In Job, since God loves us, why does God allow so much suffering in the world?
Five points to consider in the answer. 1. Since the Fall, the world is under the dominion of the evil one (1 John 5:19). We are in enemy-occupied territory. 2. This is not the best possible world; we should not get too comfortable here. The best possible world is where people have freedom to love God, and everyone there will love God. The best possible world is Heaven, and this is the process to the best of all possible worlds. 3. This is not a just world, where babies suffer and some evil people live long, prosperous lives. Justice will come, and Judgment Day is when God will set everything right. 4. Gods eternal viewpoint sometimes differs from ours. We see death as the end, and suffering as extremely long. God sees a thousand of our years as only a watch in the night (Psalm 90:4). Perhaps we should have a longer-term view as God does. 5. We may not understand why we have the suffering we have, but Romans 8:28 says that God can use all things, not just good things, to work together f
