Hebrews Suffering

What comes to mind when the word 'suffering' is mentioned? It usually brings up images of pain, hardship, and unpleasantness. However, C. S. Lewis brings new meaning to suffering in The Screwtape Letters. In one of the letters, Screwtape writes to Wormwood about the paradoxial use that God makes of our suffering. By the end of Chapter 8, the reader is left to see that suffering itself can be more powerful than times of ease and happiness in drawing someone closer to God.

Persevering trials bring purpose, and God’s love is evident in His chastening which should never be despised (Job 5:17; Hebrews 12:5).

We all go through suffering , some more than others . Without pain there will be no suffering , without suffering we will never learn from our mistakes. Who will we be without suffering? In William Shakespeare’s King Lear, suffering was and is very painful. The giver wasn’t necessarily the enemy and the pain can come from the ones you love . A storm would not be something you would think of when suffering comes to mind , but it is an element and part of our environment , that people had to deal with . Suffering can come from many different areas , both near and or far . The enemies that are in our lives are there to balance the goodness we feel .

What can we say in the face of suffering and loss? That God is with us. That God understands what our suffering is like. That God has promised to redeem all things, including even our suffering. That suffering and injustice do not have the last word in our

The purpose of this research paper is to compare the public view of suffering in the Old Testament with the public view of suffering in the modern world. In order to properly achieve this comparison, I will explain the relationship between God and His believers in the Old Testament. More specifically, I will elaborate on the opinion that God is the cause of everything, including suffering and relate it to the first poetic book in the Old Testament, the Book of Job. However, influenced by the changes in science, upbringing, and multiculturalism this commonly held view changes. Therefore, I will explain the meaning of each of these three factors as well as their negative impact on religion. Finally, I will use three television shows as examples

The most significant period of suffering I have gone through was when I lost my grandfather. I remember we had celebrated his 50th birthday never did imagine it would be the last. That horrible news impacts my life forever realizing that we don’t count for a tomorrow. His death was suddenly due to an embolism. His death caused me a lot of suffering because he was not sick and we had made a lot of plans. I did not know how to deal with his death because I was heartbroken. I wonder and questioned if maybe only God had given us a warning. I did not know how to manage my grief and mourned for him because I was angry with God. It took me time to understand that it was God’s will and that his soul had returned to God. I learned that his death of the body was not the end of his life (Rubin & Yasien-Esmael, 2004). I found comfort in the midst of suffering by finding acceptance in God. Also, I found praying for him and sharing my suffering with others helped me console my pain. I learn that “the lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit,” which help my relationship with God grow as my pain slowly vanished.

Life’s sufferings offer us a lesson to build character and faith to ultimately gain judgement.

The Jewish tradition embraced pain, in terms of sacrifice, bondage, exodus and survival in the wilderness as an integral part of their spiritual growth. It was a common routine for the Jewish faith to practice in different many forms of suffering like circumcision at a very young age or taking part in activities like trade and animal farming for long periods in the wilderness, specifically the desert. This enabled them to be hardy and strengthened their faith and relations to God. In the secular world, these themes of sacrifice, bondage, exodus and suffering are well expressed in well scripted movies and plays. An example being ’12 Years a slave’ which depicted the crazy life of blacks trying to get hold of freedom.

that make their efforts to overcome these sufferings. I totally agree with the quote. T he quote

Far more often than not, life is full of suffering. Pain is a fundamental part of life and living a Christian life isn’t going to guarantee a painless life, but rather the opposite. In my life, spiritual formation leads to the deciphering of the struggles in my life, though the discipline of silence. Our culture in this day and age is shying away from the idea of isolation and solidarity. My life is a mess of pain and more often than not, the culture of the world will

The book of Isaiah provides a message to the nation of Israel and is one of the most powerful books of prophecy in the Bible. The prophet spoke of events to come that many have attempted to discern. Scholars, Rabbis and Christian Clergy differ in their interpretations of these passages in Isaiah 52 and 53.

I believe suffering results from our separation from God. He is holy, all-powerful, all-loving, all that is good. Each day I find myself doing things that move me away from Him. Every time I sin, the world becomes a little bit worse. I can do no good thing apart from God. The more I separate myself from Him, the more likely I am to cause someone else harm or pain.

I have not experienced very much suffering in my life, but I have experienced pain. The same pain That Jesus experienced when he took on flesh and walked this earth. This always manages to bring me comfort, but at the same time it also humbles me.

In line 109 it states "we must learn from suffering" which basically means that all the actions we decide to do have a lesson to be taught for example Agamemnon learned what suffering truly meant after killing his daughter. He suffered mentally and physically when Clytemnestra killed him.

We see this in The Book of Job too. To Job, suffering happens as a result of God testing us. A Satan questioned the followings of God's people. This led to God testing his best subject, Job. God made Job suffer in the worst way any human being could. This would be physical suffering and mental suffering. When God took away Job's family and possessions, he suffered mentally. All of his possessions and loved ones were gone without a reason known to him. It was physical suffering when he was struck with sores about his body. This also gives reason to suffering that happens when you can't explain it. Even a person who thinks that they are perfect can suffer. You could be just like Job, almost a perfect worshiper. That would be even more the reason for you to be tested. The Book of Job is one of the teachings of the Bible, a spiritual and religious guide. A person reading this would believe that suffering is a test. It is a test of your faith, your faith in God. Therefore, if we were suffering, as long as we keep faith, the suffering will end. As long as we keep faith the suffering will stop, and better things will happen and develop.