Why Does God Allow Evil to Prosper?
One of the greatest questions today is this, "If God is so good, why does He allow evil to prosper?" Everywhere we see there are wicked people who are living a "good life", having abundance, fame, fortune, etc. while the righteous may be seen starving and persecuted. However here are real points we have to understand about God's allowing evil in this world: 1.) We ALL live in a fallen world. In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve fell into sin and by that sin, death and destruction came into the world. Romans 5:17 declares that by one man death came into the world. So God has respected man's decision to rebel and thus allowed wickedness to prosper. 2.) Actually NOBODY as fallen humans are righteous when it comes to God's holy standards. Romans 3:10-19 shows how fallen man is as it begins, "As it is written, there is none righteous, NO NOT ONE..." which can be driven to this point- men are fallen sinners. If God only allowed the wicked to fa...