Among the Many wonderful things we discover in the Bible is that “God is love” (I John 4:16). And naturally, because of God’s deep love for us, “He will not afflict” (Job 37:23).
Yet we see sickness and discord all around us and throughout the world. So we may wonder where these afflictions come from, if God does not cause them—especially since, as the Bible tells us, “I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me” (Isaiah 45:5).
Mary Baker Eddy, a devoted student of the Bible, sought an answer to the same question. Intensive study of the healing works of Jesus convinced her that the ills plaguing humanity could not be created or ordained by God if Jesus was able to destroy them.
