405>Mind you, I%26#039;m not an atheist, christian, or satanist, so don%26#039;t come at me with snarky comments. Just answer the questions please. Thanks!
1. Why does God cause suffering in the world. For instance, cancer. Why did God create something so terrible that causes so many so much pain. And don%26#039;t say %26quot;because he%26#039;s testing your faith%26quot;
2. Why come many (not all) christians answer simple questions that have to do with THEIR opinions with quotes from the bible? If I wanted to know God%26#039;s opinon, I woulda read the bible first off. I want yours, not God%26#039;s.
3. If the bible says God loves us all equally, then why do christians who are anti-gay say God hates homosexuals? That%26#039;s just a tad contradictory.
4. This isn%26#039;t really a question, but when I was 7, I had a preacher take me to a back room and yell at me and tell me if I didn%26#039;t become a christian, I would burn and suffer in hell. I started crying, so he then said I was saved and gave me a dollar and told me go. What%26#039;s up with that?
Reply:1. God does not cause suffering. But after mankind showed God that they would not %26quot;trust and obey%26quot; Him, He allowed the enemy/satan have a go at them. In a perfect world, as Eden was before the original sin, there would be no suffering. We will experience that again in Heaven.
2. Probably because our opinions come from the reference book of life, which is what we consider the Bible to be. (Just my opinion.)
3. God does not hate homosexuals; he hates homosexuality. God loves us all. He loves the sinner but hates the sin. And homosexuality is a sin, along with pride, cheating, adultery, envy, etc. We ought to have that attitude also; love the sinner but hate the sin. (Applies to ourselves, as well. I sin every day.)
4. Not all Holy men or women are Holy. The enemy/satan, who uses every chance to engage in a %26quot;smear campaign%26quot; against Christianity, has his biggest pool of %26quot;candidates%26quot; from church people (and the holier the better). Ever wonder why so many people who once appeared to be righteous, Godly people get involved in adultery, embezzlement, lying, etc.?
In other words that preacher or your childhood was once a true servant of God, but somehow he let the enemy/satan into his life and did a great disservice, to God and to you, by his method of bringing you to Salvation.
Hope this answered your questions somewhat. God bless.
Reply:1. Why assume God does these things, or exists?
2. Many people agree with what they believe to be God%26#039;s opinion.
3. Most Christians don%26#039;t say this.
4. It%26#039;s weird, that%26#039;s what.
Reply:1. suffering is to test us humans, that is why we are here to begin with. God wants to see if we still will love him no matter what.
2. i guess it is because christianity focuses on faith and trusting in god thats it. christianity does not allow u to explore and question the religion. it does not allow u to ask questions regarding beleifs.
3. god does love all people equally, he made us to began with. it is when we start making wrong decisions when god is %26quot;against us%26quot;
4. force to religion rather than understanding. he did not tell you why. he expected u to give in with out question.
Reply:If you are serious about theology visit catholic encyclopedia on line or CPATS.org for answers to your questions...your questions are viable concerns and I ask you to research theology from a catholic perspective, why? because it is the oldest Christian religion along with the Orthodox church(Greek, Russian etc) and the amount of theological references are immense, I Have spent many years studying theology trying to satisfy my spiritual questions...peace be with you.
Reply:I ask forgiveness for the other Christians%26#039;s sins against you and against others. I am sorry to say that the church is divided and that not all agree on what to do.
Cancer-
About cancer, my father has cancer so please do not use that as an excuse not to accept God. He is showing us on this world that this is a temporary world which, with all of its evil, will be destroyed only to be replaced by a new and perfect world. There was no disease or hunger or death until man sinned. Satan is the one doing this to us so why blame God? We tell Him that we want our own free will so that we can do as we please, but with that free will we destroy ourselves and blame it on God.
Reply:there is a saying that if there is no religion, man need to invent one, why ? because no social norms have been successful ever in putting our minds in peace, contentment.
About your comments, its not God to be blamed, He had handed us the light or guidance for our welfare but it is us who deviate from those teachings or perform otherwise what was not intended to be so we got lost, ruined etc.
Your preacher? well, not all people are diplomatic in relations, he may have good intentions for your betterment but said it in the wrong way. Just beware of other sweet talkers but only wished for his profit or benefit and does not care if it destroys you.
Reply:Nowhere in the Bible does it teach that becoming a Christian will give you %26quot;gravy train%26quot; all kinds of good things while on earth. Consider Jesus, Gods own Son. How good did He have it? His earthly life wasn%26#039;t nothing but peaches and cream. Did He suffer? Was He mocked and rejected? Was He put to death? Yes to all the above. If Gods own Son had tribulation in life, what makes us thing by being a Christian, we won%26#039;t? There is also an anti-God force in the world. It%26#039;s called Satin. Does Satin sow good or evil in the world? Regardless of the manner of death (and I assume none of it is much fun) while on earth, no one lives forever. How best is one tested? When things are going good, or when things are going bad? What shows the true you, What shows the most character, the way a person deals with good things or not so good? My opinion of things is what I have learned from the Bible as Gods opinion of things. It shows where and why my opinion is as it is.The words God hates homosexuals is not correct. Jesus died to pay the penalty of everyone sins. Gays included. God may not desire that there be homosexuals, but that doesn%26#039;t mean He hates them. I can%26#039;t answer your last question. That would be a question to pose to that preacher. I will say that that was the wrong way of doing things.
Reply:#1 my true believe and understanding is the God did not create cancer, aids or any of the other diseases...it was a result of our sin..for instance God says in Leviticus 19:28
%26quot; %26#039;Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD. But man does it anyway..and what comes from doing such? Hepatitis C for 1. It was a result of us not listening to God
#2What good is mans opinion? ..after all there are so many men and many opinions..wouldn%26#039;t a smart person want the opinion of the ONE and ONLY God who has the power to save?
#3 because they are ignorant to the word of God and think they in themselves are righteous but do not realize that the measure they use to judge the gay person , that they themselves will be judged with the same measure. God does love all people that is why he sent Jesus..it IS Gods will that all would come to repentance.
#4preacher man didn%26#039;t know how to deal with a young child (sorry that happened to you)
Reply:1. God does not %26quot;cause%26quot; suffering. God does allow suffering. There is a great deal of theology that deals with this subject and %26quot;why%26quot; is usually solved as this is part of the human experience. Bout it. Humans need adversity to grow. Problems to solve and so forth. There is no pat answer.
2. I occasionally use a bible quote as I have found these distilled forms of truth, truism, or wisdom. Often these are exactly what I mean and these also mean a lot to Christians looking for bible based answers.
3. Homosexuality is directly against what God wants - as matter of fact - as far as I know - homosexuality or practicing homosexuality is not accepted by any of the major religions. This is just what it is and cannot be changed. At some point in thinking and action God draws a line according to religion and this is one of the lines. Many religious groups today have pulled away from this line.
4. The so called pastor was a very sick man. There is no such thing as being sent to eternal burning hell and tortured forever. This is fiction that is used by sickos to control and intimidate people and obviously small boys too.
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