According to the Bible, God created everything and is morally perfect. If this is true, how could evil exist?

Now, there is an indirect sense in which God (being sovereign over His creation) is the “author” or “cause” of moral evil and sin by creating moral beings with free choices.

However, we must be careful in defining the word “author.” When we say that God is the “author” of sin, we mean He is the ultimate cause of sin but not guilty of sin.

Ultimately, it is the free-created beings who commit the sin who are at fault. So we could say that God made evil possible by creating moral creatures with free will who are ultimately responsible for moral evil.

God only permits evil but does not promote it and ultimately produces a greater good through it. Which is evident throughout the sacred scriptures through the many failings of men.

Evil exists (though for a limited time) to demonstrate God’s mercy and grace.

Although evil may seem overwhelming, we can take courage knowing that God will work things out for the glory of His name and that all things He sovereignly permits are for a reason.

Genesis 50:20 (NKJV)

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.