The question of why God allows people to suffer is an age-old question for those who believe in him. Why does He put his followers through tests of faith and continue to let them suffer with what seems of no relief in sight? The Bible tells us in Revelations 21:4 that there is coming a time when sorrow, tears, pain, and death will pass away. There will be this day when God will wipe away all tears from the eyes of His children, and their sorrow will end forever. However, at the present time, humans must face the undeniable fact that people do suffer. It’s a fact of life. Sickness, sorrow and suffering are in all walks of life. At this very moment a person can probably think of a handful of others who are suffering greatly. It just doesn’t seem fair. What might possibly be the method to His madness? One can never know for certain until death when they encounter their creator, or possibly when they don’t. But until then, there is always speculation.

According to the Bible, when God created man everything was perfect. There was no pain or suffering that came upon Adam and Eve. Only when they disobeyed God did Adam have to work hard to grow food and Eve have to feel labor p

Sometimes God might see the need to push someone a bit to help them develop more or to toughen them up so that they can go on and be adept at dealing with problems and situations that might be coming in the future. There is a song that goes “onward Christian soldiers.” Using that analogy, perhaps God allows some things to happen to good people so that they will be become tougher and able to handle more than they were able to before. He is the drill sergeant for His soldiers, getting them through the boot camp that is life.

Another reason why people suffer could be because they choose to follow God and may of may not have chosen to believe in Jesus Christ. The Jews suffered in the Holocaust, and countless other times, for their religion. While there were other reasons than just being Jewish for the Holocaust, it was the religion that became the bull’s eye upon their backs. Yet, the Jews did not abandon their faith. Their Strong faith saw them through their trails. But why would God allow such pain for His followers? “Blessed are you who when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of things against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven” (Matthew 5:11). It is said in the Bible that these people will be the first God looks upon in His kingdom, so He does not forget about them entirely. He makes up in heaven for their sufferings here.

ains during birth (Genesis 2-3). It is here that the investigating shall begin.

But what is the point of this suffering? If man is sinful by nature, then something must be wrong in the design, right? Well, perhaps this suffering occurs because God is trying to show man that something is wrong. If there is a child who has a consistent bad habit, will not the child’s parent continually punish him until he learns not to do the habit anymore? Something must be wrong because if there was not, then there would be no suffering or death as was in the Garden of Eden right after man’s creation, according to the Bible. Perhaps God is being a parent, or Father as Jesus put it, and giving man a swift slap on the rear

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