If God Is Good, Why Do I Suffer?: The Classic Collection with R.C. Sproul
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- The Bible tells us that God is all powerful and altogether good. Yet as we look around our world, we see so much suffering, pain, and evil. How can this be? Why does God permit suffering? In this message, Dr. Sproul examines this age-old question and comforts us that, for the Christian, God works through the tragedies of this life and uses them for our good.
This is the 3rd in a series of messages by Dr. Sproul. See other videos in the series: • Classic Collection - R...
I wish I knew the answer to why I have to suffer repeatedly. I’ve gotten through horrible experiences, abuse, multiple severe illnesses, miscarriages and now I’m diagnosed with advanced stage cancer and I’m so young. I don’t know why I have to suffer like this. I thought I learned the lessons I was meant to learn. I’ve tried to use what I’ve learned for good and always help where I can. Why do I now have to suffer through chemotherapy, more surgeries and losing my security of home and a future of the one things I’ve wanted all my life - having children. Please pray for me.
I understand you, at least to some degree. I'm 18 and have suffered from constant pain and health issues since I was 12. It's incredibly hard - there are many things that I have been unable to do because of my pain. Most of my days are spent in my room. But, I can still do what the Lord has called me to - listen, learn, and fight for a heart that desires for Christ to be glorified above all things. All things I count as loss for the sake of knowing Him. It has taken me many years of questioning, anger, frustration, and discontentment to be able to say unshakenly: "Yes, He is good." These thorns, though they cut us and cause us to bleed, are a part of the rose. And one day, every thorn we've ever endured will be removed forever and we will get to fully enjoy that rose without any pain. Let us press on with endurance together, friend. The Lord is weaning us away from this world and preparing us for the one to come. And though it is agonizing now, the moment we take our first glimpse upon His face every second of pain will be a distant memory. Read Psalm 119:75. I'm endeavoring to be able to say that and fully believe it along with the psalmist.
What l have learnt from all my constant pain in life is that, many troubles will come in our way. One after the other but the Lord shall give us the strength and courage to walk in the hot fire while he comforts and directs our path until we rest from the unending sorrows of this world.
Am at a point where l got my eyes fixed on to the finish line and l must run the race with faith in the lord nomatter how small l may remain with when l finally rest.
I wont faint even when my heart and body fail me, l will still return to God for strength to complete my journey faithfully. Someday, l will look back and thank God who carried me through it all even when it feels like he is so far away currently.
how are you now?never give up on the Lord because he never give up on you🙏
Praying for Mirand. I’ve suffered with ME/CFS , Kuous and systemic Rheumatoid Arthritisfor the past 33 years. I empathize with you as most people cannot relate to our pain.
People think I’m faking it because I look fine on the outside but feel as though I’m being poisoned and rotting on the inside.
I’m so sorry that you do not have children. I do not either . After typing this I will pray for you . May Christ give you renewed strength to handle your suffering.
I know what I just typed will not bring you comfort but I have to ask The Holy Spirit to please give you a break from suffering and restore your health. Don’t know if He will or not but we are supposed to ask.
God bless you
@@alsmith7993 Unbelievable faith! You'll surely be called 'Well done!" on!
Several months ago the Lord allowed me to experience nerve damage in my spinal column that severely affects my legs and my hands. I'm experiencing pain like I never thought imaginable. I was quite athletic when I was young and I've played guitar for 50 years. Now, I'm mostly restricted to a recliner, except for occasional trips to the bathroom and when the Lord allows, I sit at the dinner table with my wife and kids. I'm permitted to play guitar, sometimes twice a month for about an hour at a time. Two hours when the Lord is generous. Why am I afflicted like this? In the beginning I asked the Lord the same thing. Several times. I'd like to go fishing with my wife and kids; or go for walks; ride bikes; or maybe a camping trip. I'd love to play love songs to my wife. She works full time because I can't. She is so worthy of love songs to be played to her. But, the Lord has a purpose for this. We don't know what it is, but I've long ago stopped asking why. If it's to punish me for sins I've committed, I more than deserve it. Regardless, God is good! He is So loving, merciful, and full of grace! I thank God for R. C. Sproul and Ligonier Ministries. They have seen me through some very tough times and they don't even know it. With messages like this, but more importantly, the vast array of messages they have that teach us so much about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and His love and mission for us. I praise God for this ministry.
Amen...
