Suffering Who causes suffering?--God or the devil? Why does God allow the righteous to suffer? Some specific reasons that God allows suffering Suffering because of obedience & righteousness The benefits & good fruits of suffering Rewards in Heaven for earthly suffering Remember Jesus also suffered The right attitude toward suffering Wrong attitudes towards suffering God comforts & strengthens us when we suffer Deliverance from suffering Your duty toward the suffering & afflicted The suffering of the worldly wicked Much of the world's suffering is often self-inflicted What suffering does for the unsaved or disobedient