Sometimes I wonder to myself, Well what about the people who died? Was God not watching them? Isn't that kind of thinking selfish and kind of un-Christian to think that God was watching them and them only? I am not anti-Christian. This is a sincere question. It is something that bothers me. Thanks.
2007-02-15 13:37:08 · 24 answers · asked by wcarolinew 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I just want to know if I am missing something here. I have been surprised by the things I have misinterpreted in regard to Christianity. Thanks.
2007-02-15 13:40:36 · update #1
God is always watching all of us. About the people who died............My sister passed away 4 weeks ago. Her Faith was great. I know God is watching her as she is now with Him. Are you asking if God doesn't watch those who die? My sister was only 54 and I believe God always watched her. Did she pass away too young? Maybe in my eyes, but, I think we are all here for a purpose and my sister just finished her work early. God's ways are not our ways and that is where Faith comes in. If God wanted my sister to remain in this world, she would have. Good question that you asked. I don't think your question is "un-Christian" at all. It's something we all wonder about, yet never ask. God Bless
To whomever gave me a thumbs down, I would like to know if you read my entire answer. How would you feel if you are grieving the recent loss of a loved one and someone gave you a thumbs down? Kind of like saying, you have no compassion for life at all. Very sad and very mean, but, you are the one that has to live with being so heartless and cruel. God Bless you.
2007-02-15 13:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by 1dayatatime 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"99 out of 100 survive plane wreck! Survivor says 'God must have been watching over me!'"
I guess he didn't give a damn about the other 99, eh?
The whole thing doesn't make sense. If the crash was part of God's plan, then your survival was part of that plan. In which case God was not 'looking out for you" or "rescuing" you: Your escape from the pain and death he "planned" to inflict on your fellows was simply part of his ongoing "plan". In which case, you owe him no more gratitude than the ones who died...and you know he's gonna nail you one day.
If the crash was NOT part of God's "plan" (ie, presumably a human act) then how does one rationalize why any perticular person lived or died in the disaster? Does God have favorites? If so or if not, then how are survivors decided? Why is a "good Christian" killed while a Muslim or Wiccan survives? Or conversely, why is a Muslim or Wiccan killed while a "good Christian" survives? It there any determinable pattern of preference among survivors of disasters?
No.
Unless...wait for it...there isn't a God watching out for anyone at all and survival or death depended on chance, survival skills, and physics. No one to thank or blame...unless the disaster was deliberately caused. In which case the thing to do is hunt down whoever caused it and nail them to a tree.
2007-02-15 21:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by Scott M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that, shortly before a person dies, they know it's their time, they accept it and are at peace with it. Maybe they let go of life because they are ready to.
"God watching over you" is like a miracle, you are still here against the odds, and survivors often struggle with "Why me? I must've survived for a reason."
Above all, this is a personal experience, and the absolute *opposite* of selfish. It transcends any kind of religion. People from different faiths who have experienced it will have a shared understanding. Often, people identify with the religion they grew up with/go back to what's familar or common, so a person could associate this view with Christianity.
2007-02-15 21:57:57 · answer #3 · answered by joie_du_cor 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I understand the way you feel because, even though I'm a Christian, I sometimes cringe when I hear people say that too because it does come across as sounding kind-of selfish. I don't think most people mean it that way, though. As a Christian, I know that we always like to "give God the glory" when something good happens rather than giving ourselves the credit. So I think most of the time when people say things like that, they're just giving praise to God....they don't really mean to imply that he singled them out from others as being particularly deserving of a miracle or whatever.
2007-02-15 21:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by Schleppy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I had the same kind of problem.
It was like: If there are 2 bottles on the counter and one has to get knocked over... isnt it unfair to the one falling?
Well, as a christain you pretty much realise that you are living on "borrowed" time.
You realise it can always happen to you and being spared this one time just makes you grateful, but never demanding to always being spared from bad things happening.
In fact you even learn to accept "bad luck" fom god as well - hoping it will turn into something good after all.
Thats where the difference lies.
2007-02-15 21:47:17 · answer #5 · answered by GAP 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well yes it is I haven't thought of that. According to the bible god is omnipresent, and omniscient everywhere and all seeing and knowing, so that would mean he is just watching and letting some die and saving others that wouldn't make him very, equal would it.
but I don't believe he is letting anyone die, or saving any others, he is merely letting what is meant to happen, happen and not interfering. some people just have a strong will to live on and accomplish something and some don't, maybe that is the reason some live and some die.
2007-02-15 21:43:13 · answer #6 · answered by imre_14_2000 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God shows no special treatment to anyone - and every event, whether bad or good, is allowed by God. The bible says that everything, even those things that are meant for evil, will turn out for the good of those who believe. Those who are faithful may experience his presence more, but even if you don't believe, He is still there with you. You just choose not to recognize his presence.
2007-02-15 21:42:57 · answer #7 · answered by TwinkaTee 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
*Because it sounds holy. It makes them feel so special that God would like them better than other people and makes them feel God has a plan and purpose for them.
It makes them feel that God accepts them over others, and gives tham an excuse to go on a mission to quote"Tell their Story to reach out to people"
they do not want to think that other people especially pagans like myself would ever survive something without the help of their God.*
2007-02-15 21:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
People feel the need to be connected to a higher power and tend to be selfish with their relationship with It. If they survive, then they where looked after, if they die, their family says that the higher power had a greater purpose for that soul. It really doesn't seem that selfish when you really look at it, just gives people comfort that their life is somehow meaningful. Good question!
2007-02-15 21:42:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a question which bothers people alot. I believe that we are all God's children, and that He loves us all. He is constantly watching over all of us, and the reason why people die is not because He does not care, but because He has called them home to heaven. They have either fulfilled their mission or experiences, and they can come home.
2007-02-15 21:43:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