Why Must The Innocent Suffer?
Rachalle Germoso
HUM 2211
Professor Hayes
12 Oct. 2015
Why Must the Innocent Suffer?
Q. The Book of Job asks why bad things happen to good people. He doesn’t receive a direct answer other than that divine wisdom is beyond human comprehension. How might you answer a little child who wants to know why innocent people have to suffer?
The Book of Job asks why bad things happen to good people? And many bad things happen to those who are innocent. There is really no way around that theory. Many wonder how this can be true. Things do happen for a reason. And there is no way around that fact. But how might one answer when a little child who wants to know why the good people have to suffer? The Book of Job believes that bad things only happen …show more content…
It shows that if a person puts all their love and trust into God, everything would be fine. So if one believes and puts all their faith, force and trust in The Lord, everything will turn out for the better. Even as little children, they believe everything good happens to the good ones. Up until one day, my little brother Marcus, who would play with our neighbor’s dog Pinky. Marcus would play with Pinky every day for long hours after school. They were the best of friends. Until one day, while Marcus was still in school something tragic happened to Pinky. Pinky got hit with a car when he was walking the streets. Once Marcus came home from school, he was so ecstatic because he knew he was going to spend some time with Pinky. Not until he realized our neighbors just seemed depressed, so he asked “What’s wrong?” and they said, “Pinky is gone.” Marcus had a confused look on his face. Then he realized what was going on than he asked, “Why must such terrible things happen to the ones we love the most?” When nobody can answer this particular question. Suffering is just a way of living. And every individual whether they are good or bad must go through suffering in their life. Many of the righteous ones who suffer the most believe there is no God. Simply because of the suffering and sacrifice they have to endure in their life to live. This is not the case at all. God only suffer those who are the strongest and know can handle anything he puts in their
HUM 2211
Professor Hayes
12 Oct. 2015
Why Must the Innocent Suffer?
Q. The Book of Job asks why bad things happen to good people. He doesn’t receive a direct answer other than that divine wisdom is beyond human comprehension. How might you answer a little child who wants to know why innocent people have to suffer?
The Book of Job asks why bad things happen to good people? And many bad things happen to those who are innocent. There is really no way around that theory. Many wonder how this can be true. Things do happen for a reason. And there is no way around that fact. But how might one answer when a little child who wants to know why the good people have to suffer? The Book of Job believes that bad things only happen …show more content…
It shows that if a person puts all their love and trust into God, everything would be fine. So if one believes and puts all their faith, force and trust in The Lord, everything will turn out for the better. Even as little children, they believe everything good happens to the good ones. Up until one day, my little brother Marcus, who would play with our neighbor’s dog Pinky. Marcus would play with Pinky every day for long hours after school. They were the best of friends. Until one day, while Marcus was still in school something tragic happened to Pinky. Pinky got hit with a car when he was walking the streets. Once Marcus came home from school, he was so ecstatic because he knew he was going to spend some time with Pinky. Not until he realized our neighbors just seemed depressed, so he asked “What’s wrong?” and they said, “Pinky is gone.” Marcus had a confused look on his face. Then he realized what was going on than he asked, “Why must such terrible things happen to the ones we love the most?” When nobody can answer this particular question. Suffering is just a way of living. And every individual whether they are good or bad must go through suffering in their life. Many of the righteous ones who suffer the most believe there is no God. Simply because of the suffering and sacrifice they have to endure in their life to live. This is not the case at all. God only suffer those who are the strongest and know can handle anything he puts in their