Sufferings and pains are tool of God to let us know that we have to transcend joys and happiness and reach the divine bliss
the moment we break the chain of hunting for joys....sufferings which is the other end of the same chain, will leave us.
2006-09-15 23:49:40
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answer #1
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answered by ۞Aum۞ 7
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Suffering doesn't automatically imbue you with moral virtue or give you heightened spiritual insight but I find that being in pain most of the time helps focus my mind and gives me a healthy sense of perspective on the things that are important in life and perhaps I find it easier to empathise with other people. Suffering can build character or it can create bitterness-it's all karma. How the individual uses it is up to them.
2006-09-16 07:05:52
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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Suffering is inherent in the material world. The moment you are born, each breath you take brings you one breath closer to death. But with a good attitude, suffering can be helpful - it cleanses and purges you, hollows you out, so that you can be filled with joy. It's a paradox, but the more you suffer, the more you can appreciate bliss when it knocks at your door.
2006-09-16 06:51:33
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answer #3
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answered by Ever Learn 7
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Suffering is the natural outcome of sin. Suffering is caused by sin when it runs its natural course. For example, ethnic cleasning caused great suffering in Africa, because they were practicing murder. Misuse of funds and stealing in goverment, deceit, causes suffering among the innocent people. Rape, molestation, child abuse, causes suffering and will even cause others to strike back to gain vengence. Sexual immorality will cause damage in families, to health, will cause more and more pain.
Purpose of suffering? To PROVE to us that SIN is evil. Do you know how many people do not KNOW sin is evil, and some do not even think some sins are evil. Liars do not see themselves in the same category as serial murders or rapists. But, fact be told, lying will cause just as much damage, if not more because of it's nature. The SAME Satan who tempts the evil people to kill and rape, also tempts the average person to lie and cheat. SAME guy, he is the father of evil....all evil.
If God can show us the outcome of sin and its nature it should drive us toward Him because He is the opposite of evil and sin.
God does not give us sufferings, but gives us the way to get out of temptation and run to Him for protection. Suffering was brought into existance by Satan himself.
2006-09-16 09:57:59
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answer #4
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answered by DA R 4
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it can be
1. a warning that you have done something wrong
2. a Dos d'ane , makes you realize in which position you are now.
3. an opener to a better choice God prepares for you.
4. a test
2006-09-16 06:50:24
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answer #5
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answered by *.* emmie *.* 2
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All of the situations that confront us are gifts to us that can show us something very valuable. Even the situations that we have decided to call suffering.
You need to understand this to be able to see this truth and understand the lesson they have for us.
Love and blessings
don
2006-09-16 07:02:59
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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Suffering is just one of the many demonstrations that God is imaginary.
2006-09-16 06:47:35
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answer #7
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answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7
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how would we be able to enjoy or appreciate pleasure if we never felt pain? how would we know that being honest is a good idea if no one ever lied to us? how would we know to be loyal to those we love if no one ever betrayed us? how do we know what we are if we don't know what we are not?
(in other words, yes)
2006-09-16 06:49:48
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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No But Ok there are reasons for the sufferings, which are:
When Jehovah made the earth and placed man upon it, he appointed his spirit creature Lucifer as overlord of earth including Man. It was the duty of Lucifer to obey God and to render aid to man in learning of the unseen things of God's universe, Lucifer became ambitious to control the human race, and to have them worship him, therefore he became a trator to God, he rebelled against Jehovah's Law and induced other spirit creatures to join himin that rebellion he also caused man to join in that rebellion and turn against Jehovah. Prior to that time God had told Adam that a violation of God's Law would result in mans death. Adam having willinglyviolated God's Law, and having joined Lucifer in his rebellion against God man was sentenced to death, God had provided man with the power to produce his own kind that is to say to bring Children into existance. This power man did not exercise while he was perfect for that he was sentenced to death and before he died his children were born, for that reason all of them inherited the resulting sentence of death, and hence were born sinners or imperfect, After the rebe3lion Jehovah changed the name of Lucifer giving him 4 seperate and distinct names each of them having a different meaning Satan meaning oposer of God,Devil meaning slanderer of God Serpent meaning deceiver of creatures and Dragon meaning one who tries to devour all who do right at the same timer God sentenced Lucifer now Devil to death, but he did not execute that sentence at that time, A wicked challange was made by Satan to Jehovah, in which Satan claimed that Jehovah could not put man on the earth that would remain true and faithful to him under the test, That challenge involved the Word and the Name of God, and in order that All creation might learn that the power of Jehovah is supreme, and that he is the only source of life and goodness, God accepted the challenge and has permitted Satan to existance during the many centuries that have gone by, and to have full opportunity to prove his wicked challenge.Had God killed the devil at the beginning of his rebellion the other creatures of the universe would never have had oportunity to determine wether or not man can be true To God under a severe test. Jehovah fixed the time limit during which satan should do what he could to prove his wicked challenge, and at the same time God declared that when that time limit expired he would then execute his judgement of death against satan and destroy with him all those who willingly put themselves under satan's rule. Satan is not only the oposer of Jehovah but is man's worst enemy, The time limit it takes for satan to carry on his operations is now up, and within a very short time God will, by the hand of Christ Jesus his Chief executive officer fight the devil and his forces at the battle of Armageddon which will the worst ever known and in that conflict satan and his organization will be destroyed that's the reason why the time is now here where people must have an opportunity to know about Jehovah and his purpose towards them, this afords all an opportunity to take their stand either on the devil's side or Jehovah's side, only those who take Jehovah's side will live. The devil endeavours to entrap every person who takes his stand on Jehovah's side. And would succeed if not prevented by God, it is written the angels of God encampeth aroundabout them that fear him and delivereth them,if one is on Jehovah's side and faithfully serves him, he may have the assurance that God will provide protection for him, no power can sucessfully resist Jehovah. But God does not exercise his power in behalf of anyone except those who dilligently seek to serve him, be assured then that your safety from the devil depends entirely on your faithfulness to God at the present time it is a privelidge to know how you may receive protection, be dilligent therefore to learn the truth that leads to the way of life and happiness!
A talk by J F Rutherford in the 1930's
2006-09-16 06:55:00
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answer #9
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answered by I speak Truth 6
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JNo. ust one road on the path.
2006-09-16 06:47:13
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answer #10
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answered by LeBlanc 6
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