Is it possible to have an all good God when there is evil?

This is a very interesting question and is a version of the so-called problem of evil.

Theologians have grappled with this for many years, and most believe that there is a way of resolving this, those outside belief systems tend to use it as emphatic evidence against an all-good God (if a god were evil then the problem would cause no problem).

Many believe that we have free will, firstly, so evil that is of human origin is down to our expression of free will and that our ability to reject God by doing evil is important even if it leads to suffering.

Others believe suffering is necessary to bring us closer to God, just like Jesus suffered on the cross for the good of humanity as a whole it can be seen suffering is quite central to a lot of content in the Bible and therefore the problem of evil should be expected to arise.
By: knowitall
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