Explain ‘If God were loving, there would be no suffering in the world.’

Some christians would agree with this statement because the act of letting people suffer is cruel, and no humans who allow others to suffer let off for this. There is no exceptions given to anybody who lets people suffer. However, if there is a purpose to the suffering, it can be partaken in a way that results in the least harm. Suffering as a necessary part of God's plan suggests the idea of a creator that does not give a care. Even if this creator is not the cause of this suffering, they believe that God is omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent so he should be able to stop it, because he must be loving. If he does not stop it, he is not loving. However, the other side of the coin is that if God intervenes too far with humans to stop the inevitable suffering, he is taking away the greatest gift of human free will. The presence of suffering itself allows growth within human beings and deepens trust in the higher being, God, if this is not taken too far. However, when referring to the book of Job, humans are limited and cannot understand God's purposes of this world, so must rely on trust within the system.I have considered the arguments for and against this statement and I believe that God can be loving even if there is suffering in the word, because suffering is a test of faith and trust. This happened in the bible , in the book of Job, when God allows Satan to inflict pain on Job to test his faithfulness to him. When Job passed this test, he was rewarded twice as much as before. I believe that the existence of suffering is a test on humans by God, but just a greater purpose that we might not be aware of.

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