The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis Classics)
 

The Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis Classics)

by C. S. Lewis

The Problem of Pain answers the universal question, "Why would an all-loving, all-knowing God allow people to experience pain and suffering?" Master Christian apologist C.S. Lewis asserts that pain is a problem because our finite, human minds selfishly believe that pain-free lives would prove that God loves us. In truth, by asking for this, we want God to love us less, not more than... (read more)

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Wickedness, evil, pain and suffering all unflichingly examined and the answer is so shockingly simple, yet profound: without free will there is no such thing as real love. God gives us free will and with it, due to our nature, we choose our own pursuits and face the consequences therein of a fallen, hurting world. The problem with pain, evil and sin but also the beauty of free grace and love extended is not better addressed anywhere else, imho.

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