IF god is true...then why is there suffering and peril in the world with belief of predetermined lifestyle????

Question

thats why i believe god is dead and forgotten, i will forever believe that there is no such thing as him the all mighty untill my "awakening"- when i have a near death experience and god extends his hand and unvails himself to be true and real and saves me from my peril and temptation- i will believe WE are the rulers of our life, not predetermined, not following a laid out plan. i believe there to be no heaven or hell and if there truely is then hell would be represented by the earth we live on and heaven being six feet under.....away from the pain....

Answer 1

you will have no awakening , your creation is awakening enough

The curious as well as the critics of Christianity ask this question. If God is all-powerful and all loving, then why does He permit evil and suffering in the world? Various answers have been given but permanently settling the issue is impossible because so many of our answers raise further questions. Nevertheless, our lack of ability to answer the question perfectly does not mean that we cannot offer solutions. Of course, I do not assume to be able to answer these questions definitively, but I can offer some solutions.
First of all, it is possible that God has reasons for allowing evil to exist that we simply cannot understand. In this the Christian can have confidence in God knowing that His ways are above our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). As the Bible says, the just shall live by faith (Hab. 2:4).
Second, God may be letting evil run its course in order to prove that evil is evil and that suffering, which is the unfortunate product of evil, is further proof that anything contrary to God’s will is bad, harmful, painful, and leads to death.
God gave Adam dominion over the world (Gen. 1:28). When he rebelled against God, he set in motion an entire series of events and changed the very nature of man and creation. Both were affected by sin. Creation was no longer a paradise, but bore thorns and thistles (Gen. 3:17-18; Rom. 8:22). People became sinful (Rom. 5:12; Eph. 2:3), who were haters of God (Rom. 3:19-12), etc. The only conclusion to such a situation is death. Jesus said, "And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened" (Matt. 24:22).
Sin is rebellion against God and His created order. But God has not left us alone in this fallen world. He continued to enter this world, pointing us to Himself, to truth, to morality, purity, and love. He used the evil of the world (liars, perjurers, the envious, etc), to bring His Son to the cross so that we might have the opportunity of eternal life. In this, God has not stepped away from fallen creation, but has stepped into it by becoming Jesus. God works within the fallen world to affect change and He uses fallen people to accomplish His will. In this, He is proving His sovereignty over evil, suffering, and rebellious people, proving that sin and evil are utterly futile, and that He is worthy of honor and glory.
A third possible reason that God is letting evil occur is so that on the day of judgment, the condemned will have no right to say that their sentence is unjust. God is not stopping people from exercising their free will. Think about this: If someone said that God should stop evil and suffering, then should God then stop all evil and suffering? If God only stopped some of it, then we would still be asking the same question of why it exists. So, if we want God to stop evil and suffering, then He must stop all of it. We have no problem with this when it means stopping a catastrophe, or a murder, or a rape. But what about when someone thinks of something evil? Evil is evil whether it is acted out or not. Hatred and bigotry in someone’s heart is wrong. If it is wrong, and if God is to stop all evil, then He must stop that person from thinking his own thoughts. To do that, God must remove his freedom of thought. Furthermore, which person on the earth has not thought something evil? God would be required, then, to stop all people from exercising their free will. This is something God has chosen not to do. Therefore, we could say that one of the reasons that God permits evil and suffering is because of man’s free will.
Fourth, it is quite possible that God uses the suffering to do good. In other words, He produces patience through tribulation (Rom. 5:3). Or He may desire to save someone through it. Take for example, the account of Joseph who was sold into slavery by His brothers. What they did was wrong and Joseph suffered greatly for it. But, later, God raised up Joseph in Egypt to make provisions for the people of that land during the coming drought of seven years. But not only was Egypt saved, but also so was his family and brothers who originally sold him into slavery. Joseph finally says to them, "You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good" (Gen. 50:15-21). Of course, the greatest example of God using evil for good is the death of Christ. Evil people brought him to the cross, but God used that cross as the means to save the world.
But then we must ask, if this is true, are we working against God by working against evil and suffering? No, we are not. God says he does not want us to sin and suffer. But it is simply true that God can use evil despite of its apparent despicable nature.
God is in the world using the world and its failures for His glory and the benefit of those who listen to Him.
But then, what about those who seem to innocently suffer with no benefit resulting? What about the woman who is raped, or the innocent by stander who is killed by a stray bullet. In both cases, the victims and families suffer nothing but pain and loss. What good can this possibly be?
I think that the answer is two-fold. One, ultimately, no one is innocent. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23) and are by nature children of wrath (Eph. 2:3). There is none innocent. Though this is biblically accurate, it does not satisfy the question emotionally. Why do little babies suffer for things they have not done? I must acknowledge that I do not know. Ultimately, we must trust God who knows the beginning from the end and sees the grand picture. He will have the final word and He will be vindicated.

