Some people see no mystery about the problem of suffering. They believe that suffering is the result of an unavoidable law that every cause produces an effect. They would reason that suffering is due to some great sin the sufferer has committed. However, Christians have a problem with suffering that non-Christians don’t have. Christianity proclaims that God is love and that He loves the whole world. But, if this is true, why does He permit undeserved suffering? If God loves, and He has all power, then He should protect us from pain and suffering. Some have sought to solve this problem by saying that those who suffer have been guilty of some sin and have brought God’s judgment on themselves. This simplistic solution to a complex question is unsatisfactory and incorrect.
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