Why are there so many dark things in the world?

We often hear good people, including church people, ask such a question: “Why are there so many dark things in the world?”

The answer could be very complicated or very simple. But no matter how complicated it is, there are some basic ones as follows:

1) Because of devil; 2) because churches are not doing good enough jobs; 3)…; 4)…; ……

But church people might question the above answer by asking: “Shouldn’t we say that the most important cause is that a large population of the world does not believe in our Lord Jesus?”

Of course we should say that since that’s definitely the right answer. However, the answer for why a large population of the world does not believe in our Lord Jesus could be very complicated or very simple. But no matter how complicated it is, there are some basic ones as follows:

1) Because devil is working hard 24 hours per day and 365/366 days per year to stop people from believing in our Lord Jesus and stop those who already believe in our Lord Jesus from walking in the plans that Jesus set for them even before they were born; 2) Churches are not doing good enough jobs either to help those who already believe in our Lord Jesus to walk in the plans that Jesus set for them even before they were born or to bring more people to believe in our Lord Jesus, because … ; 3)…; 4)…; ……