By definition, suffer means to undergo pain, disadvantage, or lost. Pain, disadvantage, and lost are three of various occurrences in life that people definitely do not want to deal with. Regardless of their desire, people will suffer sooner or later for sin and evil had infiltrated the world. It does not matter whether the person is a non-believer or a believer that live a Christian life; everyone will suffer in numerous forms. Despite of the pain and lost hardship would bring, God allows sufferings to happen in life since suffering can bring forth hope, conform people to His image, and glorify Him. Though most people believe that suffer is hopelessness, God allows suffers to happen since it can bring forth people hope in God. For sin had
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Unlike non-believers who do not believe in the existence and aid of God, Christians believe that God would never abandon anyone even if they are in the most difficult time in their life. Due to this attitude towards suffering, Christians have a great opportunity to have a testimony to share the world about God, thus bringing him Glory. For instance, Deanne Thompson suffered from a stage IV cancer that turned her two of vertebrates into dust. When a person enter stage IV of any form of cancer, usual treatments such as chemotherapy or medication; death is usually the only ending. Despite of the incurable disease and her fear of death, she did not completely retreat from the world. Thompson continue to teach students about theology and how God had worked in her life. She hold onto the belief that since God had sent Jesus to suffer and die for human sin, God would never abandon anyone in any harsh trials in life. Through such example, non-believers would be able to see God’s magical hand through the believer’s positive and joyful attitude towards their hardship. According to J. Hampton Keathley, III, he said that “suffering provides key opportunities to manifest and magnify the power of God through His servants in order to verify and confirm the messenger and his message”
Unlike non-believers who do not believe in the existence and aid of God, Christians believe that God would never abandon anyone even if they are in the most difficult time in their life. Due to this attitude towards suffering, Christians have a great opportunity to have a testimony to share the world about God, thus bringing him Glory. For instance, Deanne Thompson suffered from a stage IV cancer that turned her two of vertebrates into dust. When a person enter stage IV of any form of cancer, usual treatments such as chemotherapy or medication; death is usually the only ending. Despite of the incurable disease and her fear of death, she did not completely retreat from the world. Thompson continue to teach students about theology and how God had worked in her life. She hold onto the belief that since God had sent Jesus to suffer and die for human sin, God would never abandon anyone in any harsh trials in life. Through such example, non-believers would be able to see God’s magical hand through the believer’s positive and joyful attitude towards their hardship. According to J. Hampton Keathley, III, he said that “suffering provides key opportunities to manifest and magnify the power of God through His servants in order to verify and confirm the messenger and his message”