January 26, 2018
Amen, Jim! I believe your beautiful, humbled, glorifying comment answers your question of why our LORD GOD, in HIS Providence and Sovereignty, has ordered your steps in your situation. My husband and I have both been forced into retirement before we wished to, because of the exact same physical issues as yours. What we've noticed is that we're praying all during the day and having these wonderful, spontaneous bible studies, and have grown much closer to one another IN Christ, with HIS Holy Word and Mind forming our conversations on issues and situations we never thought about before. I know that I don't have to say this to you, my brother, but keep clinging to our only Love and hope, our LORD GOD, Jesus Christ. LORD bless you and your entire household, Jim Williams!
Jim. Praise God for your comments about God’s grace and goodness in your suffering. Hearing it from someone who suffers serious pain and the loss of many of the pleasures of life is a great blessing and inspiration to me. God’s goodness in suffering is the greatest providence to defeat coveting and discontent. Thank you so very much for sharing, brother. Will pray for you and thank God as He completes His work in you.
Thank you Brother for your wonderful testimony. I appreciate your honesty. You are an encouragement to me, and I am sure other Christians who read this. God Bless You! I'll pray for your healing and if that is not the Father's will, for your comfort in Christ.
Jim Williams this is so moving to me thank you for your words and may god bless you with more hours of guitar sessions and maybe one day god will let you play love songs to your wife :) but for now keep praising him...our lord and savior !❤️
I cannot get enough of R.C. I also cannot wait to see this man in heaven with the biggest smile ❤️🙌🙏
When I had the opportunity to meet him, he was ill but I got the opportunity to hug him and personally thank him for his contribution to the body of Christ. He was truly a humble man.
So you're here to see him and not hear the word of God? Seems u worship man and not God
@@LaughingDisciple don’t troll on a channel like this , we can appreciate a great teacher of God’s word .. please don’t act holier than thou , we appreciate RC teachings , you choose a church for the teachings the pastor imbues
Amen!
I have experienced abuse and bullying all my life. This has affected me in so many ways. Please pray for me that I will heal and move forward from those experiences. 🙏🏽
I certainly needed this I just buried my father last Thursday, although I prayed like I have never prayed when he was hospitalized with Covid, but the LORD saw fit to take him. I have been grappling with this as the pain feels unbearable at times. I’m thankful for these sessions, God bless this network
I Thank God for R.C Sproul. I really needed this today. God bless, anyone who watches this or sees this comment.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous but The Lord delivers him out of them all.
I am so grateful to be able to hear this great man!!!!
The question is: Why do good things happen to bad people? When we all deserve death and hell every minute we are so used to God’s mercy we think we’re entitled to nothing but good. He’s showing us his grace. Repent and believe before we get what is really due us, his justice. God bless Ligonier ministries for showing these videos and teaching the Holiness of God without compromise.
@Shooting Star If you are truly saved, you will believe and repentance will be automatic.
@Shooting Star Yes a lot of "carnal" Christians out there hurting the credibility of the faith. Living a life that's not set apart from unbelievers.
Indeed.
I used to pray this with my twin boy's, when I raised them 15 years ago as a single dad....God is Gracious, God is Good, let us thank Him for our food and everything that we have and the safe day for our family, in your name Jesus, Amen.
God is Good praise Lord and savior
What a sermon and RC lived it until his passing. Every tragedy a Christian experiences is a blessing.
The best teacher of Christian doctrines and Christianity in general in the last 100 years. Head and shoulders above all others.
totally beyond amazing
The absolute best
One of the best for sure.
I agree, but John MacArthur is right up there.
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I have listened to this twice. I heard things I had not heard the first time. Such a loss for us here still on earth that Dr Sproul has passed away. But, a wonderful thing for him. No more sickness is just one of the many blessings from Gods Love to this warrior. Thank you RC.
God is so good that while we were still sinners He suffered to death on the cross for us.
I can’t get enough of this teaching, but at the same time meditating on God’s goodness is overwhelming. I can see why we’ll be casting our crowns for eternity. Thank you, Ligonier.
He's one of the best Bible teachers there is, and on top of it, he can be funny, too! I've been listening to R.C. for many years. I have one of his books.
The same...
Today marks RC's 4th year in Heaven. May God bless His beloved Church by sending us faithful preachers and teachers who will not bow the knee to the world. Who will encourage us to stand and fight the good fight of faith. Let us all glorify God in the life of our departed brother R.C. Sproul. May God bless us all
Powerful.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Nothing happens by chance, if you are a believer, everything is for a reason, everything is for your good.
