In our doctrine class we discuss classical arguments for and against the existence of God. One such argument is the Problem of Evil and goes something like this: “If God exists, then he is both perfectly good and infinitely powerful. If he is perfectly good, then he is willing to prevent evil. If he is infinitely powerful, then he is able to prevent evil. But if evil exists, then God is neither unwilling or unable to prevent it. Evil does exist. Therefore God does not exist.” We use a shorter truth table to show that this argument is indeed valid (or perhaps we write a proof for it). The students who have taken logic know that if an argument is valid, but the conclusion is false (as this obviously is), then at least one of the premises must be false. This leads to a fruitful discussion about which premise is false, and why. Is God infinitely powerful but not able to prevent evil because he cannot interfere with the free will of men? This is the choice of many modern evangelicals. Does God’s perfect goodness require that He is always willing to prevent evil? Reformed scholars would say no, and give counterexamples such as the crucifixion.