Imago Dei

The soul of man bears the image of God; so nothing can satisfy it but He whose image it bears. Our soul, says Augustine, was created as by God, so for God, and is therefore never quiet till it rest in God.
– Thomas Gataker

Hamartiology: The Problem of Evil

The problem of evil is a question of how evil, pain and suffering can exist in our world with a perfect, all-powerful and loving God. This problem is usually raised by non-believers who argue the problem of evil in examples like the ones below:

1. If God is perfectly loving, He must wish to abolish evil
2. If He is all-powerful, He must be able to abolish evil
3. But evil exists…therefore, an all-powerful, loving God does not exist

OR

1. God is the author of everything
2. Evil is something
3. Therefore God is the author of evil