How Can I Know God Is Good With All The Suffering In The World?

Pathway To Victory

Dr. Robert Jeffress

Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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If you’ve ever suffered from a serious illness or struggled through a season of financial hardship, you’ve probably asked yourself the question: “If God is good, why does He allow bad things to happen?” Dr. Robert Jeffress helps us reconcile the reality of evil with the certainty of a loving God. To support Pathway to Victory, go to ptv.org/donate.

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0:00.0	Hey, podcast listeners, thanks for streaming today's podcast from Pathway to Victory.
0:05.0	Pathway to Victory is a nonprofit ministry featuring the Bible teaching of Dr. Robert
0:09.2	Jeffers.
0:10.2	Our mission is to pierce the darkness with the light of God's word through the most effective
0:14.2	media available, like this podcast.
0:16.9	To support Pathway to Victory, go to ptv.org slash donate or follow the link in our show notes.
0:23.5	Now, here's today's podcast, from Pathway to Victory.
0:26.8	Hi, this is Robert Jeffers, and I'm glad to study God's Word with you every day on this Bible teaching program.
0:33.9	On today's edition, A Pathway to Victory.
0:37.3	Why does God allow suffering and evil in the world?
0:42.9	Think about this. If God were constantly intervening, overriding natural laws or the natural free will of people,
0:50.8	there would be no such thing as human goodness. Where freedom exists, there will
0:56.0	always be the possibility of evil. Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor,
1:02.0	Dr. Robert Jeffers. If you've ever suffered from a serious illness or struggled through a season
1:07.7	of financial hardship, you've probably asked yourself, if God is good,
1:12.3	why does he allow bad things to happen? Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffers
1:18.1	helps us reconcile the reality of evil with the certainty of a loving God. Now, here's our
1:24.2	Bible teacher to introduce today's message. Dr. Jeffers?
1:27.5	Thank you, David, and welcome again to Pathway to Victory.
1:31.5	Over the last 12 months, we've seen some shocking images on our computer and television screens.
1:38.0	It's impossible to get accustomed to watching people in shouting matches, declaring their
1:42.9	heartfelt opinions, pitted against those who take a
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