How Can You Believe in God When there is so Much Evil in the World?

1. If there is no God, what standard do we use to call something “evil” instead of just unpleasant or undesirable?

Where does the idea of objective right and wrong come from?

2. How much of the evil in the world comes from human choices rather than God’s actions?

What role does free will play in the existence of evil?

3. If God immediately stopped every evil act, what would that mean for human freedom and accountability?

Would we still truly be free?

4. How does the message of the cross address the problem of evil and suffering?

What does it mean that God entered human suffering through Jesus?

Optional follow-up question:

How should Christians respond to evil and suffering in the world today?