If there is God , why there is disparity, unequals and tragedy?

Answer 1

That is a good questions, many people wonder why there are so many tragedys and so much suffering. People of various religions have gone to their religious leaders and teachers to ask why there is so much suffering. Often, the response is that suffering is God’s will and that he long ago determined everything that would ever happen, including tragic events. Many are told that God’s ways are mysterious or that he brings death upon people—even children—so that he can have them in heaven with him. Though, Jehovah God never causes what is bad. The Bible says: “Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!”—Job 34:10.

Do you know why people make the mistake of blaming God for all the suffering in the world? In many cases, they blame Almighty God because they think that he is the real ruler of this world. They do not know a simple but important truth that the Bible teaches. The real ruler of this world is Satan the Devil.

The Bible clearly states: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” (1 John 5:19) When you think about it, does that not make sense? This world reflects the personality of the invisible spirit creature who is “misleading the entire inhabited earth.” (Revelation 12:9) Satan is hateful, deceptive, and cruel. So the world, under his influence, is full of hatred, deceit, and cruelty. That is one reason why there is so much suffering.

A second reason why there is so much suffering is that, mankind has been imperfect and sinful ever since the rebellion in the garden of Eden. Sinful humans tend to struggle for dominance, and this results in wars, oppression, and suffering. (Ecclesiastes 4:1; 8:9) A third reason for suffering is “time and unforeseen occurrence.” (Ecclesiastes 9:11) In a world without Jehovah as a protective Ruler, people may suffer because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

It is comforting for us to know that God does not cause suffering. He is not responsible for the wars, the crimes, the oppression, or even the natural disasters that cause people to suffer. Still, we need to know, Why does Jehovah allow all this suffering? If he is the Almighty, he has the power to stop it. Why, then, does he hold back? The loving God that we have come to know must have a good reason.—1 John 4:8.

To find out why God allows suffering, we need to think back to the time when suffering began. When Satan led Adam and Eve into disobeying Jehovah, an important question was raised. Satan did not call into question Jehovah’s power. Even Satan knows that there is no limit to Jehovah’s power. Rather, Satan questioned Jehovah’s right to rule. By calling God a liar who withholds good from his subjects, Satan charged that Jehovah is a bad ruler. (Genesis 3:2-5) Satan implied that mankind would be better off without God’s rulership. This was an attack on Jehovah’s sovereignty, his right to rule.

Adam and Eve rebelled against Jehovah. In effect, they said: “We do not need Jehovah as our Ruler. We can decide for ourselves what is right and what is wrong.” How could Jehovah settle that issue? How could he teach all intelligent creatures that the rebels were wrong and that his way truly is best? Someone might say that God should simply have destroyed the rebels and made a fresh start. But Jehovah had stated his purpose to fill the earth with the offspring of Adam and Eve, and he wanted them to live in an earthly paradise. (Genesis 1:28) Jehovah always fulfills his purposes. (Isaiah 55:10, 11) Besides that, getting rid of the rebels in Eden would not have answered the question that had been raised regarding Jehovah’s right to rule.

Let us consider an illustration. Imagine that a teacher is telling his students how to solve a difficult problem. A clever but rebellious student claims that the teacher’s way of solving the problem is wrong. Implying that the teacher is not capable, this rebel insists that he knows a much better way to solve the problem. Some students think that he is right, and they also become rebellious. What should the teacher do? If he throws the rebels out of the class, what will be the effect on the other students? Will they not believe that their fellow student and those who joined him are right? All the other students in the class might lose respect for the teacher, thinking that he is afraid of being proved wrong. But suppose that the teacher allows the rebel to show the class how he would solve the problem.

Jehovah has done something similar to what the teacher does. Remember that the rebels in Eden were not the only ones involved. Millions of angels were watching. (Job 38:7; Daniel 7:10) How Jehovah handled the rebellion would greatly affect all those angels and eventually all intelligent creation. So, what has Jehovah done? He has allowed Satan to show how he would rule mankind. God has also allowed humans to govern themselves under Satan’s guidance.

The teacher in our illustration knows that the rebel and the students on his side are wrong. But he also knows that allowing them the opportunity to try to prove their point will benefit the whole class. When the rebels fail, all honest students will see that the teacher is the only one qualified to lead the class. They will understand why the teacher thereafter removes any rebels from the class. Similarly, Jehovah knows that all honesthearted humans and angels will benefit from seeing that Satan and his fellow rebels have failed and that humans cannot govern themselves. Like Jeremiah of old, they will learn this vital truth: “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”—Jeremiah 10:23.


Why, though, has Jehovah allowed suffering to go on for so long? And why does he not prevent bad things from happening? Well, consider two things that the teacher in our illustration would not do. First, he would not stop the rebel student from presenting his case. Second, the teacher would not help the rebel to make his case. Similarly, consider two things that Jehovah has determined not to do. First, he has not stopped Satan and those who side with him from trying to prove that they are right. Allowing time to pass has thus been necessary. In the thousands of years of human history, mankind has been able to try every form of self-rule, or human government. Mankind has made some advances in science and other fields, but injustice, poverty, crime, and war have grown ever worse. Human rule has now been shown to be a failure.

