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I know God is Love. I understand God loved the world that he send his only son to die for man's sins.

I do not doubt God. I believe in Him. If God is Love then why do we have suffering in the world? Diseases, wars, conflicts, accidents and many others are rife.
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I know your question is with respect to the Bible but hopefully my answer will be a nice read for you :D


So, according to Hindu mythology, this, earth, is Mrityu lok (Mortal realm) where the soul is born to suffer the consequences of its action in different lives and until the soul is cleansed completely, all it's sins have been redeemed, the soul is born in different bodies again and again. When the soul is free of all the dirt of human world (That means, the ego, lust, greed, selfishness and everything), it finally get free of the cycle of reincarnation and reaches Mokhsa(Means final death) which is the meeting of the soul to the supreme powers.


But obviously, it's just a mythology I read and have grown to believe, love and enjoy.<3

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We suffer because of Adam and Eve disobey God. God send his only son to save us from our sins. But if you commit a sin you already disobey God so that where the suffering comes from. And there are many Bible verse that talks about our Tribulation here on earth. In my own opinion, if you are suffering now, you must pray to God, repent your sins and don't do it anymore. About the diseases, wars, conflicts etc., these events is Satan's plan to deceive us and put away our faith on God.

You said that you beleive in God. Always remember. It doesn't mean that if you believe in God, you are saved. Satan also believes in God but he disobey him. If you believe in God but you are not doing his will, then you are not saved when Jesus returns.
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I believe in God and in Jesus Christ. It is through Jesus Christ that salvation came into the world. Jesus is our first born of resurrection. Am saved by his blood and I do what he tells us to do in the Bible.

We have to learn the truth about the Bible. Thank you for your answer
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I like your answer very much. It's useful for everyone. Thanks for give your opinion. Thanks a lot.
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Sometimes people assume wrong and think that being in Christ means no suffering and pain, but things don't work out that way, being in Christ means there will be suffering and pain but if you in Lord Jesus and now the words written in the bible is true and living then everything will works together for your good in the end.
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Spiritually, God is within us. He is guiding us all throughout our lives. The sufferings in this world are man-made and it is not our God. Humans are the ones who are making the world complicated and they need to take the actions seriously, either good or bad.
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I agree. Jesus left us the Holy Spirit to guide us from within us. All sufferings are man made. They began when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Yet God does not give us temptations which we cannot cope with.
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At some point, we can blame Adam and Eve. If they had resisted the serpent, they will not commit a big mistake in their lives.
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Yes, God is with us always, in the form of the holy spirit. All we have to do is just believe in him and his words, and we will never be alone.
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Because god is our birth partner, not our Karma.That is why God has given us both happiness and sorrow so that we can understand the ups and downs of life.
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I believe in God. Life is full of ups and downs. One should not expect happiness always in their life. People suffering is because of their karma. We all are living here because of karma. 
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Decrease stress as much as possible because stress can cause a variety of diseases. Meditation and living a stress-free life is key.
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God allows suffering because it is a part of his plan to save all. As it is written he has made all disobedient so he can have mercy on all.
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Yes, suffering brings us closer to God. Because the majority of us remember God only during our bad days and forget during our Good times.
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Suffering in the world was brought by humans disobedience to God's instructions. This was by our first parents Adam and Eve while in the garden of Eden. This brought up all the hidden evils to the world that wasn't God's will for human beings to know or come across. 
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Not just in our past, but even today in our present we suffer only because of our disobedience, we already know what we should do and what nor, even though we ignore it and invite suffering in our life.
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Sometimes suffering also means that you have distanced yourself from God. And he wants you to remember him, come to him. Because most of the people remember Jesus only in the time of need or things not going their way and they can't do anything about it.

But, things like wars, diseases, conflicts, etc, comes from devils to question our faith and make us weak.
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God is all love, goodness, light, and perfection. Whenever He accomplishes something it is always perfect. Deuteronomy 32:4 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment…” Although everything God creates starts out as perfection, He allows subsequent happenings that are less than perfect to take place. This is because, being all-loving, He gives freedom of will to the beings He creates. Because His knowledge spans all time, He also knows the outcome of everything He sets out to accomplish even before starting it.

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. II Peter 3:8

Out of all the possible worlds and beings He could have created, God made the decision to create mankind and the world we live in.

God that made the world and all things therein... giveth to all life, and breath, and all things...and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation...now commandeth all men every where to repent: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts 17:24-26,30,31

Even before He created our world, God knew every event it would undergo (including all the suffering and negative happenings), and He knew that in sending His son, victory over all negatives would take place. The victory that awaits us will be so profound that its impact will far outweigh any negative experience that any of us has ever had or will ever have.

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; II Corinthians 4:17

As children of God, we now, and will for eternity, enjoy the benefits and blessings of being part of the greatest family experience to ever take place, that of the family of God.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Revelation 21:3-5

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Because this life is not our final destination,is a test and tests are tough.This life is a punishment for not believing in God in the first place as a spirit befor you came here in material body.We must struggle and suffer to obtain etrernal Heaven!
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GOD is love and a loving and forgiving father, suffering in the world today is caused by man's disobedience towards the laws of GOD, and after disobeying they live in guilt and the bible say's that my people perish due to lack of knowledge.
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Good question if God is love why do we suffer? well we suffer because we are the ones ruling our selves we have allowed men to rule our lives and not God.
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He is just using the sufferings to measure a person's faith to Him. If a person gave up easily then it means He lacks faith to God, but if a person is always positive although he suffer, that means he is fulfilling his faith and keep on waiting for God's answer.
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When we are suffering, God is right beside us. Nothing can separate us from His love. He wants to show us His love through His church, and give us a purpose through His Word!
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The answer is so simple, Because sin came to world and the original plan of God was replaced, This is why a new heaven and earth will be coming soon and the original plan of God will be established and the lamb will lay down with the lion and there will be no more killing for the lion will eat grass.
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The problem of evil and suffering is a complex theological question with no one definitive answer. It may be attributed to human free will, natural disasters, or the limitations of human understanding.
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God allow people who disobey him and go against His to suffer so that we focus to turn inward, to face those part parts we ignore and develop us to be good people.suffering also empower us to act and serve God
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The Bible does not say that suffering is caused by Love. It says that Love caused the world to be created. It is clear that Love can not be the cause of suffering because in and of itself Love is not good. It is clear that Love has not caused the world to be created because Love is not own.
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God is Love. But we should have another view towards life.

When God gave man his time in this world, he put a trial on sin in the flesh. Ever since Adam's sin, Satan has nurtured man's fleshly desires and plans to cast him into death and cast his soul into Hades so that there is no escape.

It is our responsibility to succeed in this test to be freed from this bond, to be saved and not to be destroyed by death, to believe in the cross, to take up the cross, and to follow Christ who is strong enough to resurrect us from death. "He went down into the deep and freed the captives and went up on high and gave good gifts from the presence of the Father". Paul reminds us that On high, trusting in God, as the proverb says,For the prudent the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol. It is necessary to push away what is behind and run away from what is in front, according to which he will leave the underworld.

As Paul says, I live in the flesh and in the Spirit. I know the power of the flesh against my spirit. Alas, I am a wretched man. Who will deliver me from this sinful body? Paul reminds me that to live is Christ and to die is gain.I overcome all this through the Lord Jesus Christ. I crucify the lusts of the flesh and gain victory over them for Christ's sake.  
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When the soul is free of all the dirt of human world (That means, the ego, lust, greed, selfishness and everything), it finally get free of the cycle of reincarnation and reaches Mokhsa(Means final death) which is the meeting of the soul to the supreme powers.
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