Why Do We Suffer?

Question

1 Corinthians 1:3 He is the source of every mercy and the God who comforts us. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort othrs. When others are roubled we will be able to give the the same comfort God has given us You can be sure that the more we suffer for christ the the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.

Answer 1

Why does God permit suffering?

Who really is to blame for it?

Humans are to blame for much of the suffering. They fight wars, commit crimes, pollute the environment, often carry on business in a manner motivated by greed rather than concern for their fellowman, and sometimes indulge in habits that they know can be harmful to their health. When they do these things, they hurt others and themselves. Should it be expected that humans would be immune to the consequences of what they do? Is it reasonable to blame God for these things that humans themselves do?

Satan and his demons also share responsibility. The Bible discloses that much suffering is because of the influence of wicked spirits. The suffering for which so many people blame God does not come from him at all.

How did suffering get started? Examination of the causes focuses attention on our first human parents, Adam and Eve. Jehovah God created them perfect and put them in paradise surroundings. If they had obeyed God, they would never have got sick or died. They could have enjoyed perfect human life forever. Suffering was not part of Jehovah’s purpose for mankind. But Jehovah clearly told Adam that continued enjoyment of what He had given them depended on obedience.

Obviously, they had to breathe, eat, drink, and sleep in order to continue living. And they had to keep God’s moral requirements in order to enjoy life fully and to be favored with such life forever. But they chose to go their own way, to set their own standards of good and bad, and thus they turned away from God, the Life-Giver. (Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-6) Sin led to death. It was as sinners that Adam and Eve produced children, and they could not pass on to their children what they no longer had. All were born in sin, with inclinations toward wrongdoing, weaknesses that could lead to illness, a sinful inheritance that would eventually result in death. Because everyone on earth today was born in sin, all of us experience suffering in various ways..

Ecclesiastes 9:11 says that “time and unforeseen occurrence” also have a bearing on what happens to us. We may get hurt, not because the Devil directly causes it or because any human does it, but because by chance we are in a place at the wrong moment.


Jesus performed many miracles to demonstrate that he was the Messiah. He even raised the dead. Those works attracted the crowds, but Jesus did not come to earth merely to do a social work. He came to bear witness to the truth. He knew that any material benefits he provided were temporary. Even the resurrected ones would die again. Only by bearing witness to the truth could he help some to gain everlasting life. (Luke 18:28-30) Today, some individuals try to imitate Jesus’ good works by opening hospitals or performing other services among the world’s poor. In some cases, they do this at great personal cost, and their sincerity is commendable; but any relief they supply is temporary at best. Only the Kingdom a Heavenly Government that Jesus talked about when He was on the Earth will bring permanent relief.

Answer 2

If there is a christian god, then there is really only one possibility. The answer is that god gave us free-will so we could choose to be good. If there was no temptation to be lewd, dishonest, or violent, then it would not really be a choice. By this theory a starving man who steals to eat is a failed product. If hell is real then that's were he goes.

This argument that small children are not fully human. That sound's insane, but a good god would not allow a child to suffer and die if that child never had a chance to make an informed decision to be good. Now, such a child could be a prop to test the parents and loved ones.

One other possibility is that the christian god is a myth. By christian god I mean all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good. This doesn't mean that another god doesn't exist. It could be a more brimstone old-testament worship me or else god. Anyone who doesn't do the right stuff goes to hell. It could be about anything really.

I hope you continue to look for a belief system that makes sense to you. If your kid gave you a story that didn't make sense would you question the inconsistencies? A good parent would, and I would think a good christian would question to.

Answer 3

One of my statements of our sufferings would from the religious point of view that in the Holy Bible been mentioned of Adam and Eve eaten apple of the evil desires to become God and been forced out from the heaven to the Earth. Therefore the apple was eaten...

Answer 4

we suffer because God gave us free will,not every decision we make is good for us.any decision we make that has sin in it,is a bad decision.please understand that it is not the sin that destroys us,it is the iniquity that we choose that destroy us,sin is those occasional cuss words,that glance at that scantly clad woman,that occasional times that we pass judgment on others.iniquity is when we drop those :f:bombs every other word,when we not only look at that woman,but we bed that woman,iniquity = premeditated sin,that is what destroys us.

Answer 5

Christians suffer for their good and God's Glory. Non-believers suffer because they do not have God.

Answer 6

Why did our Lord Jesus have to suffer?
Have you ever seen the movie "The Gospel According To
Matthew" ? It is excellent!!! Foxe's book of Martyrs is one
great book also in our language! Please tell people how
good it is once you read it!

Answer 7

Because :
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

Peace and Love...

Answer 8

Before I clicked on this question, I somehow knew you would already have an answer with a Bible verse...

Answer 9

Thank you for your wisdom words but sometimes I'm bitter against God because He let me suffered too much. I want justice because my aunt tried to kill me by sending evil spirits after me and I almost died.

Answer 10

I want to avoid suffering