{"id":9151,"date":"2024-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=9151"},"modified":"2024-08-22T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:59:22","slug":"pain-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pain-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Waarom bestaan pijn en lijden in een wereld met een liefdevolle God?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>How does the existence of pain and suffering align with the belief in a loving, all-powerful God? This question touches the very heart of our faith and human experience. The existence of pain and suffering in our world can seem difficult to reconcile with our belief in a loving and all-powerful God. Yet, as we reflect deeply on this mystery, we can begin to glimpse how even suffering may have a place in God&#039;s loving plan for humanity. 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Understand free will, sin&#039;s role, and redemption.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-9151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5312,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-study-what-is-the-sovereignty-of-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":9151,"position":0},"title":"Bible Study: What Is The Sovereignty of God?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juni 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"What does the Bible say about God's sovereignty? The Bible presents a consistent picture of God's absolute sovereignty over all creation. From Genesis to Revelation, we see God portrayed as the supreme ruler and sustainer of the universe. 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