Beginning of Series Why does God sometimes let Satan have his way? I find myself in a quandary. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong” (Deuteronomy 32:4). Stupendously compounding this is that God suffers God-sized pain, which I believe is infinitely more Or consider two people who know that someone else will suffer the moment they cease enduring the pain God’s Execution of Justice on Behalf of Those who have Suffered More About God & Suffering Repentance

I do not want to spend long on this but this matter is highly pertinent to God’s view of suffering.   We can see how God could treasure suffering for Christ as an exquisite act of love but what Scripture We never suffer alone. The lover of our souls suffers with us.   It is so ambiguous it allows both interpretations. And your pain cuts him like a knife.  

The Word of God is emphatic that Christ suffered in our stead. Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God and suffering. to suffer. Job 8:3, 5-7, 12-13, 20-21 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?

Beginning of Series Why does Scripture talk about suffering “refining” Christians? This is what Peter says suffering the pain and grief of “various trials” does to something within us Paul, however, goes further by saying that not only does suffering produce perseverance/endurance, but Similarly, this psalm praises God for the good things flowing to God’s people through suffering: Psalm You allowed men to ride over our heads.

A midwife does not suffer labor pains, nor contribute to the baby’s genes. I have never been able to believe, however, that a God of love has ceased feeling emotional pain for In this sense, at least, Christ’s suffering continues. Does “It is finished!” It is not merely that the Son of God’s suffering achieved so much. If after prayer the pain remains it seems God wants me to proceed, I can rejoice in the difficulty as

(Beginning of Series ) Why does God allow us to be strongly tempted? We cannot gain maximum understanding of why Christians suffer without probing this mystery. So let’s proceed with exploring why God allows strong temptation. in fighting a prolonged, painful battle with temptation. The deliverance where God does it all, is a manifestation of God’s power and brings him great glory –

It was only through his suffering that Job was able to prove to the world and to anti-God powers just on our behalf, at least those who are exceptionally close to God should be spared earthly suffering. pain and suffering. Does anyone believe he reveres God’s Word and yet claims to have more faith and spiritual understanding God’s Execution of Justice on Behalf of Those who have Suffered More About God & Suffering Repentance

If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire. What makes the difference is not what God does, but what we do. suffering. In short, each of us has personally contributed to this world’s pain and suffering. Christ had to become us, suffer the devastating consequences of our sin, defeat Satan on our behalf,

I’ve spent days pondering the refining action of suffering. Satan cannot attack God or do a thing without the Almighty allowing him to do so. does not totally reject Satan’s pleas occur because God’s approach ends up defeating Satan’s schemes Then followed a peculiar set of sufferings, blessings and setbacks. Should we refuse, however, we will be blown over every time God does the smallest thing that our tiny

we suffer the torment of craving things we must resist in order to honor God. Does this have implications for other forms of suffering? Does this principle extend beyond temptation to other forms of suffering? God. For the morally upright, this is more torturous than the worse pain.

at the end of this page) I have expounded on other Scriptures confirming what a privilege it is to suffer And in the midst of his suffering, Job didn’t have a clue what was going on. Then I began to suffer some sort of mental exhaustion. would allow any of it. As disturbing as it to suffer a distorted view of everyday reality, however, what is even worse is that

possible for an angel to be on his death bed or being tortured to extract truth but, even then, how does one know an alien is not faking pain? Suffering makes earthly matters less enticing. Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.