[marshmallow]

As Amos tell us, all disasters are the work of God,.....

Is evil "the work of God"?

[circlecity]

"Is evil "the work of God"?"

Evil isn't a thing - it's the absence of good. And it is all our (human's) fault and and has been since the first transgression of the fall.

[crosshairs]

Is evil "the work of God"?

Got created Satan. And Satan only does what God allows him to do.

[Lexinom]

Yes, God allows evil. The flaw in the premise of many expressing disdain for Piper’s view is a lack of appreciation for the contrast between the depths of sinfulness in man (even supposedly “good” men) and the a) holiness and b) love of God for sinners.

Is it better for Him to allow them to live blithely and die in their sins or to cause them to cry out to Him and be saved? In that light, such natural disasters are an act of mercy rather than vengeance.

To Him be the glory...

[Lexinom]

Yes, God allows evil. The flaw in the premise of many expressing disdain for Piper’s view is a lack of appreciation for the contrast between the depths of sinfulness in man (even supposedly “good” men) and the a) holiness and b) love of God for sinners.

Is it better for Him to allow them to live blithely and die in their sins or to cause them to cry out to Him and be saved? In that light, such natural disasters are an act of mercy rather than vengeance.

To Him be the glory...