Christian leaders don’t see coronavirus pandemic as God’s way of punishing humankind

From South Carolina-

In the wake of crises, questions often arise in religious circles about God’s role in human suffering.

The coronavirus has been no different, as thousands die and leave behind mourning loved ones.

As communities attempt to decipher whether the coronavirus is God’s way of punishing humankind for the violence, injustices and other wrongdoings that persist in the world, religious leaders caution against drawing correlations between human sin and undesirable conditions. 

For Christians, ideas about God’s role in human pain should attempt to make sense of three truths: God loves humankind, God is all powerful, and evil exists, said R.J. Gore, who serves as Dean of Erskine Theological Seminary.

“Those are the things you have to square,” Gore said. “So many different viewpoints deal with the problem by putting one of the three away.”

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