All of his sermons are so powerful. Truly, he is someone who treasured and communicated the majesty of our God.
this is a very comforting message especially in times of distress n deep sorrow in our lives but am encouraged to know that the ultimate good for our sufferings is to yield the peaceful fruit of righteousness.for He disciplines us for our good that may share his holiness(Heb12:10-12) . Thank you Ligonier for this resource
Indeed bro
Thank God for R C. You are dearly missed. Looking forward to embrace you for the first time :)
I'm catholic but I appreciate these messages a lot, they are very positive. I recommend for all people of all religions. Greetings from Brazil, God bless you all in USA.
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@Bradley S. This is a better resource to share IMO: www.gty.org/library/topical-series-library/296/explaining-the-heresy-of-catholicism
Always a blessing to go back and listen to RC’s teaching on the word.
Your sermon was acceptable and helpful, it was biblical. Thank you for such a sermon
Best modern day theologian...we miss you R.C.
R.C. is a man who knew God, and was one of the greatest teachers I've ever known.
The most informative and impassioned teacher I have ever seen is RC Sproul.
Thank you so much for enlightening me about the teachings of God. So much helps me understand God more through these videos especially those in predestination which I don't recall being taught in my Catholic Religion.
Miss u Rc ... thank God for your utube tapes.. love u and your service ..
God is good .. God is great .. let us thank Him for our food .. by His hand we must be fed .. thank you Lord for daily bread .. 🙏
Greater the suffering greater the joy
When it is over
For the joy set before him jesus endured the cross
in Plato's 'words';
'The growth of the soul in man is as that of a pearl in an oyster, both being caused by irritation."
"There are places in the heart that do not yet exist. Pain must be that they might be!"
"The same well from which springs one's joy, once flowed with tears!"
"Do what you know to be right, say what you know to be true, and leave with faith and patience the consequences to god!" - F.W. Robertson
Most powerful message I've heard on suffering.
I was told it like " God is good,God is Great,thank you for, this food today"
When I went through suffering and pain physically or mentally I will hear that sermon. It’s like Salve on the soul.
Great teaching! Thank you Lord!
I'm here because of adverse effects of COVID-19 Pandemic. We're now in the middle of crisis, so it's a blessing to be still thankful. God is indeed absolutely good in His purposive sovereignty.
oh Dr Sproul what a powerful word and it goes deep into my soul. Praise the Lord
Powerful message. God bless
Best teacher, who is so humble, with obvious love for the Lord. Miss you, Mr. sproul.
I truly feel amaze that the God I am following is forever alive. It is all his work, it him and for him forever and ever.
"When times are good, be happy; but, consider this: when times are evil, God has made one, as a well as the other."
-- The Bible, Ecclesiastes
[Kohelleth]
Suffering for a christian with an adult faith is partaking in the Cross of Christ, being one with Christ... our call is to become like Christ... to do the Will of the Father... so nobody will be condemned for eternity. God bless Dr. Sproul and all you watching the video.
I believe great teachers adds emotions when expressing glorious truths about God. RC was doing it.
What a blessing R.C. is.
What a marvellous sermon!
Powerful words, very helpful to understand the mystery of the suffering and evil from a biblical perspective.
Thanks for the consolation,
and Happy 2022!
A fellow little sufferer.
The LORD goes before us.Until u fully understand the cross u will continue to misunderstand suffering.When u can thank GOD for ur suffering...then u will know the CROSS
This was so good and so helpful!
This is a very beautiful and amazing video. Very nice explanation. This is what I was looking for 🤩
Out of suffering comes compassion and love...
Na not always. U dont have to suffering to k
Be kind to others
Glory to God. What a great message
TBN or any christian tv program should be like this.
this is a treasure for christian life.
I praise God always for His word, because God word always true 🙏🙏🙏
My eyes went wet after that sermon.
Since God is Great, the prayer should be changed to God is Good, God is Great, thank you for the food on my plate!
Concerning the suffering , we can't do much, yet God loves us with an everlasting love. Humans are too little and weak before God . We can do nothing without Christ. Pray, be patient and endure till the end. Hopefully, the blessed day will come soon. Amen.
Yep I can’t wait to meet him
It's Great, blessing
I started crying at the end because that's what I said when my brother died of an overdose last year; that the Lord took him to Heaven, which is what my brother always wanted, was to be close to God. I'm going to purchase his book.
Great sermon.
