The suffering is caused by sin, by OUR corrupt morals, not His; as I keep saying over and over and over, it's caused by OPPOSITION to God. That brings suffering down on our heads. And the reason it occurs is that God is too pure for us, we can never be righteous enough to please Him. This is why He gave us salvation and ways to communicate with Him, out of mercy to us in our sinful and blind condition. But actively opposing Him is NOT a good idea. This IS His universe and you DO live in it and it IS governed by HIS Law that is too righteous and holy for us, and if you continue to oppose Him you only ruin yourself.
It's probably the most insidious aspect of any abusive relationship, that the victim convinces themselves that it's all their fault, and that if only they could change and please their abuser, then they'll be loved.
This is really basic psychology, in abusive relationships, and you have utterly captured it with those words. Surely you see the parallels, Faith ?
Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?
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