If God were truly omnipotent, he would have the power to prevent criminals from harming innocent civilians. I realize that as humans, we are given free will to choose our decisions, but if God were truly omnipotent and omnibenevolent, he would prevent evil people from existing on earth. An omnibenevolent God would have prevented all wars, natural disasters, and other tragedies from occurring. And while many people say that “God works in mysterious ways”, and that there is a greater purpose for human suffering, I can’t imagine what greater purpose God could have for allowing the holocaust, slavery, and other instances of extreme misery to
If God were truly omnipotent, he would have the power to prevent criminals from harming innocent civilians. I realize that as humans, we are given free will to choose our decisions, but if God were truly omnipotent and omnibenevolent, he would prevent evil people from existing on earth. An omnibenevolent God would have prevented all wars, natural disasters, and other tragedies from occurring. And while many people say that “God works in mysterious ways”, and that there is a greater purpose for human suffering, I can’t imagine what greater purpose God could have for allowing the holocaust, slavery, and other instances of extreme misery to