Why do we have to experience things like: suffering?
2006-06-18 20:58:04 · 20 answers · asked by yacekiih 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well first of all I believe that all things happen for a reason. Second of all we all are tested in life. God's children are under his protection. God will not allow us to go through more than he knows we can handle.
Things on earth that we go through are test that we must face. God does not want anyone to "Suffer". He would rather for us all to be saved and receive his gift of eternal life and fall into his hands of protection. This way we know that when we die we will no longer suffer. We will all be happy. No more sorrows and tears.
But if people think they are suffering now....I hate to see what they think when they don't except Christ into their lives and serve him...because believe it or not, the end is coming. God will come like a thief in the night...without warning. In Hell there is going to be more suffering than there were on earth. That is a promise.
2006-06-18 21:05:47 · answer #1 · answered by Angie R 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a world of suffering and trials. People come to this world because they must learn to evolve past material excess.
"The sufferings of life are often the consequence of the imperfections of the individual; therefore the fewer their imperfections, the less will be their sufferings. He who is neither envious, jealous, vicarious, nor ambitious, will not have to undergo the torments which are the consequence of those defects."
Of course there are many more forms of suffering beside what we can personally change, or work on, for ourselves, but the reasons for those are the same, to evolve. To be better people than when we came into this life.
2006-06-19 06:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by Joe Carioca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the wrong question to ask. What you should be asking is this: Is there any reason we should expect to be protected from harm and hardship and suffering? The answer, of course, is no - i.e. there is no supernatural father figure 'up there' to look after us so we suffer or prosper by chance and the actions of other human beings, exactly as you would expect in a godless universe, and that is all there is to it.
2006-06-19 04:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the sin in the world, and what God is getting out of the world.
The Messiah explained it when He told the parable of the wheat and the weeds. If He has His angels take those who are saved before all have grown, there is a great risk that damage will be done to one who should be saved.
In other words, two people who are not saved are capable of having a child who is saved. Even if the parents turn out to be the worst people on earth, and hurt many others, if God "takes them out" before they have that child, He looses that child because that child can only be born of those parents, and no one else.
Life is hard so that not a single soul that is saved risks the chance of not being saved.
2006-06-19 04:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by scavenger_meat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people suffer more in the same situation than another person would. You are in control of how much you suffer.
2006-06-19 04:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by toe poe gee gee oh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because i think that best things in life comes only after bad expereinces . moreover suffering makes you prepare for other worser things that could happen to you if you are not prepared by small suffering expereinces -also as it is said "all the pleasures is no pleasure" .and respect, helpfullness and other social qualities are developed by suffering
2006-06-19 05:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by hotpersuader 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because perfection doesn't exist.
People aren't perfect, so they can be jerks...or completele psychos who cause, what do you know, suffering.
If you're depressed, it's probably not your fault, and if it is your fault, realize your mistake and move on, a wiser person.
No one can be perfect, thats just life. However if everyone where to try and act better, and strive not to cause suffering, we'd be alot better off. Try being one of those people, things will improve, alot.
2006-06-19 04:04:54 · answer #7 · answered by coreyzard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are being put to test. The same proof that on you life before you fail. Until you pass.
2006-06-19 04:13:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if we didnt have to work for things or make mistakes or have bad things happen we would just be existing. our lives would be dictated to us, no choices. kind of like a goldfish in a bowl we would be like cattle.
you have to take the good with the bad
2006-06-19 04:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by phur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember that God tests thse whom he loves, like a good father... If you went through life with no tests, the good times would be compromised...
2006-06-19 04:14:21 · answer #10 · answered by Lloyd D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