Epicurean Paradox

[Drich]

If free will takes precedent then god is not willing to stop evil.

Have you read any of the posts before the last one? If so you will know that evil is a apart of the gift of free will, it is the proof of it. Therefore it can be said not only is God not willing to stop evil He made allowances for it.

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[Which then raises the question of how 'free will' exists simultaneously with the god you believe in. A god who knows and has planned for the future. If this god knows for certain what I will eat for breakfast tomorrow then it is predetermined.

Freewill as defined in scripture has nothing to do with the freedom of the individual choices you make.

Simply put, Free will is the ability to have a will independent from the Expressed Will of God. In otherwords Free Will as defined in scripture is the ability to sin (See the OP for exact details)

It's curious that your god, an all perfect being, is apparently unable to create the world exactly as they want it. Instead, they decide to use a tedious and self indulgent narrative to achieve it over an immense period of time. At best your god is pretty inefficient.

-Or perhaps it's just your understanding of Him.