Second, Jehovah has not helped Satan to rule this world. If God were to prevent horrible crimes, for instance, would he not, in effect, be supporting the case of the rebels? Would God not be making people think that perhaps humans can govern themselves without disastrous results? If Jehovah were to act in that way, he would become party to a lie. However, “it is impossible for God to lie.”—Hebrews 6:18.

What, though, about all the harm that has been done during the long rebellion against God? We do well to remember that Jehovah is almighty. Therefore, he can and will undo the effects of mankind’s suffering. The ruining of our planet will be undone by the turning of the earth into Paradise. The effects of sin will be removed through faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice, and the effects of death will be reversed by means of the resurrection. God will thus use Jesus “to break up the works of the Devil.” (1 John 3:8) Jehovah will bring all of this about at just the right time. We can be glad that he has not acted sooner, for his patience has given us the opportunity to learn the truth and to serve him. (2 Peter 3:9, 10) Meanwhile, God has been actively seeking sincere worshipers and helping them to endure any suffering that may come upon them in this troubled world.—John 4:23; 1 Corinthians 10:13.

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Answer 2

Man, There Is No Damn Thing Named God.God Is Nothing But An Imagination Created By Some Weak-Hearted Peoples Who Have Not Enough Courage To Face The Sufferings Of The Human Life.Just Beleive In Yourself & Respect The Laws Of Humanity.Keep Away From The Inhumanic,Self Centered Wicked Theory Named God Which Only Creates More & More Diversions Between Men & Increase Their Narrow-Mindedness.Life Is Full Of Sufferings But You Have To Face Them Boldly.Love & Serve Each & Every Living Being In This World.That's What Going To MakeYou Feel Better.Live Life With Joy & Share Others Pain.You Won't Have To Believe In God.

Answer 3

Disparity - Because there is sin in this world and sin is always destructive, but some of it is capable of producing good consequences in the long-term.

unequals - I don't know what you mean.... Do you mean like poor people and super-rich people? Well in the Bible it says that the kind Samaritan is more righteous than the wealthy man, and even Thomas Paine said that no system on earth better refutes the idea of Kings and Queens than Christianity, because under Christianity we are all born equal before God and not one has a right to dominate another.

tragedy - Because tragic instances are the result of bad human judgment or error. And some of it is just life. But again even tragedies are capable of producing some good consequence.

We are never promised a perfect life with riches and no troubles whatsoever.

Answer 4

Does God cause disparity, unequals and tragedy?, no. We do. All thoses things are our fault. God gave us a choice, to love him or turn away from him to sin and we chose sin so we have to live with the consequences. But he hasn't given up on us, he died for us and he has given us that same choice again.

Answer 5

One of the best arguments for reincarnation. There really is no disparity, because we all suffer the consequences of our decisions and our actions (karma). All karma must be paid, and though we don't remember our actions in a previous lifetime, we must come back to the physical plane and live under circumstances that will teach us the lessons we need to learn. Why would a "perfectly innocent baby" be born with no arms or legs? Perhaps this soul cut off the arms or legs of another soul in a previous lifetime. God set up the system, but we are definitely in charge of of fate.... you reap what you sow.

Answer 6

Exactly -- and the whole world/universe is based on this disparity and where life feeds on life, etc. Therefore, despite the numerous leaps of pseudo-logic, there's no way god created the universe/world. Everything here is all about attack -- our bodies are mechanisms that are constantly trying to keep harmful things out and 'good' things in. A loving god could NEVER create physicality.

Answer 7

Do not give way to Satan by saying "if there is God"
Be sure that there is God.
Do not be angry, try to be positive even if there is unpleasant situations.
God made this world as testing ground. this is not for unlimited freedom. you do not have to misuse your freedom. so if you will do good, you will get reward from Him.if you will not understand the creation plan of God, you can not understand any thing.
if a person is suffering, there must be some thing good for him in the next world.
Do not give way to Satan. spend your life in the remembrance of God. Every thing is in hands of God and these beautifully things will come to you.... Definitely....

Answer 8

The Bible says there are some that are poor in this worlds products yet wealthy in faith. i might want to favor to assert when I had better $$$ than I ever had in my existence i change into the most miserably I truly have ever been and there have been cases because then when I truly were and not using a automobile residing in a modest apt. and function had exhilaration unspeakable and complete of glory in the Lord devoid of $$ in any respect so we not in any respect recognize what compensations ppl have with their afflictions. look on the Kennedy's all that funds and all that suffering.

Answer 9

Read Genesis. Satan challenged Jehovah and is trying to turn as many people away from his will as possible. Satan doesn't care what your doing, as long as you are proving him right. Jehovah is tolerating satan's rule over the world right now, but soon he will put an end to satan and all those that don't accept him as the true god will fall into his righteous judgement.

Answer 10

All are comparative and connot stand by themselves can you describe poverty in stone age?All these are the creations of man God created man and all are equal in the eyes of god the rest is he creates his own state his present state can be the doings of the past including his previuos life.