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NASB | Acts 8:2 Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:2 ¶ Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss]. |
Subject: The Suffering of the Church |
Bible Note: Greetings Mike! Thank you for clarifying that you believe that "all suffering is evil" because "suffering in itself is a byproduct of sin and death and that is not from God." But consider this: "Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest." Lamentations 5:5, KJV The book of Lamentations is a 5 poem expression of grief over the fall of Jerusalem, and the suffering that resulted from the loss of a nation. If "all suffering is evil," then would God have ordained it for Israel (2 Chronicles 36:20-21)? Perhaps the book of Job is more instructive. If "all suffering is evil" and a "byproduct of sin and death that is not from God," then why did God allow Job to go through so much suffering and pain if Job had a clear conscience (Job 31)? Blessings to you, Makarios |