Why does God allow suffering?
Yesterday we looked at the old and important question of the existence of God. But there's one...
Today's devotional: finding beauty amidst brokenness
Can beauty come out of brokenness? When you or a loved one is reeling from an illness, injury, or...
Today's devotional: is God the author of evil?
If God is a loving and all-powerful God, why does He allow evil and suffering to exist? And if...
Today's devotional: why does God allow his children to suffer?
The tension between hope and suffering is one of the most challenging themes of the Bible. Christ...
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All Things in the Bible: Romans 8:28
Everything that happens--good or bad, joyful or sad--is under God's control. While God isn't the author of sin and evil, this passage reassures us that everything that happens is worked by Him into his grand plan. There's a reason for everything, even when we can't see it from our vantage point.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%208:28&version=NIV
Suffering in the Bible: 1 Peter 4:12-16
The experience of suffering shouldn't come as a surprise to Christians--in fact, we should expect it. Christ-followers don't find their comfort in the promise that God will end their suffering; instead they find hope in the knowledge that Christ suffers alongside us and offers us true spiritual life.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1Pet.4.12-1Pet.4.16&version=NIV
When We Question God
"Why was I born?" "Why do wicked people seem to prosper?" "What happens after I die?" They are the questions our history forces on us, life-and-death issues that scream for an answer. We have nowhere else to go, no one else to turn to. We raise them with God.
http://woh.org/pdf/books/when_we_question_god.pdf
10 Reasons To Believe In A God Who Allows Suffering
Natural disasters. Terrorist acts. Injustice. Incurable disease. All these experiences point to suffering, and can cause people to question the love and goodness of a God who would let such things occur...
http://www.rbc.org/bookChapters.aspx?id=46282