God cannot be omnipotent if there is evil in the world. Discuss.

God can be...The central argument in favour of an omnipotent God allowing evil to exist in the world originates from human free will; i.e. our ability to make unrestricted moral/ethical choices throughout our lives. Human free will is vital for God's intention that those who love him and follow his gospel will eventually be rewarded by joining him in eternal bliss (Heaven). Only by choosing to give humanity the ability to freely choose between right and wrong can this relationship be developed fully. It is therefore not a restriction upon God's omnipotence that evil exists in the world, merely a bi-product of necessary free will so that those who choose to follow him might gain eternal life in heaven. Furthermore, one could argue that it would restrict the human experience if we were without free will, and could render the idea of devoting our lives to God defunct if we were never able to make that choice freely in the first place. God can't be...If we are to believe that God is a supernatural all-powerful creator, the existence of evil in the world should be viewed as an undermining of this power. Regardless of arguments arising from free will, which tend to be used as a defence for this apparent gap in God's power, the very definition of 'omnipotent' suggests that this God has the ability to create a universe in which all creatures possess free will, but who consciously use this free will to only make beneficial decisions that do not negatively impact upon others. Regardless of whether this appears to be a paradigm, to be truly all-powerful would exclude God from having to follow standard rules of Logic.