The stronger our concept of God and Heaven, the more we understand how Heaven resolves the problem of evil and suffering. The weaker our concept of God and Heaven, the stronger our doubt that Heaven will more than compensate for our present sufferings.

In this audio clip, Randy Alcorn summarizes six worldviews on evil and suffering.

Evil’s reality, quantity, and extremes have long perplexed Christians. Why does God permit evil? And why so much? And why in its most hideous forms?

Randy Alcorns answers the question,"What do you mean by primary and secondary evil?"

In this interview clip with Mark Driscoll from 2010, Randy Alcorn talks about how God uses evil for good.

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "What is the problem of evil and suffering?"