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Why would God allow people to suffer?
One student recently asked me, "Why would an all-powerful, all-loving God allow suffering and evil in the world? If He were all-powerful, He could prevent suffering; and if He were all-loving, He would, wouldn't He?"
That's a pretty packed question, and the inability to answer it can be devastating. There are more people who lose faith in God because of an inability to answer that question than for any other reason, which makes it really important. But there is an answer... a very good one.
To help you see the answer, I'd like to share a little story with you. It begins something like this...