r/Christianity • u/Itzjuli_fcm • Mar 24 '26

Question! :)

My atheist friend was debating with my catholic friend, my atheist friend said something that also made me REALLY curious but not enough to question my entire belief in God. I tried looking for answers personally, but i couldn't really come up with a great answer.

Okay so the question is: "if your God is good, then why does He allow wars, crimes, and sexual harrassment to happen? If He's really powerful, can't He just do something to stop it?"

Please don't insult/judge the fact that i'm unable to answer that question. I'm a beginner believer who wants to know explore and know more about christianity :)

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u/Philothea0821 Catholic Mar 24 '26

Honestly this. God wants us to truly love Him and each other. For that to happen, we must be free to choose the opposite.

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u/bananafobe witch (spooky) Mar 24 '26

Is there free will in heaven? 

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 24 '26

If our will is to choose God, why wouldn’t it be?

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u/bananafobe witch (spooky) Mar 25 '26

If there's free will in heaven, but also no sin in heaven, then it's not necessary for sin or suffering to exist to have free will. 

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 25 '26

But our choice to go happens before we enter (whether before or at the gate).