Why So Much Suffering? - WHY IS THERE SO MUCH SUFFERING?

Pastors, priests, and religious leaders often say that it is God's will that people suffer.  Some may say that everything that happens to a person, including tragedies, has already been decided by God and that we can never understand why.  Others may even say that people, including little children, die so that they can be with God in heaven. But that isn't true.  Jehovah never causes bad things to happen.  The Bible says: "It's unthinkable for the true God to act wickedly, for the Almighty to do wrong!" - JOB 34:10. 

Many people blame God for all the suffering in the world because they think that God rules the world.   But  as we learned in Chapter 3, the real ruler  of the world is Satan the Devil. 

The Bible tells us that "the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one."  (1 John 5:19)  The ruler of the world, Satan is vicious and cruel.  He is "misleading the entire inhabited earth." (Revelation 12:9)  Many people imitate him. And that's just the reason why the world is full of lies, hatred, and cruelty.

There are other reasons why there is so much suffering in the world. Adam and Eve rebelled, they passed sin on their children. And because of sin, humans cause other humans  to suffer.  They often want to be more important than others.  They fight, they go to war, and they bully others.   (Ecclesiastes  4:1; 8:9)  Sometimes people suffer because of "time and unexpected events."  (Ecclesiastes 9:11)   When they are in the wrong place at the wrong time, accidents and other bad things can happen to them.  

 Note:  Also, if you have credit  and keep going over your limits because you think you can and will pay it back and are not able to some reason.  Also, because some people do not know how to manage their money right and they would rather party and entertain all the time therefore not pay their rent etc,  then, I am sorry, but with that particular reason, they are responsible for their  suffering on that matter themselves.   Along with the credit situation. Not to offend, just being honest here.  You need before you get into any of those situations.   

Jehovah never causes suffering.  He's not to blame for war, crime, and mistreatment. God does not cause disasters such as earthquakes, and floods. But you may wonder, 'if Jehovah is the most powerful person in the universe, why doesn't he stop those terrible things from happening?'  We know that God cares deeply about us, so he must have a pretty good reason for allowing suffering to  continue.- 1 JOHN 4:8   

Note: And we have already been through this, but if a new person reads this on specific day, they need to know that  Satan and God made a deal and God cannot go against his word, as God's word is true compare to Satan's.  Been a witness to that.

Next time: Why So Much Suffering? - WHY GOD ALLOWS SUFFERING

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