Why Does God Allow Suffering?

In this episode Pastor Chris Gordon and Pastor Daniel Borvan of Christ Reformed Church in Anaheim, California finish up their three part series on Explaining The Gospel. Today’s discussion focuses on the important question of why God allows suffering. Their conversation touches on what Chistians can learn from suffering and how God is always there in the storm. They discuss the need for the church to prepare believers for persecution and train them to stand their moral ground when people within the church and without pressure them to bow down to secular culture.

Chapters:
00:00 - Why does God Allow Suffering?
01:31 - Suffering of Believers
02:50 - Sovereignty of God
03:30 - What’s The Purpose of Suffering?
04:17 - Repent!05:15 - God Will Crush His Enemies
05:58 - Seeing God’s Training in Suffering
06:30 - Paul’s Struggle With Suffering
07:40 - The Great Witness To The World
08:14 - Where Is God In The Storm?
09:45 - Lack of Persecution Makes Us Soft
11:22 - The Beatitudes
12:07 - Preparing For Persecution
13:40 - Oxford Martyrs
15:00 - God is Sovereign
16:00 - The Fear of Suffering
17:39 - The Christian Compromise
18:30 - Righteous Suffering vs. Obnoxious Behavior
20:50 - Keyboard Warriors
21:51 - Take A Stand For Your Church
23:18 - Small Things For God Matter
24:10 - Daniel Takes A Stand
25:14 - Don’t Bow The Knee
26:18 - The Opposition of Formal Christianity

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Dan Borvan is Pastor at Christ United Reformed Church in Anaheim. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Seminary California and went on to earn a Doctor of Philosophy in Theology from Oxford University in England. Daniel is also chairman of the Heidelberg Reformation Association and some of his published articles are featured on the Heidelblog website.