Why Do "Good" People Suffer? Pain and suffering are problems in life that everyone wonders about. Why should a righteous person suffer? Why does God allow his own children to suffer? The questions quickly rise to mind and on the surface seem reasonable, but a closer look at them reveals that they convey a certain meaning. These questions imply that human suffering is inconsistent with the love of God. As a God of love He either doesn't have the power to prevent suffering, or He has the power he just doesn't have the will. He might prefer us to live our own lives without intruding on us. Maybe we are to assume that the prevention of sufferin....

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