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WHY PEOPLE SUFFER

Dr. R. Larry Overstreet

|Category |Delineation |Scripture |Description |

|1. People Suffer: Because of Sin |A. A sin-cursed world |Gen. 3:17-19; Rom. 8:18-23 |The Fall results in world curse Sin brings |

| |B. Personal sin |Heb. 12:5-11; 1 Cor. 11:30 |Father’s chastening |

| |C. To be kept from sin |2 Cor. 12:1-10 |“Thorn” prevents sin |

| |D. Someone else’s sin |Josh. 7:1-5; Jonah 1:5; |Disobedience to God affects |

| | |Jas. 5:1-6 |lives of others |

| |E. Because of sin’s disasters |Lk. 13:1-5 |Incidents & accidents |

|2. People Suffer: Because of God’s Plan |A. To be a testimony |John 9 |Born blind--witness to Christ |

| |B. To glorify God |Jn. 11:4, 42-45 |Illness & death glorify God |

| |C. To be purified |Jas. 1:2-3; 1 Pet. 1:6-7; 4:1-2 |Faith made pure like gold |

| |D. To be identified with Christ |Jn. 16:32-33; Acts 5:41; Phil. 1:29; 3:10; Col.|As Christ suffered, so those who belong to |

| | |1:24; 2 Tim. 1:8; 2 Thess. 1:4-10 |Him will suffer |

| |E. To be a comforter |2 Cor. 1:3-7; 1 Cor. 12:25-26 | |

| | | |Pain makes us sensitive to others |

|3. People Suffer: To Learn to Relate to God |A. To learn humility before God |Job 1:21-22; 2:10; 6:8-10; |Do not question the justice or love of |

| | |9:3, 14; 14:14; 16:20; 19:6-22; 31:1-23; 38-41;|God |

| |To learn to trust God’s |42:6 | |

| |sovereignty |1 Peter 4:12-19 |Trust your faithful Creator, no |

| |C. To learn the value of God’s Word | |matter what |

| | |Ps. 119:67, 71-72 |Pain motivates us to learn the |

| | | |Scriptures |

|4. People Suffer: To Be Ready for Our Future |A. Glory follows suffering |Rom. 8:16-17; 1 Pet. 5:10 |Future exaltation requires present pain |

| | | |Heaven more than compensates |

| |B. Reward follows suffering |Matt. 5:11-12; Rom. 8:22-25; Col. 3:1-4 | |

| | |2 Cor. 4:16-5:10 |Earth’s pain is brief compared to eternal |

| |C. Glory dulls suffering | |glory |

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