Christian’s own reconciliation with Christ, but also the best contribution he can make towards solving the problem of evil.”16 As Christians, we refuse to participate in evil by owning our part in it. After all, there is something off-putting about demanding that God clean up the world but refusing to let him start in us! Though the skeptic might state that if God were good and powerful he would eliminate evil and suffering, the Christian response is: God is good, God is powerful, and God will eliminate