Is God responsible for Evil?

Many people say that they can’t believe in a God because of the evil in the world. They say that if God is all powerful and could stop the evil, he is responsible for the evil that people experience and that makes him not a merciful or good God which contradicts the Bible. This is simply a case of not looking at the situation in the right perspective. Here is one way to look at it. Consider yourself as a father. If your son beats someone up would you want him to be caught? And better yet how would you feel if you were held responsible for his actions? First off you would not want to be held responsible because he is his own being that can make decisions for himself. And second you would want him to get caught so that he would learn his lesson sooner despite that It would be painful for him. This is the same with God and us. We are his children who are capable of making choices and are responsible for our own evil. And God allows this evil so that we may grow and learn from our mistakes. This is why God is not responsible for the evil in our lives. -Brian E