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Brief Overview: One of the most potent arguments challenging the existence of God, or at least a "good" God, is the reality of pain and suffering in the world, especially among the young and innocent. These are profound questions without easy answers. To explore the rationale behind how a benevolent God might permit suffering while providing guidance on how to cope with it, - Click - on buttons below (Complete Overview or "Display by Category/All" or Author Name)
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Have I Told You Lately
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Stop Trying To Be God
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Why Does God Allow So Much Evil and Suffering
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More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Romans 5-3-4
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The Scar's That Have Shaped Me
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
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The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. DNA neither knows nor cares. DNA just is, and we dance to its music.
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A God of Love in a World of Suffering
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How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?
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Why Doesn't God Stop All Evil, Pain and Suffering
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Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering
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"But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep."
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
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God never wastes a hurt.
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Suffering
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Where Is God In Suffering?
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God uses chronic pain and weakness, along with other afflictions, as his chisel for sculpting our lives. Felt weakness deepens dependence on Christ for strength each day.
- J. I. Packer -
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Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh." (Jesus)
Luke 6:21
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Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Nobel Prize) -
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Pain and suffering have come into your life, but remember pain, sorrow, suffering are but the kiss of Jesus - a sign that you have come so close to Him that He can kiss you.
- Mother Teresa (Nobel Prize) -
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Divine Disruption: Holding on to Faith When Life Breaks Your Heart
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Why Does God Allow Pain And Suffering
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A Christian Understanding of Pain and Suffering
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One Minute After You Die
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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." (Jesus)
John 14:29
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We are certainly in a common class with the beasts; every action of animal life is concerned with seeking bodily pleasure and avoiding pain.
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Good God? Reason In The Face of Suffering
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Suffering, Death and Eternal Life
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Pain removes the veil; it plants the flag of truth within the fortress of a rebel soul.
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Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Phillipians 4:6-7
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Where Is God When It Hurts?
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The Understanding of Suffering in The Early Christian Church
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With All This Suffering, how could there be a God?
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This is one of the sad conditions of life, that experience is not transmissible. No man will learn from the suffering of another; he must suffer himself
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A Grace Disguised Revised and Expanded: How the Soul Grows through Loss
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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
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Why Would God Allow Evil And Suffering
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
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The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:4
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A Place of Healing
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"For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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When God Weeps
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth, a life full of the most atrocious tortures on earth, will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
- Mother Teresa (Nobel Prize) -
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Suffering in itself does not make us holy. It is only when we unite it, out of love, to the suffering of Christ that it has meaning. Suffering without love is wasted pain.
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God, Tsunamis And The Problem of Evil
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Cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
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Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.
- Philip Yancey -
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Heart Made Whole: Turning Your Unhealed Pain into Your Greatest Strength
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The Real Answer to Why God Allows Suffering
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Let us understand that God is a physician, and that suffering is a medicine for salvation, not a punishment for damnation.
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"And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”(Paul)
2 Corinthians 12:7
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The Path of Loneliness
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Why Does God Allow Suffering
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You may never know that Jesus is all you need, until Jesus is all you have.
- Corrie ten Boom -
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And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, and strengthen you.
1 Peter 5:10
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Holding On to Hope: A Pathway through Suffering to the Heart of God
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The Shock of Suffering
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Monday Morning
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Hands
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Why God (Do People Have To Die)
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Something In The Water
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A Grief Observed
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Will The Circle Be Unbroken
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Ten Thousand Angels Cried
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Footprints In The Sand (I'll Carry You)
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Back To God (Give This World)
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How To Cope With Pain And Suffering
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The Problem of Pain
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I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.
Romans 8:18
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Humanism rejects religion. It attributes nothing to the so called "supernatural." In this there is an awakened liberty that releases us from the shackles and servitude mentality of old superstitions so that we may realize our full potential.
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"When the death of a disabled infant will lead to the birth of another infant with better prospects of a happy life, the total amount of happiness will be greater if the disabled infant is killed. The loss of happy life for the first infant is outweighed by the gain of happier life for the second. Therefore, if killing the hemophiliac infant has no adverse effect on others, it would, according to the total view, be right to kill him."
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Blindness to suffering is an inherent consequence of natural selection. Nature is neither kind nor cruel but indifferent.
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I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.
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"The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more intensely: we stumble and get up, we are sad, confident, insecure, feel loneliness and joy and love. There is nothing more; but I want nothing more."
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"Nature is not cruel, only pitilessly indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be neither good nor evil, neither cruel nor kind, but simply callous-indifferent to all suffering, lacking all purpose."
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I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I, which is my life”the power to create.
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"It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any religion before or since, capitalized on human suffering; and it was enormously successful in insuring its own existence through the perpetuation of human suffering."
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Suffering For The Sake Of
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Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials,
James 1:2
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Making Sense Out Of Suffering
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The Problem Of Suffering and Evil (Part 1)
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For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant; later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11
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Surprised By Suffering
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Here is a mystery: one mans experience drives him to curse God, while another mans identical experience drives him to bless God. Your response to what happens is more important than what happens.
- Chip Brogden -
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The Problem Of Suffering and Evil (Part 2)
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Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
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saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:22
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Suffering will come, trouble will come - that's part of life; a sign that you are alive. If you have no suffering and no trouble, the devil is taking it easy. You are in his hand.
- Mother Teresa (Nobel Prize) -
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The Problem Of Suffering and Evil (Part 3)
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Arise From Darkness: What To Doe When Life Doesn't Make Sense
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Adversity introduces a man to himself.
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For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10
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The Problem Of Suffering and Evil (Part 4)
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Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me." (Jesus)
John 14:1
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Be Still, My Soul: Embracing God's Purpose and Provision in Suffering
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Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love.
