A lot of suffering and dead.
2007-02-03 08:50:56 · 14 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Don't worry; I'm sure we'll be hearing from Pat Robertson soon how God is using this to punish us for something!
2007-02-03 08:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad things happen to the good and bad alike. Storms and other chaos in nature are a part of this world. So are the good things like a nourishing rain and the shining sun which follows. It's nature.
A lot of suffering and dead which did not have to happen if people would not have listed to satan to begin with at the original rebellion. God has an appointed time for the suffering to end and never forget the suffering of Christ. He did not ask us to do what He was not willing to do, be born of woman and suffer in the flesh like us.
The death of the flesh is way over rated by those living in it. From God's point of view what matters is the status of the soul. If a person doesn't believe the solemn promises of God it is not God's fault that they suffer the fear of death. The fear of death is a result of unbelief.
2007-02-03 09:02:01 · answer #2 · answered by David P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the beginning God completely sustained His creation without blemish. That’s why it was perfect. He held every atom together in a perfect state. He kept the planets in their orbits. He kept animals from tripping and breaking their necks. He did not allow people to suffer and die.
Deuteronomy 8:4 gives us a little glimpse of how things might have been in the original creation. “Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.” God is omnipotent and perfectly capable of sustaining and protecting his creation.
When Adam sinned, however, the Lord cursed the universe. In essence there was a change and along with that change God seemingly took away a little bit of his sustaining power and allowed things like suffering and death into His creation. Now He permits bad things to happen—and this is a reminder that sin has consequences and that the world needs a Savior. Romans 8:22 says, “For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”

God took pleasure in all of His creation ("http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?passage=revelation+4:11&version=NKJV"), but He loved people most of all. He allowed the created universe to deteriorate so we would see the consequences of our sin. If we did not see the consequences of our sin, we would never see that we need salvation from our sin, and we would never accept His offer of mercy for our sin. Most people easily recognize that there is a problem in the world. This can be used to show them that there is one who has overcome this problem of death and suffering—Jesus Christ.
2007-02-03 13:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! These things happen naturally. They are the result of hot air rising into the cooler air at higher altitudes. When they combine, the air begins to spin. If it spins fast enough it forms into a funnel cloud. No state in the U.S. is immune to this phenomena of nature. As the population increases, so do the odds of one of these storms hitting some community.
They are increasing in frequency and power, due to many factors. Among them, man kinds rebellion against the laws of God and nature. Pollution and/or global warming are making tornadoes and hurricanes stronger. The trend is going to increase as we continue to make mockery of God, and destroy the planet He gave us.
2007-02-03 09:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The tornado falls under God's permissive will. His permissive will is different from his divine will. His divine will is that all mankind would be saved. Because all mankind won't be saved, there is a will where he allows things to happen to perhaps wake up the non believers so that they may become believers in him. God is a loving and caring God, but he also is a God of restitution and wrath.
2007-02-03 09:05:30 · answer #5 · answered by Special K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Looking for someone to blame?
Maybe people are guilty because they keep letting them put mobile home parks in a known tornado area.
2007-02-03 08:57:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Does your mind actually consider that a possibility?
Even if something so ridiculous were true, only the most demented and evil of humans could worship such a sick and sadistic being.
2007-02-03 09:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is never guilty of doing anything wrong. He knows what he is doing and does it well.
2007-02-03 08:55:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What God, the One US replaced in favor of evolution? You might look into the siteScalarWeapons/Russia, THEhaarp or lack of God's blessing.
2007-02-03 10:58:37 · answer #9 · answered by spareo1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
at least some rubbish (churches) were destroyed in the process
2007-02-03 09:04:43 · answer #10 · answered by @ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