The Purpose of Suffering
- Created by: James Shepherd
- Created on: 01-03-14 14:50
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- The Purpose of Suffering, SAAPFATE
- Satan
- Satan causes suffering. God tries to stop him
- Acceptance
- God is the supreme being. We have no right to question him
- Alive
- Pain lets us know something is wrong so we can do something about it
- Punishment
- Suffering is punishment for the things we do and think
- Free will
- God gave humans free will because he didn't want us to be like robots. It is a gift and we use it to cause suffering
- Appreciation
- We need to experience suffering to appreciate the goodness in life
- Test of faith
- If we live through the suffering and keep the faith in God, we will be rewarded, Book of Job
- Education
- Suffering brings us closer to God. It gives us courage and we grow emotionally
- Satan
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