Theodicy 5

Theodicy has been a major area of study for me but I will try to keep this short and sweet. In Sikhism, there is no Devil, no original sin, no dualism. So where does evil come from? Theodicy is an attempt to reconcile the existence of God with the existence of evil. Sikhs believe that humans live in a time of evil. We use that evil against eah other, but God, in his omnipotence, uses that evil for his purpose. That evil is used to test and refine people and cleanse their souls in preperation for the next life. In Sikhism, suffering is not caused by God, but it is allowed to continue to test a persons faith.