More than 2,000 years ago the Greek philosopher Epicurus wrote something like this: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then from whence comes evil?"
You don't have to be a philosopher to wonder about evil. Many people struggle over the problem of evil in a world governed by a good and powerful God.
And the authors of the 16th century Heidelberg Catechism believed that it is better to deliberately address this question to children than to wait for it to arise in the midst of a crisis. And for many people today that crisis is an introductory philosophy class. Students hear updated versions of Epicurus' problem of evil and crumble, sometimes abandoning the faith.
But the problem of evil is not a serious threat to Christianity. In fact the questions raised help us better understand our well-deserved misery and God's justice and mercy. The reality of evil in a world ruled by a good God requires us to understand three important truths taught by Lord's Day 4.
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