3. The Middle

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The Bible gives us more than pat answers when it comes to suffering in our lives. According to Scripture, suffering comes in different shapes and sizes, and comes into our lives as a result of many different factors. Often, suffering is a mystery without a full explanation. It’s into this complicated middle that Jesus was born, suffered, and died for our sins to show us God’s own love for us in the midst of any situation.

Application Questions:

1. Why is it important to see that suffering comes in all different shapes and sizes?

2. When you see suffering in your own life or someone else’s, how do you typically explain it? How does that compare to the ways Scripture talks about the causes of suffering?

3. How does the book of Job confront our desire for an explanation for our suffering?

4. How does Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection “in the middle” give us comfort for our suffering?