Why God puts up with Evil, Part 2

2nd, God puts up with sin in order to make known His awesome power. Romans 9:22 He endured with great patience 1 John 3:8 He that commits sin is of the devil; for the devil sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might – destroy the works of the devil. God never directly does anything evil, but He brings about evil deeds through the willing actions of moral creatures. The Bible never blames God for evil or says that God ever takes pleasure in it. Deut. 32:4 says He is the Rock, His work is effect, all His ways are justice, a God of truth and without injustice, righteous and upright is He. James says He tempts no one & He can’t be tempted with evil. But God can and does use the imperfectness of sinners for His glory without being contaminated in any way by sin. This is a magnificent display of His power to subject all things to Himself. God uses evil to accomplish His purposes. That is how strong He is. He governs the world, and causes all things to come to pass, including the wickedness and sin of His creatures, without in any way defiling Himself. God brings about sin without sinning. We believe this not because we can reconcile this in our minds, but because the Word of God tells us. Rom. 8:28 God causes all things to work together for good to those called according to His purpose. In a world full of sin God made this promise to us. He could only make it if He were in charge of all things including sin; otherwise unchecked evil could harm Christians permanently, apart from God's plan. Nothing can touch the child of God which first hasn't been approved by God Himself. Job, Satan was given permission. God providentially controls the free acts of men. God sees to it that people do just as He wills, while never violating the free will or responsibility of His creatures, the freedom of man to chose to do the thing that He decreed to be done. Prov. 21:1, 16:1 the heart of man plans his way but the Lord directs his steps. The all-powerful creator of the universe is not a mere spectator, He is in control of all things. He is involved in everything that happens. See Prov. 16:33, is. 46:9-19, Ps. 139:16.