If God wanted to, he could make us all worship him but worship is pointless unless it is voluntary so Jesus told us what to do and, being advised to forsake this World, we did so and are saved; yet many things puzzle us - why do little children and Christians come to harm? All we can do, as one of our members pointed out, is believe Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Also some pain is explained in verses like John 9:3 "...this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him." What complicates our group's evaluation of events is the Book of Job wherein we learn that Satan cannot harm us unless God allows it. Is all the pain and discomfort a test or a way of encouraging us to not love this world? We do take comfort from Matthew 9:20-22 wherein A woman touches Jesus and is healed and he says something we all need to remember: "Take heart, daughter, your faith has healed you." Perhaps we should have more faith in Jesus and less in doctors.
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Good conversation and insight, Matt
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