HUMAN SUFFERING

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HUMAN SUFFERING

• Why does an all-powerful God of love allow so
  much suffering in the world?

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Why does God allow suffering?

• To diminish the appeal of physical life
• To make us like His Son
• To purify our faith in Him
• To teach us contentment thankfulness
• To teach us prayerfulness dependence
• To perfect our inner man
• To help us develop compassion

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God allows human suffering for the good that can
result.

• Isa 558-9
• For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are
  your ways My ways, says the LORD.
• For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so
  are My ways higher than your ways, My thoughts
  than your thoughts.

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Salvation From Sin Eternal Life

• Faith in Jesus Christ through the Gospel
• John 824 2030-31 Rom 116 109-10 Mark
  1616 Heb 116
• Repent or turn from sins
• Luke 2446-47 Acts 238 319 1730-31
• Confess faith in Christ
• Matt 1032-33 Acts 836-38 Rom 109-10
• Be immersed in water
• Matt 2819 Mk 1616 Acts 238 Rom 63-4 1
  Pet 321
• Live in obedient faith
• Heb 58-9 1 Peter 114 Rev 210