If God Exists, Why Does He Allow Suffering?

How could a loving God let such evil things happen in the world? In this video, I attempt to answer the question. I don't claim to know all the answers, but I would love to answer any questions you may have. Comments are appreciated! Thanks! :)

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Education

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• God
• exists
• suffering
• pain
• good
• evil
• sin
• garden
• of
• eden
• adam
• and
• eve
• first
• humans
• evolution
• creation
• intelligent
• design

[1tinkincap]

i read in the bible that god was sad for ever making mankind..like he regreted it back in the old testiment. i know i saw it . i just can't remember where. he probably still does ,due to how we treat each other.

[000sundancer000]

It's true.. It's in Genesis 6 that says God regretted making man because man was so evil and did such horrible things to each other. But I think that God has great compassion on us and forgives us for our evil. He offers grace and a second chance.

[thevoidbender]

A real simple answer for me is take a look at the game The Sims. If you've ever played that game you know why bad stuff happens because in said game you are essentially God.

[000sundancer000]

@UJELLYBROTHER2 I'm sorry you feel that way. Sometimes I regret marrying the love of my life and say it out loud to him, but I always take it back/don't really mean it fully because I'm deeply, madly in love with him. I think it's possible for God to know before hand that we would reject him and be completely immoral and still have feelings of regret. Of course, He still loves us, though. And I'm not sure it's a real regret in that He wishes He could take back His creation.

[lhn1111]

@000sundancer000 God regretted? so this mean God makes mistakes too = God is not perfect?

[TheLoner83]

(Rev 20 ) speaks of hell vs 13,14

according to this text, Those that drowned in the sea WERE DEAD, and those IN HELL are DEAD. so 1st point is ...

- everyone in HELL is DEAD, not alive

Next DEATH and HELL were cast into the lake fire. Why is HELL CAST INTO FIRE if it is fire ? death is NOT TANGIBLE, its not somthing that can be literally burned in fire.  Hell is mentioned in the same aspect. It can not literally be burned.

- so here hell is NOT symbollic of FIRE

[TheLoner83]

God DIDNOT send adam to hell.

Gen 2 says...

By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

If anybody SHOULD GO TO HELL it should have been Adam and EVE, they had NO SINFUL LEANINGS, like we do now. They rebelled against God, cursed all humanity to sin and death.

Hell is mentioned in the bible, but since it was never created, its only symbollic.

[Hufflewaffle]

What?? He gave Adam and Eve free will to chose right from wrong??

If they already knew right and wrong, then what exactly did they gain from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?

[Kcoolin36]

God gives us free will, but he also sends evil spirits and dillusions according to the bible. It doesn't make sense to me

[galactonerd]

I think there are better answers in the book If God Is Good by Randy Alcorn. Seriously, that is the best book in existence on the problem of suffering. Also, Making Sense of Suffering by Peter Kreeft.

[dazzar15]

Three question arise from this video

First - is there any evidence (other than it being in the Bible) that there was a time when everything was perfect and ther was no suffering?

Second - Why would a good and just God punish/curse future generations and rest of creation for the sins of two people?

Third - Why did God not deal with the problem there and then when it happened?