Christianity allows suffering

...like so many people throughout history and in our own time, in our own lives, she could have evoked the classic theological problem of suffering. If God loves me and if God could prevent, is powerful enough to prevent my suffering, why do I suffer?

Well, that problem has embedded in it an assumption that we often don't recognize, and the assumption is that God's love is best manifest by preventing suffering. He never said that. That's not part of the plan.

In fact, Christianity is based on the idea that God suffers. God condescends to suffer more than anyone. And the most unjust suffering ever, the most intense, the most infinitely expansive, and the most unjust suffering ever in the history of the universe was done by the only perfect being to ever walk on this earth.

Christianity is not in any way based on the idea that God prevents suffering because he loves us. Christianity is based on the idea that God definitely loves us. So much that he gave his only begotten son, and that's what we're being invited to envision here.

God, your Redeemer, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death. He suffered the pain of all so that all might repent. It's really important that we catch that reason for Jesus' suffering.

He suffered the pain of everyone so that everyone could repent.

— [[Steven Harper]]