In my opion on this. God blesses who He wants and He can alllow suffering on those He wants. I fall on the.latter. Suffering is my day to day live. But i know it is for a cause and God will show me at the end of the day. Even at my death, i know i will get the answer... Amen...
At least he say the truth God is in control
I wished RC Sproul would have written the book WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE. Is a question that I hear time after time when people want to find excuses of why "they don't believe in God.
Jesus suffered for us, so we suffer as well. In suffering, Christ’s strength is perfected in our weaknesses. It builds character, strength & faith.
This guys a master
Even in your terrible suffer and pains, discomfort and dismay, stay faithful to Jesus. Time is very short. Eternity is forever. The LORD JESUS IS GOD.
I need to watch this againnand again till my heart bleed
This is the best message that I have ever heard. Thank you God for showing my family this video 🙏⚡️👏
Thank you for sharing About God ,all the time God is Good! New subcriber done me here watching from iligan city Mindanao Phil.
Amen!
I had not realized what a showman he had been over his entire life. But, he was the same decades ago as he was in his later years.
So you'll be able to give God His due glory and worship when He delivers you. Being able to live forevermore in paradise in the presence of our Most Holy Father and Jesus Christ never having to suffer ever again we will understand how great He truly is.
God is Good, God is Great let us thank Him for this plate. By His hands we all are feed, thank you Lord for daily bread.😁
i have grown so much in my faith because this brother taught me how to know the truth
Jesus, this was a tough one..
God is always good. We do bad works so we suffer it in many births
This gentleman had style, I mean the dressing 👍🏾👍🏾
God is not only good but HE is just. Indeed only God is good and humanity is full of wickedness! We are living in a corrupt world! 🙏🙏🙏
I just want to know where the blessings were that accompanied my suffering as it was with Job. The fact that God was so generous to him overall despite a brief period of suffering makes the story of Job very unimpressive to me.
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
Philippians 3:10
We are all guilty especially those in the known Churches but I pray that when one turns to Jesus only that the LORD may have Mercy God willing.
God puts us here but then refuses to help us when we beg him for help, the ones who get help claim God, the ones he leaves to fend for themselves will never look his way again
I’ve wondered why some Christian’s suffer so much more then others but it seems we have our different crosses to bear.
My wife cheated on me ..... i forgive her... but why do i continue to suffer.... what can i do to feel better..
Been there had that. Sorry brother for your pain.
Let me ask this, is there a better bible teacher? When you read "The Holiness of God" a master teacher is clearly evident.
I love God but what counts is if God loves you!
GOD will wipe away our tears!...have some had so many tears that thats not possible? Will someone remember, all the evil could have been stopped and not spoken of since the beginning! Eternity is forever compared to now, but we know God went years knowing he would create those who did not make it , will he one day do that to those who make it ,but keep it from them? God can punish whom he chooses to punish! And God can harden the heart and bring great illusions...so is it possible tears to joy is also illusion not now but then?...
Jesus said I have over come the world
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Will suffering ever end? Yes, be means of God's Kingdom. "God....will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore" Rev. 21:3,4 "The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. And this kingdom will not be passed on to any other people....it alone will stand forever." Dan. 2:44
what do you suffer? God will help those who help themselves. God has given man everything it is up to man now to do what is good for it. do not expect God to personally help you. Help yourself and pray to God to help you.
What in this video program with the headline "If God is good, why are we all suffering?" In all religions, fortunately or unfortunately, to give comfort and patience to people in the face of human Rich problems, they have relatively similar traditional solutions that may have nothing to do with the suffering of people at this point in time depending on the shape of the coexistence structure. And this kind of consolation to the people of a comprehensive in this period, according to the type of training of the intellect of modern human beings, causes them to move away from the true meaning of God, because all human problems arise in the type of their biological formation and have nothing to do with There are no natural factors because the work of the air and the earth, which is part of God's creation, is the maintenance and reception of His creatures, because all the creatures of this universe are nothing more than guests, and that is the guest of God, the Merciful, and like a unique teacher.
To better understand human suffering, one must look at the mature minds of a society, how human beings have been taught to coexist with their environment, or what kind of structural mechanisms they use in their constitutions to establish social justice. And if the rationality of all religions towards humanity remains at the core of the traditional dialects, it is possible that human beings will never experience the good color of the Throne again with these traditional methods of guidance. And the subject of evolution must always be considered, especially in the case of humans.
God is good because you are suffering for a good out put. See: functions, consider the processes and input.
