[js1138]

I knew you would be attracted to this issue (like a moth to the flame, no doubt). I don't have a snappy response to your post, but I thank you for not assuming my intentions were blasphemous. I have an intuitive suspicion that this problem is close to the heart of what divides us.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for your reply, your goodwill and your encouragements!

I rejoice if we are closing in on the issue which divides us!!!

Indeed, the question of why God created evil along with good may be troubling to many others as well. It gave me pause long ago.

But after a great deal of prayerful meditation and reading the Word - for me - it clarified why His kingdom is yet to come - and the meaning and purpose of our existence.