Conclusion

Suffering is the result of human sin. The world is not the way that God created it and because of that, all are vulnerable to the affects of sin in the world. Why does one person suffer and another does not? Why do catastrophes happen to some and no others? It is because sin is in the world. But there will come a day when the Lord will return and cleanse this world of all sin and all suffering.

Answer 2

Man causes sin, man causes suffering. The pain and suffering in this world are not caused by God. If anything, free will is to blame, for if we didn't have free will, we wouldn't have all this evil. If God intervened all the time to save us, how could we rightfully say we had free will? That would be taking away our free will whenever we decided to do evil? The fact that God knows what we'll do before we do it, doesn't mean He controls us, He simply knows. We are our own worst enemy.

Answer 3

Just so you know there is a heaven and a hell just read the Holy Bible and search out the prophecy's in the bible and maybe pray and ask God for forgiveness you just have to know that he is there go to your local church and find hI'm for yourself I'm telling you God is real He healed my mother of cancer and i know that he is real because i have had a personal experience with God im telling you HE IS REAL i cant stress enough to ppl that you will go to hell if your not saved.

Answer 4

It all comes down to free will. Even God is bound by the laws of nature, and in order for our spirits to grow, we must suffer here on the physical plane here on earth. This would not be possible without free will. God would rather we not kill each other, sure, but even He knows that we must take His word and choose what we do with it. Remember, what God does isn't always good, but it IS always right.

Answer 5

Sweetie w/all do respect, if there was nothing bad to happen to us, then we would never learn anything or turn to him. Everything in this world happen's for a reason, wheath it be good or bad.
This is how I look at it, it's kinda like a parent who yells at the kids for doing something wrong, well to me God is that parent and all the bad thing's happening is him yelling at us. This is just my opion. I'll pray for u

Answer 6

Because god gave his people a choice- 1) to follow him and be well off with his ways or 2) accept our own way of life to live therefore sin entered the world due to Satan's betraying ways, and suffering is upon us. when people do accept Christ as there savior there will be tests in there life for god to see if you remain faithful in him during your trials. HE IS REAL. I pitty the person set in there own thoughts and ways. you will get what is coming to you for not following the lord. i will pray for you.

Answer 7

well you see god has things like that happen for a reason
and there is a heaven and hell


god died and rose again on the cross to save us you just have to believe in him and be baptised and recieve the holy ghost and you will be saved

you are born going to hell only certon ones will make it to heaven


there are tons of miricles happening all around you!! you just have to look for them

Answer 8

stop asking questions nobody has real answers for no one knows how to find god and he never answers questions people answer them themselfs. not inless the person doing the prayer at time is out of his mind at the time they ask

Answer 9

When we rebel against Gods will we create suffering.

This I believe;
http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm

Answer 10

thats to show you dont read the Bible. and it is God not god. revelations would give you a good descrip. if you want

Answer 11

belief of predetermined lifestyle???? what the heck do's that mean?

please explain