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The Problem of Evil is often presented as Christianity's greatest intellectual challenge. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good, why does evil exist at all?

In this episode of Actual Answers with Matt Hazelwood, we tackle that question head-on by walking through one of the clearest and most comprehensive biblical treatments of the problem of evil, following the framework developed by Dr. Norman Geisler.

Rather than offering shallow clichés or emotional platitudes, this episode carefully examines the major philosophical and theological questions surrounding evil, including:

• What evil actually is (and what it is not)
• Where evil came from
• God's sovereignty over evil
• How perfect creatures could choose evil
• How evil could arise if God created everything good
• Why God doesn't immediately eliminate all evil
• The problem of physical suffering
• Why evil continues to persist in the world today

Throughout the episode, we argue that the Christian worldview not only survives these difficult questions—it provides the only coherent foundation for understanding why evil exists, why we recognize it as evil, and how God has decisively defeated it through Jesus Christ while preserving genuine creaturely freedom.

Whether you're wrestling with suffering yourself, responding to skeptical objections, or simply wanting to deepen your confidence in the Christian faith, this episode provides a thoughtful, biblical, and intellectually rigorous treatment of one of the most important questions anyone can ask.

Recommended Resources

• If God, Why Evil? — Norman L. Geisler
• Why Is There Evil in the World (And So Much of It)? — Greg Welty
• The Problem of Pain — C.S. Lewis