We chose to sin against God.
Why? Because we wanted to be like God. We are mini-creators. We want to be godly, it is in our nature.
Jesus came to intercede for our sins.
Why? Because we are all God's children, and he loves us so much that he sent his one and only son to die for us.
Ok, but if Jesus is God's one and only son, than how are we his children too?
Believers in Christ are children of God, but not in the same way or at the same level as Jesus. Scripture speaks of us as God's adopted children.
But I'm suffering so badly, has God turned His back on me?
Have you turned your back on God? "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5). He will never turn His back on you.
Now we have salvation.
How can you be sure God is real if you cannot see or feel Him?
My friend, a few weeks ago, I stood up from my seat in our church and walked the most terrifying walk of my mortal life. I walked from my seat up to my youth pastor and, desperately trying not to cry, I told him that I wanted to be baptized. I had some serious misconceptions about baptism, but once I learned the truth, I knew that I needed to dedicate my life to God. So I was baptized the next week. My heart was pounding in my chest when I walked up that isle, and I felt emotionally destroyed. I have done a lot of bad things in my life. I have stolen, cheated, lied, and broken the trust of others. But when I came out of the water, I have never felt a stillness like that before.
But why does God let suffering happen?
All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28.