We had a discussion with Tim Barnett from Stand to Reason, who was giving multiple presentations at the Great Homeschool Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. It turned out that Tim believes in an old Earth, implying that death, disease, suffering and pain all came before Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. We wanted to know more, so that’s why I attended his presentation titled “If God, Why Evil?” The main focus of this talk was to discuss the issue of why a loving and omnipotent God would allow suffering in the world.

By Matthew Cserhati & Gary Bates
Originally published June, 2019

Helpful resources

Christianity for Skeptics

Why Does a Good God Allow Bad Things

Why Would a Loving God Allow Death and Suffering?

The Genesis Account

Refuting Compromise

Links and show notes

The article: Homeschool conference: great encouragement and some concerns

Hold on, Mr Holzmann

When did animals become carnivorous?

The carnivorous nature and suffering of animals

The Fall: a cosmic catastrophe