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Why Does God Allow Suffering ?
God is not the cause of human suffering.
"Far be it from the true God to act wickedly!"
states the Bible. (Job 34:10 ) Who, then, is the
prime instigator of misery?
Jesus called Satan "the ruler of the world."
(John 14:30 ) True; Jehovah is the Universal
Sovereign. That position he will never relin-
quish. However, for a time, God has allowed
Satan to rule most of mankind.--- 1 John 5:19.
What kind of ruler has Satan been? Ever
since his first contact with humans, Satan has
been a murderer and a deceiver. Satan wreaks
havoc on human society in profound ways. Je-
sus indicted him with these words: "That one
was a manslayer when he began, and he did
not stand fast in the truth, because truth is not
in him. When he speaks the lie, he speaks ac-
cording to his own disposition, because he is a
liar and the father of the lie." ( John 8:44 ) Jesus
also said that the men seeking to kill him were
children of the first murderer. They made
themselves his children by acting like him. Like
father, like son, the adage states.
Satan still fosters murderous attitudes in the
hearts of mankind. For example, R.J. Rummel,
emeritus professor at the University of Hawaii,
U.S.A., estimates that from 1900 to 1987, vari-
ous governments murdered 169,198,000 peo-
ple during political purges, genocides, and in-
discriminate acts of violence. That death toll is
in addition to the tens of millions killed on the
battlefield during the same period.
If God does not cause suffering, why does
he allow it? Because universal issues, moral
ones, raised a long time ago still need to be
settled. Let us look at just one of them.
At the beginning of human history, Adam
and Eve sided with Satan. They rejected God's
rule and chose self-rule, which was really
by the Devil.--Genesis 3:1-6 ; Revelation 12: 9.
Jehovah's sense of justice required that time
be allowed for evidence to accumulate. What
is the inescapable conclusion? Human rule un-
der Satan's influence leads only to suffering.
Really, in the long run, God's allowance of
time has been for man's benefit. How so?
Those who study the evidence and believe it
have the opportunity to demonstrate their
willingness to be ruled by God. Those who
learn of God's standards and live by them
have the prospect of living forever.--John 17:3;
1John 2:17.
True, for now, Satan has the world in his evil
grip. But not for much longer. Soon Jehovah
will use his Son to "break up the works of
the Devil." ( 1John 3:8 ) Under God's direc-
tion, Jesus will mend broken hearts and re-
store shattered lives. He will resurrect back to
life on earth billions of humans who have
suffered and died over the centuries.--John
11:25.
The resurrection of Jesus is an example of
God's victory over the works of the Devil--a to-
ken of what is to come for humans who choose
God's rule. ( Acts 17:31 ) The Bible directs our
thoughts to that time to come with these
comforting words: "God himself will be with
[mankind]. And he will wipe out every tear
from their eyes, and death will be no more,
neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain
be anymore. The former things have passed
away."--Revelation 21:3, 4. from the Feb. 1, 2008 issue of the Watchtower magazine.
I was excited to read such great words from off the back of that magazine,so I typed it all out exactly how I saw it and saved it, thank you for reading this;
any further research can be found here:
www.watchtower.org
Interests:
ppl who are nice and wonderful ..just like you
Books:
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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