- Mother Teresa (Nobel Prize) -
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Why Does God Permit Evil and Suffering
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Suffering and the Sovereignty of God
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Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself.
- C. S. Lewis -
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4
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Christian Reflections on Suffering and Evil
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Whatever troubles are weighing you down are not chains. They are featherweight when compared to the glory yet to come .
- Joni Eareckson Tada -
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Hearing Jesus Speak into Your Sorrow
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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Walking With God Thru Pain And Suffering
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Naked I came from my mothers womb, and naked shall I return; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Job 1:21
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“For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38
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Where Is God in All the Suffering?
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"Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed."
1 Peter 4:12-13
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For All Who Grieve: Navigating the Valley of Sorrow and Loss
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Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christs sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
1 Peter 4:12-13
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The Furnace of Affliction: How God Uses Our Pain and Suffering for His Purpose
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he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4
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800 Pound Jesus
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When Bad Things Happen To Good People
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Hey God
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Suffering is Not For Nothing
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This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural human sympathy, than any belief in the history of mankind. Yet this doctrine was taught unambiguously by Jesus.
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The God of hell should be held in loathing, contempt and scorn. A god who threatens eternal pain should be hated, not loved; cursed, not worshipped. A heaven presided over by such a god must be below the meanest hell.
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The procreation of the diseased, the feeble-minded and paupers should be stopped.
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"I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
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Suffering: Gospel Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense (PDF)
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If there is no god -- and there isn't -- then we made up morality. And I'm very impressed.
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"When someone like myself points out the rather obvious and compelling evidence that God is cruel and unjust, because he visits suffering on innocent people of a scope and scale that would embarrass the most ambitious psychopath, we're told that? God is mysterious."
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"The truth is, it is impossible to harmonize all the ills, and pains, and agonies of this world with the idea that we were created by, and are watched over and protected by an infinitely wise, powerful and beneficent God, who is superior to and independent of nature."
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I am not a theologian or a scholar, but I am very aware of the fact that pain is necessary to all of us. In my own life, I think I can honestly say that out of the deepest pain has come the strongest conviction of the presence of God and the love of God.
- Elisabeth Elliot -
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Happily Broken: Discovering Happiness Through Pain and Suffering
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that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Philippians 3:10
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Evil and the Cross: An Analytical Look at the Problem of Pain
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Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; be not frightened, neither be dismayed; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9
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Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?: Finding Solace in Times of Trouble
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Heaven: A Comprehensive Guide to Everything the Bible Says About Our Eternal Home
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God and Suffering
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10 Things You Should Know About Suffering
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Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved
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Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple." (Jesus)
Luke 14:27
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Some suffering is given in order to chastise and correct a person . . . some suffering is given not to correct past wrongs but to prevent future ones . . . and some suffering has no purpose other than to lead a person to love God more ardently . . ..
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When one person suffers from a delusion it is called insanity; when many people suffer from a delusion it is called religion.
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Suffering and The Sovereignty of God
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Why Does God Allow Pain And Suffering
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A Different Perspective On Pain and Suffering
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The Problem of Pain
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While 21st Century technology and medicine have dulled our physical and mental pain, the only long term therapy for our anguish and loneliness will be when Christians come home.
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God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars.
- Elbert Hubbard -
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"The emergency problem of segregation and sterilization must be faced immediately. Every feeble-minded girl or woman of the hereditary type, especially of the moron class, should be segregated during the reproductive period we prefer the policy of immediate sterilization, of making sure that parenthood is absolutely prohibited to the feeble-minded."
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How To Cope With Pain and Suffering (PDF)
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The world is fast succumbing to activities of men and women who would stake the future of our species on beliefs that should not survive an elementary school educations.
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The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit, it is at the same time subjection, self-derision, and self-mutilation.
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Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experience of suffering is required of your brotherhood throughout the world.
1 Peter 5:8-9
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Although many of us fear death, I think there is something illogical about it.
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The Ten Commandments have lost their validity. Conscience is a Jewish invention, it is a blemish like circumcision.
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Theology of Suffering and Why It Matters
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What Jesus Said About Suffering
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Religion teaches the dangerous nonsense that death is not the end.
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The Mystery and Necessity of Redemptive Suffering
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“In ridiculing a pathetic human fallacy, which seeks explanation where none need be sought and which multiplies unnecessary assumptions, one should not mimic primitive ontology in order to challenge it. Better to dispose of the needless assumption altogether. This holds true for everything from Noah's flood to the Holocaust.”
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God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
- Augustine of Hippo -
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Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power
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"In this you rejoice,[a] though now for a little while you may have to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold which though perishable is tested by fire, may redound to praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 1:6-7
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God and Suffering (Debate-D'Souza vs Ehrman)
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Where There is Pain, There Is God
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Pain is never permanent.
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The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (PDF)
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"It is a horrible idea that there is somebody who owns us, who makes us, who supervises us - waking and sleeping - who knows our thoughts, who can convict us of thought crime, just for what we think, who can judge us while we sleep for things that might occur to us in our dreams, who can create us sick, as apparently we are - and then order us, on pain of eternal torture to be well again. To demand this, to wish this to be true is to wish to live as an abject slave."
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Trusting God
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Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
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Suffering and Jesus
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Hope Thru Suffering
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But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
- C. S. Lewis -
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Hope in the Dark: Believing God Is Good When Life Is Not
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The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18
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Why Does God Allow Evil, Pain and Suffering
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St. Paul Explains The Meaning of Suffering
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A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer -
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Suffering Is Never For Nothing
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He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.
Psalm 147:3
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