The experience of human suffering has perplexed minds ever since the fall. For Christians, the question of suffering rises to a new level of importance because of our belief in the sovereignty of our loving and merciful God. In Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, John Piper and friends tackle some…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

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Divine discipline is a call for God’s children to fervently seek his help in the midst of their grief.

God suffers on account of the failures and pain of his people, and especially through his Son, Jesus Christ. Scripture often likens God to a parent who suffers pain and grief on account of children.

Introduction On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 was flying the Old Christian Rugby team to a match in Chile. When the inexperienced co-pilot misjudged their altitude, they crashed into a glacier in the Andes mountains at more than 11,000 feet. 40 of the 45 passengers survived the initial…