The point missed is: If God is all knowing, why did he create Lucifer? Why did he create the tree of knowledge knowing that it will lead to the fall? Why did he thus create every child with a sinful nature?
lucifer decided on his own to be this way and his nature was opposite of God, like water and oil. he corrupted everyone and lied to all, leading to angels being cast down. the tree was created as a test because as his creations lesser than angels we needed this. free will law expects us to choose and decide for ourselves. still there was also a tree of life that we could’ve eat, but instead we chose to betray him also, to lie in his face and to blame others for our error. we are all born from this bad corrupted human beings and this is the original sin we all carry. we failed not God he created us in his image to be perfect but allowed us to choose him or another master this flaw is of our own. because of this he decided to redeem us himself by becoming one of us, experimenting our condition and dying in a brutal way to save us, rejecting himself to love us. he had to do this or he isn’t all loving, he had to save us for his own sake, for justice. all of this is just a testing grounds and our human experience is not to be comfortable and have good stuff, we are to be tested until we expire, then we will be judged if we passed the test or if we failed, and it was all our choice. he remained perfect and creation will be redeemed also. and we cannot say he’s bad because it’s like a teacher if 1 or 2 students pass the exam, then it wasn’t quite difficult and if the rest failed it’s because they didn’t study or did their part to understand and pay attention.
Yes, he created us knowing we would fall with a built-in remedy to conquer death and sin. In this way we come to know ALL His invisible attributes including His Holiness, Justice, Mercy, Love --all of which would remain mere abstractions instead of experienced, realized, embodied. That is the effect of eating from the tree of knowledge.
I am suffering, but I’m learning to trust Him.
God is good.
Where does it say that when God wipes away tears that they are gone forever?
Thank you this is what I needed to hear . I get bullied at school and I tried to kill myself but now you gave me hope . Thank u 💞
Fly WhiteBird 💖
JESUS LOVES YOU AND WANTS TO BE YOUR LEADER AND LORD OVER YOUR LIFE ...PLEASE READ MARK'S GOSPEL TO UNDERSTAND !!!
Thank God for this hope you have! God loves you so much and You deserve to live and enjoy every bit of your life. Like the eagle, fly towards the sun where the other attacking birds cannot follow. Immerse yourself in the the thought and knowledge of God's love for you. I celebrate your victory!
Hey you have many many fellow believers here who care for YOU.
Oh honey I am sorry for your pain. 💖 Dont worry we love you and love God. God has a purpose for our good.
I think this is a great distortion of God’s character and the Bible’s teaching. Yes, Christians will experience suffering but it is because we live in a broken and distorted world. God can help us endure it and be with us in it, but God did not send it or cause it. But God can turn use the suffering for his purpose.
Who created this world if not god himself ? If he reallt wanted to help us, he would do.
God is ocean of love.. Peace.. Happiness.. Etc. You can gain these from God by remembering him in his real identity ...
As a believing Christian you have to understand that your spirit is no longer of this world and safe in Christ! If your in Christ your spirit is born again made new in him. Amen! Praise God! But your flesh, meaning your body and your mind are still in this fallin world and at it's core its is still fallin and wicked! When the spirit of God begins to live through us he immediately begins to wage war against our flesh, and yes he can even begin to make our body's and minds new too and reduce our sin in the flesh , if we stay alive long enough, but no one can be completely free from sin in the flesh! But Christ did it! We as believers need to yield daily to the Holy Spirit submitting to the lord, yielding all to him, so he can work on us and through us overtime, molding us and shaping us and making us fruitful in him, by the power of his spirit who dwells In us. I believe the devil can manipulate the mind and body of unbelievers. We see it all around us, but I don't think he can in a true believer. I lean more towards the idea that what some believers are actually experiencing when their mind seems to be waging war against them is actually not Satan but its your fallin flesh still trying to fight and do what it naturally does... Sin! A true believer can sin In the flesh, but he has an advocate in Christ! Praise God! If we feel the flesh and mind waging war we need to fight back and submit this to Christ. Paul made these things clear in Romans: 7. Its not our spirit who sins but the sin that dwells in us. I've personally experienced my mind waging war against my spirit at times with sinful thoughts that come out of nowhere almost as if they are not mine! That's because they're not mine! Since I am no longer of this flesh, but it's the sin that still dwell IN ME! The battle is to remember to submit it all to Christ believing he has the power to change you, praying constantly staying in touch with him.
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