The Nature of God – Omnipotence, Benevolence, Justice and the Problem of Evil Typeit

God within Christianity is believed to be . This means that he is all-powerful. Christians believe that this is demonstrated in his ability to create the world from . They also believe that he is omni-. This means that he is all-loving. Christians believe that he displayed his love for by sending his only son to die on a cross so that humanity could be reunited with . While Christians believe that this shows God's mercy, they do also believe that he is a God – as sin requires punishment. is an immoral act which is forbidden by God. An example of this would be one of the forbidden acts in the Ten Commandments, such as lying or adultery, which means on one's spouse. Sin often causes , which is pain caused by an event or a stimulus. The existence of in the world is often used in a very well-known argument against the existence of God. This is known as the of evil and . The theory goes that if God is all-loving, all-knowing and all-, then surely suffering should not exist. However, it does, as we can observe and experience it. Therefore, this does not fit well with the ideas of God in traditional theism.