Posted on Jun 06 2020
The Problem of Pain
If I am born with or develop an illness do I deserve it? Has it been placed upon me as a punishment for some sin? Does it earn me a crown in heaven or just grows my empathy for others on earth? If God is love, if he is all controlling, why does he allow bad things to happen? Haven't we all asked this question? You would have to have lived a very sheltered existence (like under a rock) not to have wondered this. Earthquakes, Famine, Terrorism, Cancer, Divorce - the personal and the global evils we encounter. Theodicy, which means Justifying God is the topic of this classic from C.S.Lewis. From human wickedness to animal pain, why does God allow it and does he suffer with us?
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