The Problem of Evil

Have you ever heard some say they have an issue with evil and why doesn't God do anything?

It is recorded in Genesis that Satan infected other angels and Adam and Eve. He placed the temptation before Eve to willfully choose evil rather that trust God’s words. So, she chose evil over good and infected Adam. Adam chose evil too. They knew, consciously they had disobeyed God. This disobedience in attitude, thought and deed was an evil act. It was not a ‘thing’ or substance like in the movie Spiderman. It was not a Symbiant goo that is external to us that makes us evil. Since the fall of Adam and Eve this evil is built into our nature.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned
Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,and in sin did my mother conceive me.

This sinful nature was and is from our conception as David said. This original-sin spread from Adam and has infected us all. Not only are we predisposed to sin, but we choose to do evil rather than good. Ephesians 5:8 further states that we were once darkness. The evil is us. We are liars, fornicators, adulterers, covetous, murderers, haters and we love our sins more than God. That is the judgment, the light came into the world, but the world loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds are evil. The Reformers called this total depravity. We stand condemned before God for the original-sin, thoughts, words and deeds.

God has done and will do something with Evil. He sent his Son Jesus to live a sinless life (no evil) and died our death on the cross. On Him was put the sin (evil) of the world and took God's wrath and rejection, so we could be holy and blameless on judgment day.

Those that don't repent and trust Christ, they and their evil will be cast into hell.

Be careful about asking God to get rid of evil because evil is us. Look into the mirror of the law and truly see yourself.