why do we have to suffer?

Answer 1

you don't have to.

the "we have to suffer" view on life comes from the christian religion: the original sin, etc.

it doesn't mean you have to believe it. and people who believe that "we must all suffer from the original sin" only know the first part of the bible; the second part clearly says that someone called "jesus" came to wash "us" all from "our" sins.

Answer 2

There are many today who by watching events in their lives and in the world at large have concluded they "have to suffer". I feel many people are deeply resentful in their hearts toward God because of misunderstanding or misinterpreting His attributes. It is true that He is all-powerful and nothing is impossible with Him. But at the same time, He is just and fair. His sovereignty does not negate His justice.

When He declared that He had given man dominion over the earth realm in Genesis 1:26 He bound Himself with that statement. His sense of justice and fairness requires that He commits Himself to keeping what He has declared regardless of how much it may cost. In this case, it requires that He does not retrieve this power from man, despite the fact that man has corrupted it and brought upon himself the consequences of abusing creation through the pollution of sin.

The universe God designed is a cause and effect universe. Much of the suffering that we see are the specific and general results of the increase of moral corruption and decay that we ourselves have set in motion in a world that was created to operate from a foundation of His righteousness. Every system that is operated in a manner other than that which it was initially purposed to will ultimately malfunction. This is true of both the natural and the spiritual.

The Lord knew that man would fall but His love sought to give Him a chance nontheless. And ultimately He opened to us His heart when He Himself chose to come in as a Man in order to reverse the consequences of that fall, which include suffering.

As long as we are in an imperfect world no one is immune to suffering as the life of Christ shows us. He was perfect yet He suffered profoundly. There will come a time when all suffering will be removed when His Kingdom takes over as has been well quoted in the scriptures above. Until then each of us has been given a chance to respond to His call and become part of that Kingdom which is coming. For those who join through the new birth, all things here on earth whether positive or negative, will eventually work together for their good because they have aligned their lives according to His purpose.

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Answer 3

Because "many", deceived by "many" shall come to "deceive", still add law to grace, still add "law worketh wrath" to "grace is sufficient"(no law req'd); Not knowing that God hath NOT appointed us unto wrath(law): 1Thess 5:9, and wrath(law) is the put off to put away: Eph 4:31, as a work of the flesh: Gal 5:20.

A gospel of law(sin & death followed by hell) is a gospel of "sorrows" and "suffer"-ing. Such is "this gospel" of this/that gospels, which both go global for compare-i-son of law/grace. For wheresoever "this gospel" is told, also "that" shall be told:

The God of "all grace" make you "perfect"("merciful"),
after ye(do err) suffer awhile: 1Pet 5:10 in yer law law.
http://www.godshew.org/TwainShew4.htm#Laws

The whole issue of "sacrifice"(slaughter) should be
raised to the level of conscience, not purged of sin,
expelled as antichrist, anti-Christ(the end of the law).
For the Bible teaches that God never ever desired,
nor ever took took any pleasure, in sacrifice for sin,
which is by the law and of the law.

For receiving the promise (eternal life) notably
comes "after" doing the will of God, which is:
"I will have mercy, and not sacrifice", which is
the same will in both Old and New Testaments,
(Ps 40:6; 51:16; Hos 6:6; Mt 9:13; 12:7; Heb 10)
and the "not" part is not then, not now, not ever.

The "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 4

Suffering is not something you 'have to' do. It is a condition that you experience, as a human being, because you have felt pain, disappointment or grief. There are humans that choose not to experience suffering. If you are suffering, however, you should seek out friends and family who can sympathize with your experience and guide you through it.

Answer 5

Because in Christianity and Judaism Adam chose his own way instead of God's way. As a result what was meant to be didn't happen and we are in a fallen cursed earth in which we suffer.

Answer 6

Suffering was brought into the world by sin. For this reason a new world must be established by God.

Revelation 21
1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

Through pain and suffering we are refined as children of God.

1 Peter 1
6In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 7These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Zechariah 13
7 "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who is close to me!"
declares the LORD Almighty.
"Strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will be scattered,
and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
8 In the whole land," declares the LORD,
"two-thirds will be struck down and perish;
yet one-third will be left in it.

9 This third I will bring into the fire;
I will refine them like silver
and test them like gold.
They will call on my name
and I will answer them;
I will say, 'They are my people,'
and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.' "

Answer 7

When Adam and Eve chose to disobey God,they sinned and as a result began to age and eventually die.As offspring of this imperfect pair,we too inherit the imperfection,so we too get old,get sick, and eventually die.
This was not God's purpose for man.He created the first human pair perfect,designed to live forever in a garden paradise.And in Jehovah's due time he will undo the effects of sin and obedient man will again have the wonderful prospect of everlasting life in peace and perfection.-Rom.5:12;
Ps.37:9-11,29;Rev.21:3,4

Answer 8

Who says we have to suffer?

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Answer 9

For some religions, suffering is a sacrafice that needs to be made in order for your prayers to be answered...but it's all about your own personal beliefs.

Answer 10

choices, we choice to do whatever we want good or bad.. we suffer because of stubbornness, a human trait.. we suffer because we don't understand... we suffer because we resist why things are, live or die... we suffer because of are feelings, happy, sad, confused, whatever emotions we go through, understanding why they are there and what triggered them... Sometimes they can worn us from mistakes we have or could make... this is only a touch of why.........

Answer 11

Wow now this is a good question. My answer is based on Christian teaching and prinicples. Since you didn't state your belief system, I won't assume I know.

Christians believe that suffering is not caused by God. It is allowed by God for His own purpose and plan. We don't understand why but as found in Job chapter 1 we do see that God allows suffering.

Some suffering as stated in the bible is caused by our own selfish desires. We end up with sickness and pain because we inflicted the wound. For example: You are in love with a person but cheat on them and they leave which in turn breaks your heart. That is a self inflicted suffering. Your decision to be unfaithful caused the person to choose to leave. It was your choice.

Then some suffering is for the greater good. I believe that marytrs of the Christian faith fall into this catagory. The apostles all died horrible deaths to further the cause of Christianity. Those who died for their faith in Christ furthered the spread of the gospel because they were unwilling to renouce Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Many of those who saw these men and women die for their faith, just as they do today, have come to a saving knowledge of Jesus themselves. See 1 Peter chaper 2

Why do we suffer? I would say no one really knows except God. He tells us in Jeremiah 29:11 that He has plans for us. In Romans 8:28 Paul teaches that "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose". This applies only to those who have trusted in God for salvation.
Paul continues in Romans 8:28 to say that those God forknew he chose to be conformed to image of his Son Jesus Christ.

Christians have a promise that God will use our suffering as a working out in us to be more like His son Jesus.

I hope that offers some help. I recommend for a further study that you read the book of 1 and 2nd Peter in the Bible as well as the Book of Job in the Old Testament.
For additional reading Dr. James Dobson has a great book called "When God doesn't Make Sence."
God Bless