Is God The Author Of Evil?

One of the most doubtful facts about the existence of God is the existence of evil and pain. If God is able to prevent evil but does not desire to do so, then he is an evil God who does not deserve to be worshiped, and if he desires to prevent evil but is not able to do so, then he is not omnipotent and also does not deserve to be worshiped, and therefore God does not exist, or if he does exist, then he is not capable, or evil and not worthy of worship in either case.  But if God is omnipotent and omnipotent, as Christianity claims, how can evil still exist?  Here the skeptics claim that (assuming that God exists), since God created everything, God must also have created evil. They even cite Bible verses, such as:  “I form the light and create darkness, I make…

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Does God Tempt Us?

In the Epistle of James we read “Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.” (James 1:13). However, doesn’t that contradict the fact that God tempted Abraham, Job and Paul?   Adam’s Sin Resulted in the Corruption of Nature, and in Pain   Death came into existence as a consequence of not following God's commandments and guidance for a happy, eternal and painless life. Yet man disobeyed God and followed Satan's temptations. God warned man of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, “for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die." (Genesis 2: 16,17).  The consequences of the fall were not only death but also a corrupted sinful nature which resulted in pain. God told Adam: "Cursed is the ground for your sake;…

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