Why Does God Allow Suffering? | God’s Book

If God is loving and all-powerful, why does He allow suffering? It’s one of life’s deepest questions—and one every worldview must answer. In this message from our God’s Book series, Anthony Delaney explores what the Bible really says about pain, grief, injustice and loss. Rather than offering easy answers or clichés, Scripture points us to a God who enters our suffering, weeps with us, and ultimately defeats death through Jesus Christ. Looking at the Bible’s four-part story—Creation, the Fall, Jesus and New Creation—we discover that Christianity doesn’t simply offer an explanation for suffering. It offers a Saviour. In this message you’ll discover: • Why suffering was never part of God’s original design • How the Bible makes sense of pain within the bigger story • What Jesus’ tears at Lazarus’ tomb reveal about God • Why our deepest trials can become places of deeper revelation • The hope of resurrection and the promise that suffering will not have the final word Whether you’re wrestling with unanswered questions or walking through a difficult season, this message offers a biblical perspective filled with honesty, compassion and hope. Key Bible passages: • Genesis 1–3 • John 11 • John 4:50 • Hebrews 5:8 • Revelation 21–22 📖 God’s Book is a teaching series inspired by Andrew Ollerton’s book of the same name, exploring the Bible as one unified story that points to Jesus.