THEISM AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

The presence of evil in a world said to be created by a "Being" who is not only omnipotent, omniscience and perfectly good is problematic. It is a problem that has perturbed man for ages and coupled with various natural disasters still makes the concept a problematic one. How can there be a loving God, an all powerful and all-knowing God and still face the problem of evil, if really, he is perfectly good and created everything then where does evil originate from? Atheist or agnostics base their case on the lack of evidence for God's existence, however atheist have at least one very powerful positive argument for their position that there cannot be a living, all-loving, all-powerful God because there is so much evil and suffering in the world. Atheist raise questions like this: If you were a parent, wouldn't you do everything in your power to prevent your children from needless suffering? Many innocent children suffer from painful diseases, with this kind of problem how can we affirm for a loving and all powerful God in the world