Why does God allow pain? Q: “Why must there be pain? I question why God lets people go through physical pain.” We’re not sure that God gives an answer to your question in the Bible. We don’t think He gives an explicit answer to the “why” He allows certain things to happen at this time. […]

Why worship a God who allows a child being raped? Q: “Why would I worship a God who allows a child being raped?” our A: I have a close relative who was raped as a child. Believe me….I am intimately familiar with all of the ways that sexual abuse damages people. I truly understand your […]

“Why does God allow the innocent to suffer?”……Answer: In answering this question, the first thing to consider is whether such a thing as "the innocent" even exists. According to the Bible, "the heart is wicked and deceitful above all things" (Jeremiah 17:9), and "all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God" (Romans […]

How can we face terrorism or other personal tragedy? We battle anxiety, anger, sadness. Is God there? What exactly can we count on God for? …Email article to a friend…Download PDF version To what degree can we rely on God to be with us? Is He really someone we can turn to at all…in times […]

“Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?”……This is one of the most difficult questions in all of theology. God is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Why should human beings (not eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent) expect to be able to fully understand God's ways? The book of Job deals […]

…“Why does God allow trials and tribulations?”……One of the most difficult parts of the Christian life is the fact that becoming a disciple of Christ does not make us immune to life's trials and tribulations. Why would a good and loving God allow us to go through such things as the death of a child, […]

“Why does God test us?”……Answer: When we ask why God tests us, or allows us to be tested, we are admitting that testing does indeed come from Him, as clearly taught in Scripture. Although we are forbidden to test Him (Deuteronomy 6:16Matthew 4:7), when God tests His children, He does a valuable thing. David sought […]