The Problem of Pain

Main Ideas

• The problem of pain and suffering as a test of faith and spiritual growth.
• Pain as a necessary element of human experience that can lead to a deeper understanding of God.
• The idea that God uses pain to capture human attention and as a means of correction.
• The distinction between human perception of justice and divine justice.
• The concept of free will and its role in the existence of evil and suffering in the world.
• Pain as a means that can lead to humility and awareness of dependence on God.
• Discussion of the nature of God's love and how it relates to human suffering.