Why would God create an imperfect world? In a word, for the sake of love; for the sake of people like me; the sake of love manifests as life transformation,virtue, empathy, compassion, humility, agapē; love manifests in creating a better world and even building up the very kingdom of...
Arnold Lesson 4 Paul's Imprisonment Furthers the Gospel Philippians 1:12-18 I. INTRODUCTION A. Every child of God has asked himself, "Why do I have to suffer? since I am an object of God's grace and have found the forgiveness of sins in Christ, why can't I be exempt from trying...
Question: Why do the noblest animals suffer so much at the hands of men? I need not enlarge or try to explain this question. Cities are torture places for the animals who can be turned to any account for use or amusement by man! And these are always the most noble. Answer: In theSu...
Perhaps non-believers recognize that they would need to change, radically, if Christianity turned out to be true. And change tends to involve suffering in direct proportion. When a potential Christian fixates on the cost of discipleship—on the cross to be borne—conversion to Christianity ...
But even with its increasing popularity, there’s still a camp of firm believers in that whole “weightlifting will make me bulky and… Read more Just a few hours of sleep restriction over the course of a Critics of the study were quick to point out that a large The results, ...
Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?" New Heart English BibleWhy is my pain perpetual, and my...
Israel, why do you say, "My way is hidden from the LORD, and my rights are ignored by my God"?Good News TranslationIsrael, why then do you complain that the LORD doesn't know your troubles or care if you suffer injustice? International Standard Version"Jacob, why do you say— and ...
Jesus did not suffer and die so that we could follow Him into suffering. I believe this sort of misapplication of the death of Jesus only grieves Jesus deeply. Imagine if a criminal broke into your home and gave you the choice of torturing you or your child. You would obviously choose ...
1 CORINTHIANS 6 Lawsuits Among Believers 1If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? 2Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, ...
but we cannot prove it. And think about it, what if, when you died it turned out that by worshipping Christianity, which in death was revealed to be false, the reality was that Greek religion was correct and christianity was hubristic, and you are left to suffer for what you believed ...