Re:Construction, Part Two: The Problem of Evil

In part 2 of our series addressing DECONSTRUCTION and the reasons
people are leaving the church and Christian faith, we dive into
perhaps the biggest and most difficult question posed of
God.

This question was first asked by Epicurus, a 3rd century (B.C.)
philosopher, and it goes something like this: If God is good,
then why does evil exist? If God is all-powerful, then why
doesn't He do something about it?

We tackle this question head-on by exploring what the Bible has
to say about (1) the source of evil, suffering and pain, (2)
God's posture and attitude toward these things, and (3) what we
are supposed to do with and about the worst experiences in our
lives and the world around us.

While there is no easy answer to the great WHY? question, we do
see that God has intervened in sending Christ to defeat
evil and death, and we can have hope as we look forward to the
day in which He has promised to make all things right.