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The Problem of Evil: Why Is There Evil if a Good God Exists? | Prof. Gloria Frost

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The Role of Free Will and the Problem of Evil

An evil God would be one that is actively working against the salvation of humans. Some people wonder about the question could God have made free creatures who never sin? If it's true that, you know, sin is really a free choice and comes from us then there wouldn't be entirely in God's power to make free creatures whonever sin if sin is just part of using free will. And following up on that I struggle a little bit with the fact that not everyone is necessarily going to respond to the suffering in the way that turns them toward, toward God. It was addressed,. it was addressed with the, with the address that you raised and the reply that if someone truly isn't ed

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