Thesis : If God is all good and powerful, why does he allows suffering?
             You can find sickness, sorrow, and suffering in all walks of life. It's everywhere you look. This very moment you can probably think of someone very close to you who is suffering greatly, and it just doesn't seem fair. Why does God who by the scriptures, both the old and the new testament is omnipotent, omniscient and perfect, allows it to happen?
             Does God even care? Has he lost control? If he is so good and powerful, then why doesn't He put an end to all suffering and pain? Life can be hard to understand. We may even wonder if we will ever fully comprehend why bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. The answer often seem to be elusive, hidden, out of reach. But God has given us some clues. In the following pages, although we may not be able to know why one person get singled out for a disease, we will show you some of the reasons God who is all good and Powerful allows suffering.
             Imagine a world without pain. What would it be like? At first the idea may sound appealing. No more Headaches, no more upset stomachs, no more throbbing sensations when the hammer misses the mark and lands on your thumb, no more sore throats, but there would also be no more sensation to alert you of a broken bone, the sick wouldn't go to a doctor, worn out bodies would get no rest, criminals wouldn't fear the law, no alarm to let you know that an ulcer is eating a hole in your stomach.
             As much as we hate pain, we have to admit that it often serves a good purpose. Has Rod Smith who wrote the article God wouldn't allow suffering said :
             " Suffering is painful, but not feeling pain could be worse. It hurts to touch a hot stove, but it would be much worse to leave your hand on the stove until it was charred flesh"(1)
             Athletic coaches like to use the phrase " No pain no Gain" . As a High school socce...