Why Does God Allow Suffering?. Aims Examples of Suffering The Origin of Suffering Man’s Inhumanity to Man Time and Chance God’s Chastening God’s Suffering.

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Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Aims Examples of Suffering The Origin of Suffering Man’s Inhumanity to Man Time and Chance God’s Chastening God’s Suffering The End of Suffering

What do we mean by Suffering? Natural Disaster Earthquakes, Volcanoes Tidal Waves Draughts, Floods Starvation Society Terrorism Torture War, Fighting Ethnic Tensions Crime Human Ailments Death, Illness Blindness, Deafness, Dumb Disease

The Origin of Human Ailments Genesis 3:17-19 Romans 5:12-21 Romans 6:23 1 Corinthians 15:22,55,56 God has condemned all men & women to death because they disobey his commandments

Man’s Inhumanity Genesis The First Murder