OBJECTION: IF GOD IS ALL-POWERFUL, WHY DOESN’T HE STOP EVIL? The ancients believed in god(s) but also experienced suffering, sickness, and violence. If God exists and is all-powerful, why would he allow this? Two common beliefs provide an answer: (1) the reasonable expectation that God and those he saves will live beyond the grave and (2) the expectation that God will ultimately judge the living and the dead. If this is true, justice will eventually be served, and peace will eventually reign.
