Sin and suffering

- Human sin is a general factor in explaining the presence of pain and suffering in the world, Gen 3:14-19; Rom 8:20-22.
- Sin is sometimes a causal factor in personal pain and suffering, Rom 1:18-32.
- There is not always a direct causal relation between suffering and sin, Job; Jn 9:2.
- Suffering can always be the occasion for a person to draw near to God, Jas 5:13-16.