Strengthen Your Walk | David Cerullo | Inspiration Ministries

If God is so Good Why is There Suffering in the World?

Creation

If God is good, how can he allow suffering to exist? Pastor Chadwick points out that in the original creation there was harmony.

The Fall: Pride

Rebellion on the earth began when Adam and Eve believed the lies of Lucifer and disobeyed God in their pride.

The Fall: Disharmony with God

Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden in perfect harmony. But that paradise was disrupted by sin and the relationship was broken.

The Fall: Disharmony Between People

Because God is love, He has given us the tremendous gift of free will -- because love demands free choice.

Disharmony with Self

When Adam and Eve sinned, they felt guilt and shame within themselves for the first time.

Disharmony in Creation

When Adam and Eve rebelled against God, everything in the once perfect order was infected with this disease called sin.

God Promised to Restore All Things

God looked at the disharmony that occurred in the world due to sin and the Father said to the Son, “Will you go?”

Restoring Relationships with God

When Jesus came into this earth, His purpose was to re-establish a relationship between God and mankind.

Restoring Relationships with Others

We see enmity between mankind throughout the Bible and human history.

Restoring Relationships with Ourselves

When we invite Jesus Christ to be our Savior, He places His love within us to restore the peace that God intended for us to have.

Restoration and Creation

We see in the book of Genesis how disharmony consumed this world through a worldwide flood.

Jesus Asks About Sufferings

Jesus told his disciples that “In this world there will be suffering.” This world is broken and fallen.

What is Heaven?

When Jesus returns, the Bible says that the perfect heaven will come down to earth.

Job in Suffering

The book of Job in the Bible is devoted to the entire question of why there is suffering in the world.

The Wait Amidst the Groaning

As we live in this fallen world, how do we wait well for Jesus to return and restore the Kingdom of God?

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