YOU
AND SUFFERING

Topics: Adversity; Despair; Hardship; Help from God; Jesus Christ; Overcoming; Pain; Presence of God; Problems; Questions; Security in God; Struggles; Suffering; Trials; Trust

References: Matthew 11:28–30; Romans 5:3–5; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Hebrews 4:15; James 1:2–4; 1 Peter 1:6–7; 2:24; 5:10

In an interview with Lee Strobel, Peter Kreeft concludes that the answer to suffering is not an answer at all. “It’s the Answerer,” says Kreeft. “It’s Jesus himself. It’s not a bunch of words, it’s the Word. It’s not a tightly woven philosophical argument; it’s a person. The person. The answer to suffering cannot just be an abstract idea, because this isn’t an abstract issue; it’s a personal issue. It requires a personal response. The answer must be someone, not just something, because the issue involves someone—God, where are you?”

—Lee Strobel, The Case for Faith (Zondervan, 2000)