Why do so many religious people thank "God" when they survive a disaster, yet fail to be angry with him for causing the disaster in the first place?
2007-01-01 10:54:05 · 21 answers · asked by *~SoL~ * Pashaa del Ñuñcaa. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Such people are ignorant of what the bible says about divine protection of individuals.
(Ecclesiastes 9:11) Time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all
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2007-01-03 14:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there were no disasters then we would not have any choices. In a 'perfect' world there are no real choices. So, if no 'bad' things happen then we do not know the difference. We should do the right thing regardless of the circumstances. Many of my friends have been killed for what they believe as Christians living in other countries. We stand together. We choose to be courageous and not hide from the bad things and bad people who cause so much pain and hate. If you mean natural disaster, perhaps you do not realize how by global warming, mankind has caused many disasters directly. Be not deceived, God is not mocked. We destroy the planet and blame God for our planet being destroyed. Sounds like we lie to get out of trouble by blaming someone else for what we did wrong.
2007-01-01 20:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by TheNewCreationist 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
>>>Why do so many religious people thank "God" when they survive a disaster<<<
Because we recognize that we exist only because of His mercy and grace.
>>>yet fail to be angry with him for causing the disaster in the first place?<<<
Sinfulness causes disasters, not God. He created a perfect world, but sin corrupted it. And life isn't this 80 or whatever years we live in these human bodies of ours; we live eternally. So to focus on something unpleasant that happened in this parentheisis of time and say it disproves the existance of a loving God is very misguided.
2007-01-01 18:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by assimja ta obind 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel when people survive a disaster, or any other situation someone deems a miracle, people thank God. The reason they don't blame God for disasters or other bad things that happen, is because they blame the devil for that. That's why God created the devil.
2007-01-02 00:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by hum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most people are brainwashed by their parents from a young age to believe that there is an invisible Big Daddy in the sky that controls things and is responsible for the good in the world, but will send you to burn for eternity if you criticize him or don't follow his "rules". This is Iron Age thinking, but it is prevalent, especially in the USA where, amazingly 58% of people not only believe in God, but are "absolutely certain" that God exists. Of course, if he was all-loving, all-knowing, and all-powerful, like many religionists claim, he could prevent natural disasters. Assuming we can agree on the definitions of love, knowledge and power (and that's a dangerous assumption, knowing religionists), this is absolute proof that God--if he exists-- is either hateful, ignorant, impotent, or all three.
2007-01-01 23:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by C S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because disasters are not from God.
As natural disasters, unforeseen occurences, God does not use those to punish the people...its nature's force.
As for man-made disasters,obviously man is to blame.
Job 34:10, 12 says, “Therefore, you men of heart, listen to me. Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!
2007-01-01 19:12:11 · answer #6 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let's work with an example. A ship is built by men and takes to sea, driven by men. An unnoticed flow in the welding of the shell plates causes the ingress of water and the final sinking of the ship. The flow in the welding of the metal plates that form the ship's hull was the mistake of man and not of God.
The whole crew of the sunk ship is rescued from drowning by a fishing boat that chanced to be passing by, and the rescued seamen, thanked God for their salvation.
There's a clear difference between what caused the sinking of the ship, and the chanced salvage of the shipwrecked crew.
2007-01-01 19:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because God didn't cause the disaster but He saved that person.
2007-01-01 18:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by Diana S 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because God doesn't "cause" natural disasters in the way you're thinking.
2007-01-01 18:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God did not cause the disaster
1 Corinthians 14:33-For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
2007-01-01 18:59:15 · answer #10 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We live a world governed by natural laws and with people whose bad choices might affect us, such as a drunk driver hitting us. We get in the way of "things" by being in certain place at a certain time but that is not to say God caused the disaster. We thank God for allowing us another day of life and at the same time we are broken by the hurt of those who lost someone they love. If my reaching out to them in any small way is of comfort, then I shall certainly say thank you to my Lord for allowing me to do that.
2007-01-01 19:33:13 · answer #11 · answered by youngatheart 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