HOW DOES GOD WANT US TO RESPOND TO PAIN & SUFFERING?
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- The Near-Extinction of Christianity: The closest Christianity ever came to being wiped out was during the reign of the emperor Diocletian. He administratively went through the empire and found an anomaly, a group of people that didn’t behave as they were supposed to.
They didn’t worship the emperor like everyone else, they didn’t visit the pagan temples and engage in sexual immorality, and they didn’t sacrifice to the Greek pantheon of gods that so dominated the way of life.
They were anomalies, and so Diocletian decided to get rid of them.
First, he went through and found the meeting places where the church gathered together and tore them down.
Then he went in and arrested the Christian leaders, killing every one of them he could find.
Then he searched out and destroyed every copy of the Scriptures he could get his hands on so that not a single, complete copy of the Scriptures survived from before the fourth century.
Diocletian came closer to exterminating Christianity than any other emperor, and there were at least thirty of them who tried.
This began when John wrote down the Revelation of Jesus Christ, and in the midst of this persecution, the struggling believers at Smyrna received a letter from Jesus.
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Pain and suffering is a result of sin. Not the believers sin. But because sin is in the world.
1 Peter 4:1-2,12-13,17-19 KJVS
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; [2] That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. [12] Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: [13] But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. [17] For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? [18] And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? [19] Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
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Those who suffer pain illness or disease are joined together with Christ's suffering for the salvation of the world.
Rev. 19:11-21 is not Christ's Second Coming.
The Bible says that is Jesus’ Second Coming.
@@jeffc5474 I cannot find the words "Second Coming" in Rev.19 :11-21
How did God want the belivers to have faith 2000years ago
Heb 10:32-37 ISV 32 But you must continue to remember those earlier days, how after you were enlightened you endured a hard and painful struggle. 33 At times you were made a public spectacle by means of insults and persecutions, while at other times you associated with people who were treated this way. 34 For you sympathized with the prisoners and cheerfully submitted to the violent seizure of your property, because you know that you have a better and more permanent possession. 35 So don’t lose your confidence, since it holds a great reward for you. 36 For you need endurance, so that after you have done God’s will you can receive what he has promised. 37 For “in a very little while the one who is coming will return- he will not delay;
Their reward was salvation when christ returned in 70AD 🎉
Stop teaching your lies. Jesus is returning and you aren’t ready for Him.
@jeffc5474 can't you read the text your a complete fool Jeff what does the text say read it and believe what it says not the lie from your false teacher!
2 months before my 11th birthday, my oldest brother (25 years old) was MURDERED in a robbery for about $120. He was an off duty police officer working for extra money because my sister- in- law was 6 months pregnant for their 2nd son. When I was 26, my first born child died from SIDS. My favorite nephew died from suicide. 3 months later my mother died from cancer after watching her waste away. I was the only one of my 5 living siblings to be with my father and watch him die from a massive stroke. My sister just older than me, wasted away, and died from cancer at 51 years old... all of this happened before I was 50 ! It seems to be easy to stand up there and talk when things like this haven't happened to YOU !
I sincerely hope you're not angry at God for all you and your family went through. Remember we are living in a sinful, corrupted world. Bad things ARE going to happen to all of us at some point or another, some more than others. I am definitely sympathetic to your experience, I too have lost loved ones to violence, cancer, suicide, and experienced homelessness. Just remember that we have a savior in Jesus Christ that has come down and was tempted by sin and experienced much pain and suffering alongside us! He knows your pain.
Also, think of this analogy. Go to the ocean, take a very tiny drop of water and toss that droplet into the ocean. Will you see that droplet anymore?
Now, here is what this means. The ocean represents the eternal life with God surrounded and filled with the most intense unimaginable JOY, LOVE, SATISFACTION, HAPPINESS, being a part of the family of God! That droplet represents our ENTIRE lifes pain, suffering, anxiety, worries, and everything negative in your life. Once you go to Christ, all that we had happen to us here is no longer seen, felt, experienced! All that pain, suffering, GONE!!! ONLY the JOY of being in the family of GOD remains! No more tears of sorrow! Our pain and suffering here is nothing compared to eternity with Jesus Christ! Please don't be bitter towards God, He only wants us to be apart of His family......FOREVER! Jesus paid the price for our sin so that we have justification and be purified in His eyes so that we may be with Him where there is no pain, no suffering! We all have different levels of suffering here, but this suffering is temporary! Yes, it is very hard at the time, I've been there too, I sympathize with you, I truly do. Trust in the Lord, He WILL replenish and reward you, just as He has done with each of your family and friends that endured their sufferings until the end of this life and have joined with Him in the REAL LIFE!
I hope this brings some hope to you and all you've been through.
damien
You are the epitome of the kind of person who SHOULDN'T speak.
@damieno3470 that's just the tip of the iceburg, I'm plagued with health issues, and in a month I'm having my 20th surgery, and don't even get me started on financial issues !!!!
@dthur1003 I feel you there, except the 20th surgery, I haven't quite racked up that many. My wife on the other hand, has a medical history about 10 miles long! I've had a cancer scare when I was younger though. Although I have been blowen up in a fireball explosion! Blew the hsirs right off of me! Been slashed in the right wrist artery causing blood to spray pretty far and being about 45 minutes from the nearest hospital at the time, been ran over, been in a 70 mile an hour car crash, was an hour away from surgery amputation of my left arm before the infection just went away, so I still have my arm and I have God to thank for that little miracle! And a couple of times I nearly died. I don't know anyone that isn't going through debt issues. Barely able to keep our heads above water...actually it's more like submerged but breathing through a thin straw, lol! I will pray for you during this time. Sometimes God allows these things to happen because down the line it makes us stronger, even if we don't see that right now. Stay strong and look towards Christ! It will pay off!
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An answer to your thumbnail title- he allows it because he really gives 0 shits about us. Unless you are rich.
Why does God allow pain and suffering? Because he has no choice! God set the wheel in motion In the garden, now history must play out, The only people who will be in heaven With God Are only the ones Who WANT to be there! Thats why...
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It sounds like you haven't suffered enough.
@richellepeace4457 What a dumb statement.
Totally irrelevant.
@@richellepeace4457 I'm in Christ, I defeated "suffering"