Why does God allow suffering?

Jun 22, 2025    Ryan Hanson

We all suffer. To one degree or another, we all experience pain, hurt, loss, rejection, etc. But if God loves us and is all powerful, why does He allow us to suffer? Is He not capable of stopping it? Does He not care enough about us to intervene? Or is there another reason? These are the questions we're going to answer this week as we answer the question, "Why does God allow suffering?"