“WHY DOES GOD ALLOW PAIN AND SUFFERING?”
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION AND PERSONAL REFLECTION
In what ways can you identify with any of the stories in The Curiosity Collective? What did you find intriguing or compelling?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how difficult is it for you to reconcile the existence of both suffering and God (1 = easy; 10 = impossible)? Why?
One of the Pulse speakers noted, “Some of the best lessons I’ve learned in life . …came from very painful times.” In what ways might good come from bad? Do you have any experience with this?
If there’s a God, why do you think he allows evil in the world?
In the video, what did you think of James’s suggestion that God “understands our suffering…[and] is seeking to heal it”?
NEXT STEPS…
FIND A GROUP
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FOLLOWING JESUS
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SERVICE
We’d love to meet you on Sundays during our Worship Celebration at 10AM at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto. For more info, click here.
RESOURCES
“Walking With God Through Pain And Suffering” by Timothy Keller
“Where Is God When It Hurts” by Philip Yancey
Email us at exploregod@alcf.net to share your experience about Exploring God with us!