Worldview: Making sense of trauma and evil

[Matthias]

“Is God ever the author of suffering? Yes. Is he the author of evil? No.”

An eleven minute video.

 

[Matthias]

Why does God cause suffering?

 

[Matthias]

Why does Satan cause suffering?

 

[David in NJ]

Why does God cause suffering?

To conform us to Christ by sharing in His Sufferings

 

[David in NJ]

Why does Satan cause suffering?

He has no other options = his fate is sealed

 

[Matthias]

God for our good; Satan for our harm.

 

[David in NJ]

God for our good; Satan for our harm.

Job

 

[Matthias]

”God is love.”

(1 John 4:8)

Man rebels against God and then asks: “If there is a God, why does he allow rebellion?”

It’s a question about love. God’s love.

 

[Matthias]

“There is no God” is the cry of a child who knows no Father.

 

[nedsk]

“Is God ever the author of suffering? Yes. Is he the author of evil? No.”

An eleven minute video.

Suffering is strictly an internal thing related to pain. Some people "suffer" because of the pain of losing a loved one and other people "suffer" because of the pain of losing internet connectivity. Suffering is the reaction we have to whatever pain we experience. being rooted in Christ doesn't reduce pain but it can reduce suffering.

As to evil it's like the cold, it doesn't exist except in the absence of heat. Evil exist only in the absence of good. A thermometer measures only the relative presence of heat because there is no cold to measure.