The Christian Watershed

The biggest challenge to the Christian faith is why an all benevolent God would allow evil to befall His creation. Ultimately, the problem of evil is one of the most beautiful aspects of Christianity, providing legitimacy for much of what it teaches. For the Christian perspective, evil is a metaphysical necessity in all possible worlds so long as God decides to create in all possible worlds. Since God creates optimally and cannot create less than perfect, what occurs in the actualized world is optimal, perfect beyond all possible worlds. The evil experienced in this world, though difficult and emotionally tragic, still leads to the beauty of God’s love. Evil, therefore, is necessary because it is the most optimal way for God to display His love to His creation.

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