Jesus and the Christian Socialist’s Problem of Evil
In philosophy and theology, there is an issue called “theodicy” or the problem of evil. The problem of evil has been stated and restated several times throughout history. Put very simply, if God is all-powerful and good, then why is there suffering and evil? In fact, these very questions and issues (among others) are the bulk of the Old Testament book of Job:
Job 9:22-24—“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’