Suffering Quotes by Philip Yancey

When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.

— Philip Yancey

Faith in God offers no insurance against tragedy.

— Philip Yancey

When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer-as does it.

— Philip Yancey

Any discussion of how pain and suffering fit into God's scheme ultimately leads back to the cross.

— Philip Yancey

The point of the Book of Job is not suffering: where is God When It hurts? The prologue (chapters 1-2) dealt with…

— Philip Yancey

Jesus' response to suffering people and to "nobodies" provides a glimpse into the heart of God. God is not the unmoved Absolute,…

— Philip Yancey

“Because of Jesus, I can never say about a person, “She must be suffering because of some sin she committed”; Jesus, who…

— Philip Yancey

Who would complain if God allowed one hour of suffering in an entire lifetime of comfort? Why complain about a lifetime that…

— Philip Yancey

“Those who observe suffering are tempted to reject God; those who experience it often cannot give up on God, their solace and…

— Philip Yancey

On a small scale, person-to-person, Jesus encountered the kinds of suffering common to all of us. And how did he respond? Avoiding…

— Philip Yancey

Power, no matter how well-intentioned, tends to cause suffering. Love, being vulnerable, absorbs it. In a point of convergence on a hill…

— Philip Yancey

“Virtually every passage on suffering in the New Testament deflects the emphasis from cause to response. Although we cannot grasp the master…

— Philip Yancey

“In a sense, Job must replay the original test of the garden of Eden, with the bar raised higher. Living in paradise,…

— Philip Yancey

“Rejoicing in suffering” does not mean Christians should act happy about tragedy and pain when they feel like crying. Rather, the Bible…

— Philip Yancey

“It is dangerous and perhaps even unscriptural to torture ourselves by looking for his message in a specific throb of pain, a…

— Philip Yancey

“The fact that Jesus came to earth where he suffered and died does not remove pain from our lives. But it does…

— Philip Yancey

“God wants us to choose to love him freely, even when that choice involves pain, because we are committed to him, not…

— Philip Yancey

“We feel pain as an outrage; Jesus did too, which is why he performed miracles of healing. In Gethsemane, he did not…

— Philip Yancey

“Followers of Jesus stake their claim on the firm belief that God will one day heal the planet of pain and death.…

— Philip Yancey

“As I have said, the Bible consistently changes the questions we bring to the problem of pain. It rarely, or ambiguously, answers…

— Philip Yancey

To some, the image of a pale body glimmering on a dark night whispers of defeat. What good is a God who…

— Philip Yancey

“It was not pastoral teaching, or small group fellowship, or worship services, or books of theology — rather, they mentioned suffering. “People…

— Philip Yancey

“Bear one another’s burdens, the Bible says. It is a lesson about pain that we all can agree on. Some of us…

— Philip Yancey

“The suffering person faces choices. She can recoil in anger and despair against God. Or she can accept the trial as an…

— Philip Yancey

“God does not “keep” his people. He loves us, gives himself to us, and eagerly awaits our free response. God wants us…

— Philip Yancey