These sins cause suffering to others and therefore is frowned upon by Christians. .
Christians have defined another type of evil; physical evil. Illness, pain, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters are examples of physical evils and it is thought that God may use physical evil to chastise nations or individuals and lead them to repent (Isaiah 45:7, Genesis 6:13, Acts 13:9-11). The words from Genesis 3:6 and Romans 5:12-14 produces evidence that some physical evils may be present in the world as a result of the original sins from Adam and Eve. .
There are many different passages in the Bible that relate to or specifically confront the issues of suffering and evil. One of the most well-known readings in the Bible relating to these issues is Jesus' Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). This parable confronts the thought that God places punishment on people via suffering when they disobey his rules. The Parable shows that the beliefs that people who are poor or suffering are being 'punished by God' while the rich are being given a favour by God are not true [ CITATION Chr15 l 3081 ]. .
Many theologians have tried to explain why God let suffering and evil into the world over the ages, with the earliest theodicy (an attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil) coming from Irenaeus, the Bishop of Lyons and a Church Father, who stated that evil is necessary for human moral and spiritual development and is part of God's purpose. He continued to say that 'God created humans in a morally and spiritually imperfect state so that they can strive in response to suffering, in order to grow into full fellowship with God.' .
That theodicy was presented in the second century AD, and was followed by the influential theologian Augustine, who said that 'since God endowed people with free will, we were able to freely choose to do evil in the world because humans choose to do evil things.
