If God exists, would we be suffering this much? If God doesn't exist would we even still be here?

Question

Think about it...

Answer 1

God never promised us a perfect existance on earth. That's what heaven is, and earth is the preparation for it.

Answer 2

Suffering and the question of evil in the world are two of the most important questions that man has ever asked. And they are two of the hardest questions to answer. That is if we can answer them at all.

"The Problem of Pain" by C.S Lewis is probably the best book on the subject that I know of. I think his writing might shed light and a new perspective about why there is suffering in the world and why the good seem to suffer more than the wicked.

Check out this link for some more info.

http://www.probe.org/content/view/641/77/

Answer 3

When God finished creating the world it was 'very good'.
There was no death, no suffering.
God gave Adam and Eve free will. He wanted a relationship of love with them and that can only happen if you have free will to choose to love.
Adam and Eve messed up by disobeying God (sinning), and the punishment (as they had been warned) was death.
We are all desended from Adam and Eve, are 'fallen', cannot help sinning, and are thus under penalty of death.
All death and suffering is a result of that original sin.
Fortunately God loves us so much that he provided the solution to reconcile us to him. Jesus has paid the death penalty for everyone that chooses to accept it, by accepting him as their saviour.
Death and suffering are a temporary intrusion, and the Bible tells us that there will come a time when death and suffering will be removed for ever.

The reason for suffering is no great mystery - it's there in the Bible plain for all to read.

The link below is an excellent treatise on "Why is there death and suffering?".

Answer 4

God exists but we suffer from Sin. And if God didnt exist we would never been here at all.

Answer 5

Maybe we're born to suffer. Hey, isn't that the idea of Original Sin? We're born evil and spend a lifetime trying to make up for something we didn't even do? We didn't start the fire! It was always burning since the world's been turning!

Trust Billy Joel. He's the Piano Man.

Answer 6

Yeah, humans can still exist without being created by a God. It's called evolution.

Answer 7

Think about this, a deciple once asked jesus why is it that people die unfairly or die of starvation, Jesus then if you see a child dieing of starvation he will come to my magnificent kingdom quicker and will have all he needs, but a person who lives to his 80's will have just as much suffering in that time then the child did in his short lifetime.

Rob

Answer 8

its called a balance of equality everything needs to be scaled out to balance the world if everything were bad or good in the world things wouldnt run like they do today and life might no even have existed

Answer 9

james, do u know believe in reincarnation, i think u should. do u think that we just have this one life. my friend life is a cycle. if a world ends a new world will be created and we will born again. if someone in this world for eg. kills someone for reason and then decides to kill himself, how do u think god wil punish him - by making him suffer in the next life. i dont know y u beleive in this heaven stuff, i mean if a person sins in this life, ok he wont go to heaven like u guys say so how do u think god will punish him. answer me that, will god punch the person,whip him, kick him. the only way god can punish ppl is by giving them birth and making their life hell.

Answer 10

God exists, but unfortnately we are sinners. God does everything for a reason