How do we reconcile anguish and suffering with the Bible's
portrayal of a loving God? Why would He allow the horrendous miseries that
afflict humanity? Does the Bible explain suffering?
Many people, the faithful and the faithless, look at calamities-whether
personal, national or global-and agonize over these questions. In this
lesson we will see how the Bible addresses this enigma: Why does God allow
suffering?
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(
Matthew 24:14;
28:19,
20).
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John 21:15-17). To fulfill
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