28 page booklet
Many have dismissed the existence of God because they could not understand why He would allow evil to prosper. In this wonderful booklet the Biblical answer reveals a wisdom and justice that is fitting of a God worthy of our praise.
Weight: 1 oz
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The booklet opens by acknowledging a question that troubles both believers and skeptics alike: Why would an all-powerful, loving God allow suffering, evil, injustice, and death? This question has confounded many, especially when observing the horrors of war, poverty, disease, and human cruelty. The booklet suggests that while many religious leaders offer shallow or conflicting answers, the Bible provides a consistent and profound explanation—one that involves both God's justice and His ultimate purpose for humanity.
To introduce the biblical answer, the booklet turns to the story of Job, a righteous man who suffered immense loss and pain despite his upright life. Job's suffering was not punishment, but a test allowed by God and carried out by Satan to prove Job's integrity. His experience illustrates that suffering is not always a sign of divine disfavor, and that God's purposes may involve trials beyond human understanding. Importantly, God did not explain to Job the reason for his trials until later, but ultimately rewarded him greatly—foreshadowing how the righteous will be vindicated in the end.
The booklet explains that God, while sovereign, has temporarily permitted evil for a specific purpose. He did not create evil, but allowed it to enter the human experience after Adam’s disobedience in Eden. This permission is not failure or neglect, but part of a divine plan to teach valuable lessons to humanity. By experiencing the consequences of disobedience and selfishness, mankind would come to understand the necessity of God’s laws and the futility of sin. Eventually, this painful experience will lead to everlasting righteousness and peace.
When Adam sinned, the human race came under a sentence of death (Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:12). The booklet emphasizes that death—not eternal torment—is the penalty for sin. From that moment, the world began to experience sorrow, sickness, injustice, and decay—not as random punishments, but as the natural results of separation from God. However, this fall was not the end of God’s plan, but the beginning of a redemptive process that would culminate in Christ.
At the heart of the booklet’s explanation is the teaching that Jesus Christ provided a ransom for Adam, purchasing back the human race from sin and death (1 Timothy 2:6; Romans 5:18–19). His death was not only to pay the price of sin, but to open the way for resurrection and restoration. Just as all die in Adam, all will be made alive in Christ (1 Corinthians 15:22). Christ’s redemptive work ensures that God’s plan to permit evil is temporary and will be followed by healing, justice, and life.
A central theme of the booklet is that God permits evil to educate humanity. By allowing sin and its consequences to unfold over centuries, mankind learns firsthand the results of rebellion, greed, violence, and pride. These lessons could not be learned theoretically—they required actual experience. In the future Kingdom, people will remember this long night of sorrow and appreciate the light of righteousness more deeply, having known what it means to live in darkness.
The booklet teaches that the Millennial Age, or Christ’s future Kingdom, will be the time when the knowledge of the Lord will fill the earth (Isaiah 11:9), and mankind will be resurrected and given the opportunity to learn righteousness. It will not be a time of vengeance, but of teaching, correction, and healing. Those who respond to Christ’s righteous rule will be granted everlasting life. The booklet emphasizes that God’s justice and mercy will be fully manifested during this time, and evil will be finally eradicated.
The booklet explains that Satan, though now the “god of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4), will eventually be restrained and destroyed. God permitted Satan to rule temporarily to highlight the consequences of rebellion and falsehood. But in the Kingdom to come, Christ will bind Satan (Revelation 20:2), ending deception and allowing truth to flourish. The final destruction of Satan and evil is part of God’s promise to wipe away every tear and bring everlasting peace.
Throughout the discussion, the booklet insists that God’s character is not compromised by the presence of evil—it is vindicated. By the end of His plan, all intelligent beings will understand that God’s wisdom, justice, love, and power have worked in perfect harmony to achieve a righteous outcome. God did not create robots; He is developing free moral agents who will choose to obey Him, not by force, but by full appreciation of truth and righteousness.
In conclusion, the booklet assures readers that the permission of evil is not permanent. It is a means to a glorious end: a world without sorrow, death, or sin. Revelation 21:4 is quoted as a promise that God will wipe away all tears, and death shall be no more. Evil is temporary, but God’s Kingdom will be eternal. The trials of the present are preparing the world to receive the full blessings of God’s plan in Christ’s future reign.
Why God Permits Evil delivers a clear, Scripture-based answer to one of life’s hardest questions. It teaches that evil exists for a time to teach humanity, highlight the value of righteousness, and prepare all for eternal life in a restored world. Rather than contradicting God’s goodness, the existence of evil proves His wisdom in allowing freedom, experience, and ultimately redemption through Christ.
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