Why Would a Good God Allow Pain and Suffering?

Nobody. Everything that begins needs a cause — but God never began. He is the uncreated Maker of everything else. Before the mountains, before time itself, God already was.

When the Bible speaks of God’s anger, it is aimed at sin and evil — the things that destroy the people He loves. A God who did not care about evil would not be good. But notice how God describes Himself to Moses: slow to anger, full of mercy.

The Bible says there are spiritual beings — it even calls them “gods” in places. But they are created beings, many of them rebels, and none of them is anything like the one true God who made them and judges them. There is one God, and one Lord, Jesus Christ.

Love is not first a feeling; it is giving yourself for someone else’s good. We know what it looks like because God showed us: He sent His Son for us before we ever loved Him.

This is the hardest question on the board, and there is no one-line answer. Here is part of it: God made us free to love, and that freedom can be used to hurt. He does not stand far from our pain — in Jesus He stepped into it, all the way to the cross. And He promises a day when He will wipe away every tear.

Yes. In the Bible, men and women prayed together from the very first days of the church, and wives and husbands are called fellow heirs of the grace of life. A husband and wife praying for each other, out loud, is a beautiful thing — take turns!

This one was a question for us — and someone at the table answered it honestly. Thank you. Jesus is close to the brokenhearted. You can call on Him right now, wherever you are reading this.

Another question for all of us. Trusting God is not a one-time event; it is a daily lean. What are you carrying today that you could hand to Him?