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Featured: Ashleigh's Favourite Episode - Misstep 9: 'Suffering is to be avoided' (The Plausibility Problem #9)

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Ashleigh tells us about her favourite episode from our back catalogue. In the last of our series going through the missteps identified in The Plausibility Problem by Ed Shaw, we discussed whether suffering can and should be avoided. We shared our own painful experiences and examined why some argue that the suffering of celibate same-sex attracted Christians is a reason to abandon traditional biblical teaching on sexual ethics.

We went on to show that suffering is a normal part of following Jesus, whether you're gay or straight, single or married. We looked at some of the reasons why God allows us to suffer and the joys and benefits that we receive precisely because we suffer.

We also looked at practical things that help us when we're struggling and ways that we can use our pain to love and serve others.

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