Buddhism Quote by Timothy Keller

Christianity doesn’t deny the reality of suffering and evil… Our hope… is not based on the idea that we are going to be free…

— Brennan Manning

All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering.

— Karen Armstrong

Suffering is not good for the soul, unless it teaches you how to stop suffering. That is its purpose.

— Jane Roberts

Religious suffering is at once the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature,…

— John Desmond Bernal

The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for…

— Simone Weil

Most of our suffering comes from sin and stupidity; it is, nevertheless, very real, and growth can occur with real repentance. But the highest…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Suffering is there because there's something we're not understanding about our full divinity, and there are so many ways we could go into understanding.

— Maya Tiwari

Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature…

— Nhat Hanh

In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life…

— Kenneth Scott Latourette

Suffering does not call into question the "big picture" of the Christian faith. It reminds us that we do not see the whole picture,…

— Alister E. McGrath

Suffering is part of the divine idea.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Suffering can serve us. Suffering tests our trust in God's promises. And we have a great interest in knowing the truth about our trust…

— Mark Dever