I have started a mini-series on the Problem of Evil as part of my larger series on Answering God’s Critics. There are two episodes thus far, with many more to come. If you’ve ever struggled to answer why a good and powerful God would allow evil, this series is for you.
Listen wherever you get podcasts, or at https://thinkingtobelieve.buzzsprout.com.
Thinking to Believe 
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 pm
Or you could just save yourself the time and answer with “We don’t know- the Bible doesn’t say WHY explicitly.”
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November 7, 2025 at 8:43 am
@bradybenjThe fact that the Bible doesn’t explicitly state why something doesn’t mean the answer isn’t there. Scripture often teaches through implication, narrative, and theological synthesis—not just direct statements. Moreover, divine revelation isn’t limited to Scripture alone. General revelation—what we can know about God through reason and nature—also speaks to these questions. When both are rightly interpreted, they provide strong grounds for understanding why evil exists in a world governed by a good and omnipotent God. That’s why the so-called “problem of evil” is ultimately a non-starter: it rests on a misunderstanding of both divine revelation and the nature of God.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:03 am
Why are Satan and his forces left out the explanation.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:09 am
Any explanation should include free moral agency and the cosmic powers of darkness and start with the fall.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:45 pm
The traditional problem of evil concerns the logical compatibility between the existence of an all-powerful and all-loving God and the existence of evil. Fallen spiritual beings are not the answer, but part of the problem. If the question, however, is the source of evil in the world, then fallen spiritual beings are part of the answer.
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