What do you accept in that regard?
I accept that God created the universe out of nothing: He said, "Let it be", and it was. That He exists totally apart from His Creation. That problems (sickness, poverty, injustice, war, etc.) are the result of man's disobedience. That God, being utterly apart from the problems is in a position to solve them (redemption). That (thank God) He has instituted a plan to do just that. Thanks for the question.
This is somewhat puzzling. The Bible indicates that God fills all space, is ever present and created us in His image. If this is true, how (and why) would He be totally apart from us? And how could we (the image) be so different from our Source?
"Free will" is not the answer because God must have free will and God does not choose evil - if man is His image, man would not choose evil either.