D.A. Carson says that the distance between the biblical writers understanding of the problem of evil and our modern understanding is a good indication that "we have given ourselves to thinking great thoughts about human beings and small thoughts about God." Carson's response is correct and it is important. Our response to the problem of evil as we see it today is a good test of our knowledge and understanding of God and His ways. Are our understanding, faith, and trust sufficient to withstand adversity? For many people, including Christians who should know better, the desire to make perfect sense of the entire issue of the coexistence of evil and an omnipotent, omnibenevolent God has led to entirely deficient solutions. In their attempt to cut the Gordian knot, four common but inadequate solutions have been and continue to be offered. Additional theories to the problem of evil are better than the four above but still are lacking in some vital area. Finally, there are two other defenses (free will, greater good), that have been offered and both of them do a much better job. However, do they truly work as a definitive answer?

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