Archive for category: Problem of Evil

If the Messiah Came, Why Isn’t There World Peace?

Common Questions, Problem of Evil, Reasons to Believe, Yeshua

If there is anything we know about the Messiah, it is that the Messiah will bring world peace. Yet, we who are Jewish believers in Yeshua (Jesus) claim that the Messiah has come, despite it being obvious that there has been no world peace since…

How Could God Allow the Holocaust?

Antisemitism and Belief in Jesus, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues

The past century has been marked by horrors that challenge the very notion of a just and benevolent God. In the shadow of Auschwitz, the Jewish world reckoned with the depths of human cruelty, and as a result, many turned to secularism or non-theistic…

Do We Have Free Will?

Belief in God, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues, Theology

The topic of free will is one of the most significant questions in philosophy. It has been hotly debated among scholars and authors, but how one answers this question also practically influences how one lives. Do we really have any say whom…

Why is There So Much Evil in the World?

Belief in God, Common Questions, Contemporary Issues, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues

The great Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote that “a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel.” Whatever one's religious convictions, it would be difficult to deny that people are capable of unspeakable cruelty. There…

Does God Want Me to Be Happy?

Contemporary Issues, Problem of Evil, Today's Difficult Problems

For multiple years in a row, Finland has won the title “World’s Happiest Country.” Journalists across the globe flock to this California-sized country and ask the one-million-dollar question: What makes Finland so happy? The answers given…

Suffering and the Existence of God

Atonement and Salvation from Sin, Belief in God, Common Questions, Problem of Evil, Reasons to Believe, Theological Issues

As Ellis Goldstein watched the police car enter his driveway, he braced himself for the bad news. The officer handed Ellis the driver’s license of his seventeen-year-old daughter, Heather, regrettably informing him that she had just died in…

If God is Good, Why Do I Suffer?

Belief in God, Problem of Evil, Today's Difficult Problems

“Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted” (Psalm 10:1, 12). Have you ever expressed similar questions and angst to heaven? Maybe…

What Does the Bible Say About Racism?

Contemporary Issues, Problem of Evil, Today's Difficult Problems

A quick glance at the news or social media will show that humanity is devastated by the sin of racism. The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in 2018, the El Paso Walmart shooting in 2019, and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery are all examples of racists…

Does Morality Point to God?

Atonement and Salvation from Sin, Belief in God, Common Questions, Contemporary Issues, Problem of Evil, Reasons to Believe

One morning, I sat looking out my window and noticed something that I had never seen before. A spider had caught a large fly in its web and was slowly making its way to its prey. The fly violently tried to escape, shaking the web, but to no…

Are People Innately Good or Bad?

Atonement and Salvation from Sin, Problem of Evil, Theological Issues

Are People Innately Good or Bad? Few elements of the Bible’s message regarding human nature and our standing with God have been more misunderstood or intentionally distorted than the concept of sin. As the old line goes, “There’s good…