2006-07-06 19:46:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why does God permit suffering?
Who really is to blame for it?
Humans are to blame for much of the suffering. They fight wars, commit crimes, pollute the environment, often carry on business in a manner motivated by greed rather than concern for their fellowman, and sometimes indulge in habits that they know can be harmful to their health. When they do these things, they hurt others and themselves. Should it be expected that humans would be immune to the consequences of what they do? Is it reasonable to blame God for these things that humans themselves do?
Satan and his demons also share responsibility. The Bible discloses that much suffering is because of the influence of wicked spirits. The suffering for which so many people blame God does not come from him at all.
How did suffering get started? Examination of the causes focuses attention on our first human parents, Adam and Eve. Jehovah God created them perfect and put them in paradise surroundings. If they had obeyed God, they would never have got sick or died. They could have enjoyed perfect human life forever. Suffering was not part of Jehovah’s purpose for mankind. But Jehovah clearly told Adam that continued enjoyment of what He had given them depended on obedience.
Obviously, they had to breathe, eat, drink, and sleep in order to continue living. And they had to keep God’s moral requirements in order to enjoy life fully and to be favored with such life forever. But they chose to go their own way, to set their own standards of good and bad, and thus they turned away from God, the Life-Giver. (Gen. 2:16, 17; 3:1-6) Sin led to death. It was as sinners that Adam and Eve produced children, and they could not pass on to their children what they no longer had. All were born in sin, with inclinations toward wrongdoing, weaknesses that could lead to illness, a sinful inheritance that would eventually result in death. Because everyone on earth today was born in sin, all of us experience suffering in various ways..
Ecclesiastes 9:11 says that “time and unforeseen occurrence” also have a bearing on what happens to us. We may get hurt, not because the Devil directly causes it or because any human does it, but because by chance we are in a place at the wrong moment.
2006-07-07 00:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it really depends on your belief.
I believe everything happens in your life for a reason. Even if it is good. Its all a learning curve.
The reason to why she was raped (although a horrific thing to happen) was perhaps she had to learn something for herself. Now she will become a much stronger more resilient person. Maybe not straight away but in the long run.
I think god was not making her video clips but forking out a lesson to be learnt or a punishment.
2006-07-06 19:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by ness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is pro rape.
Death to the Rape Victim (Deuteronomy 22:23-24 NAB)
If within the city a man comes upon a maiden who is betrothed, and has relations with her, you shall bring them both out of the gate of the city and there stone them to death: the girl because she did not cry out for help though she was in the city, and the man because he violated his neighbors wife.
It is clear that God doesn't give a damn about the rape victim. He is only concerned about the violation of another mans "property".
2006-07-06 20:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by CJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-07-06 19:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Billy B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no words that can soften such a thing. But somehow somewhere there will be justice and somehow somewhere there will be mending and strengthining and learning from such a horrible thing.
As will all our misfortunes.. With all the innocents that die in this world.. and observor would be wise that as a man or woman we have two hands and two legs and a hope that we arent alone when such a thing befalls us.
2006-07-06 19:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by HuggieSunrise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THings happen for reasons. Maybe to make her a better person, maybe to help her family....you never know. That is the most horrible thing I've ever heard anyone say about my Heavenly Father.
2006-07-06 21:46:44 · answer #6 · answered by harvem2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in God, but I'll give you a Christian answer.
God was comforting her soul. The man raping her was overcome by a demon. God gave man free will and this is why the girl was raped.
As you can see, it sounds like bull.
2006-07-06 19:50:45 · answer #7 · answered by imagermandood 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gave people freedom of choice and some times people chose to hurt other people.If God didn't give people the freedom of choice you wouldn't have been able to type out this blasphemous little question.
2006-07-06 20:06:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What were you doing when that girl was getting raped?did make your part of video.?Or you were scared you would be raped?
2006-07-06 20:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by grim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God never puts anyone through more than they can handle. God did not make someone rape anyone. He gave man free WILL!!!!!
2006-07-06 19:49:05 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