How can suffering from natural causes be reconciled with an omnimax god?
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If the Christian god is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent then suffering must be the will of the Christian god and that god, must feel the suffering is somehow good for you.
This can be seen if you have ever been to the Dentist, Doctor, or washed out a wound with soap or antiseptic: the pain your are suffering is actually a side effect of something good happening. Another example would be uncomfortable (even painful) exercise or diet being good for you in the long run.
Interestingly pain is an indicator that something is wrong and that you should seek medical attention. The more intense the pain the more apt people are to seek help. Think of it as an annoying alarm or warning indicator that is there to capture your attention for your own good.
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You're looking at the question from a mortal perspective, whereas God has an eternal perspective. He put us here not to be here as an end unto itself, but to prepare us for what comes after this life.
In the Sermon on the Mount, we are commanded to be perfect "even as your Father in Heaven is perfect." God is perfect because he never uses his power to do anything which would be wrong, no matter how tempting we might make it. But we are imperfect and prone to physical and spiritual problems of every kind in this life. In order to grow and attain a Godly level of perfection, we need practice. We need for things to go wrong so that we can learn to deal with them correctly. Otherwise, we can never become the kind of perfect people that the Gospel is supposed to lead us to be.
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