We live in a world of suffering. It falls on the just and the unjust, afflicting all of us at some time. Philosophers, thinkers and theologians have weighed in on the issue for years. We need answers to the problem of human suffering!
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Suffering. It's not a pleasant subject to discuss, but a necessary one.
Suffering plagues our world. In its many forms it affects us physically, psychologically and emotionally.
This featured booklet will help you understand how suffering began, how it will end—and why it continues.
What's in the Guide
Repeated exposure to violence-real and feigned-in news and entertainment hardens us to the real suffering of others.
If God is truly a God of love and mercy, why does He not intervene?
One of the consequences of humanity's decision to live contrary to God's instruction is a world subject to the capriciousness and vagaries of time and chance and the actions of others.
We can see from various passages within the Bible that Satan exerts a pervasive power over mankind.
We will all suffer at some time. While it is never pleasant, both history and the Bible show that suffering can, in the end, produce good.
Theodore Roosevelt, as have many others, responded to trials and suffering by accomplishing more than he would have achieved had those tests never happened.
Though death is sad, by no means is it the end of hope. God promises a resurrection to immortality for His faithful servants to reign with Jesus Christ and help Him administer God's Kingdom.
In this life we face trials. We are constantly exposed to a range of strains and stresses. However, we can call on several strategies to lessen the load. Here are a few effective steps.
Making Life Work
STUDY GUIDELooking for some good advice? You may not realise it, but you probably already own the best self-help book ever published, one that's loaded with practical guidance to help you achieve success in your career, friendships, finances, family and every other aspect of life. That book is your Bible. We've prepared this guide, Making Life Work, to help you discover the Bible's principles for success.
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What Happens After Death?
STUDY GUIDEImmortal Souls and Eternal Life? Heaven and Hell? Reincarnation? Resurrections? What about reported life-after-death experiences? These ideas can't all be right! Don't miss this opportunity to find out more about this important subject!
Beyond Today magazine
Are We Alone?
Fifty years ago this month U.S. astronauts left the shining blue ball of earth and walked on the moon for the first time. Throughout the world people stopped and watched transfixed as human beings did something only dreamed about for centuries. Today the dream continues as we plan to send spaceships to Mars and perhaps even more distant planets. We earnestly and eagerly search for life elsewhere in the universe. What drives this quest to learn and explore? Do we really even understand that what we’re really searching for is our place in the universe, why we exist and our ultimate destiny? In this issue we explore these topics and many more! Download this issue in PDF or read online.
