This course introduces common errors about evil and suffering, including the problem of doubt, the compatibility of the existence of evil with the existence of an all-loving and omnipotent God, man’s excessive reliance on emotion, understanding the nature of good and the origin of evil, and the balance between human responsibility and divine sovereignty. This course then deals with the history of the fall of man and creation into evil and suffering, including the original situation of man, the story of the fall and the resulting judgment, and the relationship of humanity with the fall of Adam. Following this, the course covers the whereabouts of human spirits, angels, and living creatures (the seraphim and cherubim), the beginning of the fall of Satan and a group of angels into evil, the gradual defeat of Satan, dealing with the genocide in the Old Testament, and the activity of Christ in the period between His death and resurrection, and the final judgment of Christ over every enemy, ending with death itself. Then, the course deals with the state of evil among believers, including the phenomenon of evil entering churches, the growth of evil when rebelling against authority, the evil of betrayal, the similarities and differences between the evil of a believer and the evil of a non-believer, and the importance of belonging to the local church.
