Suffering: Part 3
The Emotional Problem of Evil – How to comfort those going through intense suffering? Sympathy, not explanation, is the key. It is not necessarily a questioning of God. This page further explores the Emotional Problem of Evil.
Is there a purpose for suffering?
For Followers-of-Jesus, the New Testament teaches the following four-fold reason or purpose for suffering:
There is an internal purpose for suffering. All suffering and trials of any kind strengthen and mature the Christian’s faith. From the Book of James we know that if a Christian responds to the suffering brought on by the various…
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