Why does God allow pain and suffering?
The first thing we need to think about is who causes the suffering?
So often God gets the blame for suffering when it has been caused by humans! When we stop and think about it, it is mankind that has caused the suffering in the world not God.
Some people say that people cause the suffering but if a God exists he should stop people doing the bad things. BUT If God was to remove from the earth everybody who did anything wrong, how many people do you think would be left on the earth? None!
If God was to get rid of suffering he would have to get rid of us - because it is us who cause it!
The world that God made in the beginning had no suffering in it but the first two humans disobeyed God. As a direct result of their actions bad and suffering entered the world. One day God is going to make a new Heaven and a new Earth where there will be no suffering any more, just like it used to be at the beginning - But only those who truly believe in Jesus will be taken there. How wonderful that place will be!
Does evil prove there can't be a God?
The logic that states "because evil exists there can't be a God" can equally be said to state that "because there is good in the world there must be a God"!