If suffering must come, Peter urged, may it never be because the Christian has acted unjustly. The Problem of Pain is a 1940 book on the problem of evil by C. S. Lewis, in which Lewis argues that human pain, animal pain, and hell are not sufficient reasons to reject belief in a good and powerful God. Suffering leads to sufficiency, even if only in Christ, so blessed is that one “who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him” (James 1:12). Some Bible scholars debate whether he was an actual person or legend, but Job is mentioned as a historical figure by the prophet Ezekial (Ezekial 14:14, 20) and in the book of James (). Lewis summarizes the problem of evil as follows: "If God were good, He would make His creatures perfectly happy, and if He were almighty He would be able to do what he wished. Pain can keep us from a greater physical evil. They were to answer hatred and mockery with gentleness and kindness. ər /; German: [ˈaʁtʊʁ ˈʃoːpn̩haʊ̯ɐ] (); 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher.He is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind and insatiable noumenal will. The word suffering and its derivatives are used twenty-one times in this epistle. Kindness, submission and serving were qualities that the world's hatefulness and intolerance must not snuff from their lives. It enables us to cope in a sinful world. It’s also the fourth time Isaiah speaks of a servant (see Isaiah 42, 49, and 50). The world continues today in part because there are more people yet that will come to have eternal salvation. But the creatures are … What are some good reasons for suffering? This means trust, peace, joy, stability, biblical values, faithfulness and obedience in contrast to sinful mental attitudes, blaming, running, complaining, and … Positive: When believers live under suffering joyfully (i.e., they endure and keep on applying the promises and principles of the faith), Christ’s life or character will be more and more manifested as they grow through the suffering (2 Cor. 4:9-10; 3:18). When the opposite is true, our need for divine assistance becomes crystal clear. Politeness is the flower of humanity. 1 Peter has a lot to say about suffering. Be a good human being, a warm hearted, affectionate person. Conclusion Pray for your health first, then pray for humanity. When things are going well and life seems easy, it can be hard to see any reason to look beyond ourselves. While the Suffering Servant passage is commonly associated with Isaiah 53, it begins at the end of Isaiah 52. VIII. This passage is part of a larger whole. God will end all human suffering. Nero was having Christians covered with tar and burned at the stake to light up his garden. By means of his heavenly Kingdom, Jehovah will drastically change the human condition —for the better. Arthur Schopenhauer (/ ˈ ʃ oʊ p ən h aʊ. Unknown. Joseph Joubert. Love should be our religion. We may experience suffering to: make us humble, grow stronger, and equip us to comfort others in their suffering. Maxime Lagacé. Humanity should be our race. As the great author Jane Austen wrote, “We do not suffer by accident.” 4 Suffering is a perspective-changer. “ See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. That is my fundamental belief. #Confidence #Enlightenment #Instruction “God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.”-- John of the Cross According to the Bible, God will bring an end to the suffering of every human on the planet. 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