Why Is There Evil and Suffering In The World

The argument goes something like this: if God is all powerful and
good and loving, how come he allows people to suffer, evil
dictators to rule, tragic deaths, disease, orphans, and other
horrible catastrophes? Couldn't he just stop the evil? How can
there be an all powerful God and evil existing in the same
universe. It is easy to theologize. Indeed, good theology will be
like a healing balm in the midst of intense grief. But we cannot
assume to have all of the answers. The bottom line is that God is
sovereign and we are not sovereign. Because only one of us is
sovereign only one of us will have all of the answers. Since no man
is sovereign, no man can answer some of these divine mysteries. We
have to look to the Scriptures to see what answers God has given us
and then decide whether or not we want to believe and trust those
answers.