The Problem of Evil and Suffering

Omnibenevolent

The belief that God is all-loving and good.

Omnipotent

The belief that God is all-powerful.

Omniscient

The belief that God knows everything that has happened and everything that is going to happen. It means that God is all-knowing.

Moral Evil is the actions performed by humans that cause suffering.

Natural Evil are things that cause suffering which are out of human control and not related to human action, because they are caused by nature.

If God is omni-benevolent, then he would love all people and animals. So why would he let Evil and Suffering happen? As he is omnipotent, he has the power to stop suffering, so why does it still exist? Furthermore, if he is omniscient he knows what suffering is to come, but allows it anyhow. 

This means that either:

• God is cruel and not what he is believed to be, so should he be worshipped?
• God doesn't exist.

God and Evil/Suffering cannot co-exsist. 

Thiest arguments as to how God and Evil co-exist:

• Suffering can help people become a better person. Is it a test from God? Is this part of his Divine Plan?
• God has given us Free Will. Evil and Suffering exist as a result of human actions. How does this explain Natural Evil?
• The Example of Jesus - work together to face it, become loving like Jesus.
• Work of the Devil. God is omnipotent though?
• Original Sin. Punishment from God for us turning our backs on him. This conflicts with the idea that he gave us Free Will as this would mean despite our actions this was our fate. He is also omnibenevolent though?

Green =  contradictions