God Allows Pain & Suffering for These Four Reasons

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Why does an all-loving, all-powerful God allow pain and suffering?
This is one of the most asked questions about God.
And it is one of the top reasons people claim for not believing He exists!
So, what’s the answer?

In this video, we’ll give four reasons why God allows pain and suffering straight from the pages of the Bible.
Be sure to watch all 4 points because understanding these points will transform your perspective on your own life, and on what we see happening in our world today.
And don’t just believe us, but prove this for yourself and look up these verses in your own Bible!
Okay, let's get started...

Reason # 1 - Satan is actually the “god of this world.”
Now, God is certainly the supreme Ruler over everything that exists (Ps. 93:1-2, 146:10; Is. 46:9).
But in the beginning, God had given temporary authority over the earth to the archangel Lucifer, who then became Satan the Devil. Satan has since then deceived, influenced, and controlled this world, or this “age.” He has control over our world because, since the time of Adam and Eve, man has, in general, chosen to follow him instead of obeying God.
For more detail on this topic watch our video, “Satan Rules this World” by clicking the link here.
But here are just a few scriptures for reference:
2 Cor 4:4 explicitly calls Satan the “god of this age.”
Eph 2:2 calls him, “the prince of the power of the air...”
And in three different places, Jesus actually referred to him as, “the ruler of the world.” (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11)
In fact, when Satan tried to tempt Jesus we see that Jesus did not refute Satan’s claim of authority over the world and its governments:
“...the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” (Matthew 4:8-9)
Jesus did not argue against his point, rather He said, “Away with you Satan!... ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’” (Matthew 4:10)
And a final Scripture proving this point is Rev 12:9
Here it calls him, “the great dragon… that serpent of old… the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world….”
Satan is not deceiving a small few, but “the whole world.”
Sadly, even most of Christianity is not an exception to this.
2 Cor 11:14-15 says:
“...For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.”
The fact that Satan is the god of this world is critical to understanding why pain and suffering even exist to begin with.
The vast majority of the world is under the sway of a wicked, malevolent being who causes corruption, destruction, and death.
While God ultimately reigns supreme, He is allowing Satan to rule for a predetermined period of time.
God has a greater eternal purpose for doing this. He wants mankind to know what happens when we go against His way of life.
And the Bible makes it very clear that God will hold Satan accountable for the hurt and damage he has caused, and his rulership will come to an end.
God has a plan to put an end to all pain and suffering and to rid the world of Satan’s influence, which we’ll cover in the last point.

Reason # 2 - People experience pain and suffering because… The breaking of God’s laws has natural, unavoidable consequences.
God is the One who established the rules and laws governing our world. And the Bible reveals He established this fundamental principle of life: Keeping His laws will naturally bring blessings, but breaking them brings negative consequences.
God explained to His people, “I set before you today a blessing and a curse: the blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God… and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you….” (Deut. 11:26-28)
God does not want mankind to suffer.
He wants all of mankind to come to know Him and to learn His way of life, to keep His laws, and to be blessed.
That is why He has given us His Word, preserved in the Bible, which provides explicit instructions on how to avoid the consequences of sin.
He records a way of life that leads to joy and peace.
Of course, we may still experience trials and difficulties which we’ll discuss in the next point.
But God’s way of life is one of love and harmony that will generally bring greater peace and happiness when we follow it.
Mankind, however, has rejected the God of the Bible throughout history.
He has refused to obey His laws.
God commands:

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