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My book, Job and the Problem of Suffering deals with the problem of suffering and God’s awareness of human suffering. You can buy my book on Amazon.
Claude Mariottini
Emeritus Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
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Before “Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?” was withdrawn for publication, “Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?” was read by 798 readers. “Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering?” was also shared 31 times by readers who enjoyed reading the post. You can read “An Introduction to the Book of Job” and other articles on Job by reading my book Job and the Problem of Suffering. Below is the content of the book:
Job and the Problem of Suffering
CONTENTS
Preface vi
Abbreviations viii
Introduction ix
Part 1: The Book of Job
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Book of Job – Page 1
Chapter 2 The Book of Job – Page 7
Chapter 3 The Suffering of Job and Divine Justice – Page 15
Chapter 4 Why Does God Allow Pain and Suffering? – Page 27
Chapter 5 The Suffering of Job – Page 34
Chapter 6 Job and His Friend Eliphaz – Page 42
Chapter 7 Job and His Friend Bildad – Page 51
Chapter 8 Job and His Friend Zophar – Page 58
Chapter 9 Elihu, The Passerby -Page 66
Chapter 10 Job’s View of God -Page 75
Chapter 11 The Speeches of Yahweh – Page 84
Chapter 12 The Restoration of Job – Page 92
Part 2: Finding Hope in the Book of Job
Chapter 13 Job: “What Is Going On?” – Page 101
Chapter 14 Job: “How Can I Handle This?” – Page 112
Chapter 15 Job: “Why Is This Happening?” – Page 121
Chapter 16 Job: “When Will This End?” – Page 129
Part 3: Insights Into the Problem of Suffering
Chapter 17 Dealing With the Problem of Suffering – Page 137
Chapter 18 God and the Problem of Suffering – Page 144
Chapter 19 The Silence of God and the Problem of Suffering – Page 152
Bibliography – Page 158
Claude Mariottini
Emeritus Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
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Video -The importance of Pain and Sacrifice- ( use to be a desert monk)
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James,
I removed the link to the video because the video is no longer available.
Claude Mariottini
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Maybe this article can give a litle bi of light on the wistom accompanying pain
The meaning of pain in your lives
http://www.pravmir.com/the-meaning-of-pain-in-our-life/
God bless
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James,
Thank you for the link.
Claude Mariottini
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Good morning.. That is my question too.. Why he let us suffer. We are his children. When I had my shingles, deep pain and even now, I prayed and prayed but nothing happen. It is only my emotion or my faith that change. but the pain i still there and feel it till now. Even though it is a question and I wanna forget it and suffer daily pain but I have a simple explanation for this. ” We are in the fallen world and everything is contaminated with sin. We are a victim and the time were in heaven then suffering will ended for on this earth, the consequences of the fall of our first parents still here. Our only hope is Jesus Christ, which he gave his life. In the meantime, we still need to suffer. What you think, am I giving an answer for the question?
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cdjran,
Thank you for your nice comment. The world in which we live is not the good world which God created. You and I as human beings were created with limits. God also created a dynamic world that is affected by what humans do. Because we live in this changed world, we encounter randomness in our lives. Some people get shingles and other do not. We often experience suffering, not because of what we have done, but because our fragile bodies encounter the bacteria and the viruses that are also part of this world.
In all of our suffering we may be assured that God is no stranger to our pain and suffering. In fact, God has entered into our suffering in Jesus. However, we have to realize that suffering is part of our human existence. Even Jesus suffered on the cross. Jesus prayed, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me” (Matthew 26:39). His prayer was not answered. Paul said that a thorn was given to him in the flesh, probably some kind of illness. Paul said, “Three times I appealed to the Lord about this” (2 Corinthians 12:7-8), but there was no answer.
So, you are not alone. Your comfort is to know that Jesus is aware of your pain and suffering. We know that some day, Jesus will wipe every tear from our eyes. On that day, crying and pain will be no more (Revelation 21:4). Until then, may your faith be strong so that you may face your situation with courage. Jesus said, “In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Claude Mariottini
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THe meaning of pain in our lives…The winstom of the Holy Fathers
http://www.pravmir.com/the-meaning-of-pain-in-our-life/
God bless you Claude and remember in your prayers please
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James,
Thank you for the link.
Claude Mariottini
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God bless you sir.
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Happy new year Claude God bless.
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James,
Thank you very much. Happy New Year to you too.
Claude Mariottini
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Thank you for writing sir. Happy new year and God bless. Two posts that I would like to share.
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James,
Happy New Year to you too. The links to your posts were not working.
Claude Mariottini
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Dear M Claude
You wrote: In the end, the wise man discovered that there was a limit to what wisdom could reveal about the divine secrets. Is there a better lesson to learn here about acquiring divine wisdom Mr. Mariottini?
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James,
Human wisdom is limited. This is the reason humans will never acquire divine wisdom. You provided a link to a post in your blog on acquiring divine wisdom, but the link was not working.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
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