
· 29 min
Why does God allow suffering? | David Young
Real Life Theology PodcastAbout this episode
If God is good and all-powerful, why is there so much suffering, pain, and evil in the world? Genesis 1-3 gives an honest starting point.
Go deeper with this related RENEW.org article on why God allows suffering: https://renew.org/why-does-god-allow-suffering/
In this first message of a two-part series on suffering, David Young addresses one of the most difficult questions people ask about God: Why does God allow suffering?
Many people struggle to believe in God because of the pain, evil, and injustice they see in the world. If God is all-good, wouldn’t He want to end suffering? If God is all-powerful, wouldn’t He be able to stop it? And if suffering still exists, does that mean God does not exist?
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