If god is suppose to be good why does he make everyone on earth suffer. If god was good he wouldn't let anyone here on earth get sick or suffer with any medical problems. He must get his rock or rocks off seeing humans and animals suffer. I (god) suffered so I will make everyone on earth suffer 1000 times more than I did. Thats sick and cruel.
2006-10-21 15:44:55 · 28 answers · asked by jmhiz 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God is not cruel.
One of your problems is "lack of respect". God is capitalized always even in the middle of a sentence.
2006-10-21 15:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You ask a very good question. First of all, everyone does not view God as this great big giant in the sky who's ready to smite us every time we do something bad. The pain and suffering of humanity is a direct result of sin. I think we get in trouble when we try to minimize or reduce God to our level of understanding. God is way greater then anything man can imagine. His thoughts are not our thoughts, His ways are not our ways. No human mind will ever be able to measure or comprehend the wonders and greatness of God. If you don't believe this to be true, let me know the next time you/me create a mountain, a tree, an ocean, or even a flea, roach, or maggot. Obviously, we can't! That's because we're not God. He is far, far, beyond all human comprehension.
That was a very good question! I hope I helped you in some way.
2006-10-21 16:11:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is not cruel. He does allow bad things to happen. If we had everything our way good or bad for us we would not think that we needed God. We all have sin in our life. We know right from wrong. Believing what the bible says will lead anyone to the supernatual experience of being born again. Sin is the problem of the world. That is why bad things happen . But when when God gives one the understanding of the bible which makes one believe His word then one will know that God is always with him/her. I am not trying to shove a bible down anyones throat. I am just speaking the truth. When i was born again the words on the pages became alive to me and i had understanding what i read. i do not mean to offend anyone but if they want the truth they need to seek God.
2006-10-21 16:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dan H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you have it all wrong. GOD made us and put us on the Earth. Right now any suffering is not caused by Him. There will come a time when there is no illness or suffering, but untill then He lets us do our thing til the time comes when He takes over.
2006-10-21 15:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by Piper 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
?? Why is god so cruel.? ??
God made the Heavens and the Earth and made it all VERY GOOD.
He placed His special creation (Man) in a very special Garden. He provided them one little test of their love for Him, their obedience.
God is Holy, Righteous, and Just. He can NOT just say you can do what you want and yet not get sick, etc.
He did give His mitzvot, 613 of them, showing them how they should live.
He sent His prophets to tell the people how they should live.
He knows how we should live. If you choose to smoke tobacco then whose fault is it if you get lung cancer? If you choose to get drunk, then whose fault is it if you drive off a cliff?
God is Holy, Righteous, and Just. He can NOT just say you can do what you want and yet not get sick, etc. But He did find a way for you to get back into right relationship with Him. He provided a way for the Atonement for your wrongs, for our wrongs.
He sent His laws. They were rejected.
He sent His prophets. They were killed.
He sent His Son; and they said "Crucify Him, crucify Him". Humanity rejected their Saviour; but to those who receive Him, He says He will be with them through this life and receive them into His Kingdom for eternity .... where there will be no more sickness, nor suffering. And He will wipe away every tear.
Where even animals will live in peace with each other.
2006-10-21 16:17:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going off your logic, it would be safe to assume that God is responsible for you writing this question. But wait, you would say that I wrote this question not God. How can you allow God to control only one aspect of life and not all of it? If He initiates all of the bad things in your life, then He must be responsible for all the good things. My point is that God from the beginning of time gave humans free will. God did not cause Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit nor did He cause you to write this question, you did by your free will. Due to human sin, the calamities of this world occur, not by divine influence. God may allow it to happen, but He does not initiate it.
2006-10-21 15:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by crashed210 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We suffer of our own doing, because we do not love God.
God does not enjoy watching us suffer. This is why he sent his Son, so that He may take on the suffering of the sins of the world.
If you accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, your suffering will decrease greatly and very well could be removed entirely. Things will still happen that cause others to suffer, but you--if ardent in your faith--may very well become immune. The "evidence" of this world will mean very little to you anymore.
This world is not the only one there is. If you believe it is, you will suffer way more than others who do not.
The fact is that God has provided the Way to his grace, mercy, and bounty. All you need do is accept it. I hope that you do.
2006-10-21 15:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Where do you get the wierd idea that God suffered, and now he is out to have vengence on mankind? The suffering than man goes through is the result of man's sin. Sin introduced sickness, disease, and separation from God into the world. When man sinned, he chose to be a slave to satan. Jesus came to set mankind free again from satan's grasp, if not in this world, at least in eternity. But... you have to choose Jesus. If you fail to choose HIm, you get the leftovers.... you get this sin sick world and satan and his punishment as yours. Your choice... you choose. What do you want? Are you a responsible mature adult? Then make the right choice. and follow Him with all your heart and tell the world the truth... Satan is a liar... and out to destroy mankind. It is not God who is on the destructive kick... but the devil... Lucifer...Satan... who will one day be punished by God for all the evil he brought to God's creation.
2006-10-21 15:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by rejoiceinthelord 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think that God is not cruel.. he created a world that there was no bad things happening, and then man screwed up.. because God created us w/ free will, we could do nething we wanted to.. so, when man was enticed to do something wrong, he had the power to do it.. after the first wrong thing, that opened up the flood gates for lots of other bad stuff to happen.. now we have lots of people making there own decisions to make others suffer.. thats my theory, but about how people are born into suffering, i dont no, mayb that happens because sin was brought into the world and so along w/ sin came suffering.. idk bout that
2006-10-21 15:51:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Instead of asking why God allows people to suffer, how about asking why do some people CAUSE others to suffer.
2006-10-21 15:47:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
God is not cruel. There is good on earth and there is evil on earth. Consider that the bad things are from the bad one. One day God will lock him away forever and we will have that wonderful good place with no evil.
2006-10-21 15:48:14 · answer #11 · answered by winkcat 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