If there's a God why would he let children die everyday from cancer or other illness ?

Question

How can he just watch some starve to death and other be overweight and spoiled ?
Why would he let young people die from cancer ?
why would he be so mean and create some people who are unable to walk or talk ?

Answer 1

We live in a fallen world. God gave us a chance, and we blew it. Ever since, God's Word has not failed. They ate of the fruit, and all of creation began to die.

Why blame God for the fault of man? As to the issues of people starving while others are overweight, that is also man's fault. There is more than enough resources for the world to be fed. Countries who suffer famine in Africa (just one example) take donated resources and are diverted by tyrants who then distribute food to their cronies.

Answer 2

Firstly, I think the question to ask would be, if there is a God, why are you still wasting your time asking Yahoo questions when you could have been sent down manna from the wind that could make you richer than Bill Gates, stronger than superman, sexier than George Clooney, holier than Muhammad, Moses, Jesus all put together etc, president of the United States, blah blah blah.

How can he just watch you continue your insignificant life and let 17-year-old Michelle Wie earn a cool 45 mil USD by swinging a stick.

Why would He let you this simplistic pathetic reasoning ability when you could be working out a cure for cancer.

Secondly, forgive me if I was rude there but there has always been a misconception about death as much as there is a misconception about God or what God is. But to assume that God would be heartbroken at the sight of dying children is indeed IMHO, juvenile. You are assigning attributes that you re not even sure of to the Creator; thus creating in your own account a lesser god that is not worthy of worship, and then condemning that god of yours for something that you have made him to be.

If you are sincerely looking for God and the Truth I am sure you will eventually find it by initially understanding who or what that God is. You can begin by slowly cultivating a more mature approach to your formulation of thoughts. This crybaby attitude of yours, that God and the world owe it to you for anything is not going to help you get anywhere other than earning a few lousy Yahoo points.

Answer 3

You shouldn't be worried about life, the human soul is faaaaaaaaar more important than horrific deaths, no matter how horrible a death you do NOT want to go to Hell no matter what, it's eternal suffering, just one second in Hell is unbareable. All those who suffer horrible lives will be rewarded for eternal happiness and rest in Heaven.

EDIT: let me rephrase that, you do not get rewarded for having a horrible life, only the people of God will be rewarded eternally.

And it was Adam and Eve's fault that there's death in the world, original sin is not an actual sin in all humans, the original sin is what caused death in the world, and the world's horrors.

Answer 4

Remember the story of Adam and Eve? It is called free will. God does not "allow" us to starve, what he allows is free will. God is not the one that brings on suffering and torture but it is mankind. Sure it hurts him to see as a people some of the horrible choices his children are making. That is why there is prayer.

We must always pray for one, to ask for his divine intervention in the flaws of the world but then also to be thankful for all the good as well. Instead of thinking "God does not give us more than we can handle" it should be more like "God's grace is sufficient" but we must ask and then follow. Then we will see change.......

Answer 5

I can't really answer this, but I know that people who have died and returned (had death experiences) say that on the other side, it suddenly became clear to them why everything had happened -children dying, people suffering, even people being mean to them. They say there is a reason for everything, and our eyes and minds are opened once we leave these bodies, so we are to have faith that God knows what he is doing, and that each of His children receives whatever trials and hardships are right for that person. God is all knowing and all wise, and love each of us perfectly, so we leave it in His hands and endure to the end. We will know the answers later.

Answer 6

God has an eternal perspective. This life is not the point. It is our journey to our eternal destination. And on that note, God loved the world so much that he sent His only Son to die for us. Life is like a road trip and heaven is the destination of those who know God. The trip may be uncomfortable, but it will be worth it for anyone who endures till the end.

Answer 7

1. Life is suffering, we are meant to learn from it.
2. They have already learnt the real truth.
3. Did HE create them or are they a product of society? either way look at the Caste system or reincarnation beliefs to find the answer.

Answer 8

God didn't intend for anyone to get sick or die. Adam sinned and "That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men..." Romans 5:12

Answer 9

What is the one thing that will make you submit to the will of God?
Fear that your children will not be protected when they leave your sight. Or that your children will suffer from hunger and pain or even die. So the punishment of Adultery and Fornication is that God will kill your children. You don't have to believe just observe the evidence of societies that are loose with the very thing that they are suppose to be chaste with.

Answer 10

first of all God is not mean...and for that matter God gives humans free will, allowing us to make decisions that could allow for some of these "diformities". Also, Satan is the ruler of the world, and he uses many things like disease, pain, hurt, and suffering to distract people away from God. the world is sinful, and that's what we have to deal with, and also consider this: God could be taking them away to a better place...ever think of that??