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Your Question:
Why is God allowing this to happen?
Answer:
As a pastor, I've grappled with this question many times. It's a mystery that's hard to wrap our heads around, but I believe it's rooted in God's sovereignty and our free will. He's not a puppeteer who manipulates events to achieve His ends, but rather a loving Father who allows us to make choices that shape the world around us. Think of it like a play where the author has written the overall story and scene, but the actors have some freedom to improvise and make choices that affect the outcome. God has given us the moral law, which guides us towards what's right and wrong, and we can't shake it off, no matter how hard we try. When we ask why God permits suffering, we're both judging Him and revealing our own limitations. We can't see the bigger picture, but God can. In His infinite wisdom, God allows suffering to achieve His purposes, even if it seems pointless to us. He's not a God who takes pleasure in suffering, but rather one who uses it to bring about good in the long run. Just as scientists have discovered that chaos can lead to order in the natural world, God can take the chaos of human suffering and turn it into something beautiful and redemptive. It's a mystery that's hard to understand, but one that requires faith and trust in His sovereignty.
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christian theology
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why does god allow evil
clay jones
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wayne grudem
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on guard
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david limbaugh
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