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Why Does God Let Good People Suffer so much Pain?
Why does God allow good people, His own children, born-again believers—to suffer? The problem of pain and suffering is as old as mankind, and so is the consistent answer God has always given. We all share something in common, the painful problem of afflictions.
Affliction: Job said it was unavoidable, Paul said expect it as part of God’s plan, and Jesus said don’t fear I won’t take it away just go with you through it!
Listen carefully and mark your Bibles with me. This one lesson you learn this morning may impact you all the rest of your life. Today we are looking at pains and problems, trials and troubles, and afflictions and adversities. What they are and why they come. And when they do come – how to respond.
The Christian life will sometimes be painful and full of problems. To get an idea of the scope of affliction just interview a few characters of the Bible. Does following the Lord have a price attached?