProblemChristianTogetherEvilJesusBitsPowerfulPiecesFitOffersSolutionsResolveBits And PiecesProblem Of Evil Author:Greg Koukl
