God knew ahead of time that there were people in the path of (for instance) His tsunami, then it means the death by tsunami to be murder by God? Thanks
2007-02-19 13:50:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God also created Balance, and it seems that this world is out of balance due to the choices humans have made. Global warming, over population and the consequences are the result of those choices, not to blame God. Why not blame the devil?
2007-02-19 13:57:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is when u go back to Noah's Ark... what was the reason for the flood? to put it simple, basically, the people were very sinful and God had to do something, the same goes with all the natural disasters we have been having in the world.
2007-02-19 13:55:48 · answer #2 · answered by Azuquita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are under the grip of material nature, nobody will survive. soon or later one way or another, we all are going to die. Laws of nature. God is aloof from this material creation and at the same time this nature is working according to His direction, How? When we ourselves declare independent from God, nature take over us and punisheses us for our sinful activities.
When we surrender completely to Him, He takes over us, but still since we are in this material world, we have to suffer for our past deeds.
2007-02-19 14:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Moral evil is ultimately always caused by a person or group of persons who chose to act in a certain way. Therefore choice is a big part of the issue. In order to blame God for these type of evils, you are left with two possibilities - either God needs to remove man's free will so he cannot choose to commit evil or God must judge a person for wrong doing before he commits the evil act. But, by eliminating free will isn't God actually perpetrating a greater evil to humanity? I mean, would you want to be reduced to a puppet whose every action is controlled by another? Is that a better state than how you live now? To blame God for the evil acts of men assumes that you would rather have God remove all of your free will and control your every action so that it may be guaranteed that no evil exists in the world. But to remove your freedom to choose would be a grosser evil than anything else.
You may say, "Well, God could judge those who are committing such evil acts. He could choose to wipe them out before they did anything heinous." Perhaps He could do so, but a loving God is not obligated to do so. In fact, if a holy God were to judge all evil in the world, there would be no one left! We have all deviated from God's perfect laws, so we all qualify for immediate judgment. But what of those very evil people who later repent and do incredible good for humanity later in life? Could it be that the good they do could outweigh the evil done before? If that is even possibly true, then there is no contradiction in God allowing such people to continue to exist - even if we don't see or don't understand why they were not judged.
Now, one may counter, "Alright, human evil perhaps cannot be blamed on God. However, what about natural evil such as hurricanes? Surely God can control that without imposing on anyone's free will." Well, not necessarily. You see, the Bible says that natural evil is a result of man's original choice to sin, that all of creation was changed as a result of Adam's fall. There are some good reasons for this. For example, natural events that cause suffering can befall anyone. Therefore, people are more inclined to have empathy for those who are afflicted since they realize that they too could be in such a state one day.
Another reason is that it keeps us from feeling invincible. Many people have reexamined their poorly lived lives when facing death or suffering and turned their lives around. Understanding our own mortality causes us to look at our desires and see how hollow materialism and worldly success can be. Indeed, parents use the pain of punishment to instruct their children on right and wrong and how to act properly. Other areas that some may classify as evil, such as sexually transmitted diseases, can act as a deterrent to unbridled immorality.
Ultimately, one of God's purposes is to draw all men to Himself. Natural disasters display man's incapacity to be in control and force people to think about. Again if it is even possible that disasters and natural evils can serve God's purpose in this capacity - if a greater good can be accomplished - then it doesn't follow that because evil exists there can be no God."
2007-02-19 13:55:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No divine god = natural phenomena
2007-02-19 13:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, both, because God is Death
2007-02-19 13:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by hendrik k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the Sky God is such a living God, why would he or she hurt their own?
Natural - VERY natural phenomena
2007-02-19 13:53:07 · answer #7 · answered by eddiek94603 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God did no longer create organic failures devil did. whilst Adam and Eve have been kicked out of the backyard devil observed the skill he had over this international and enjoys reason all this soreness and hardship. in basic terms God can quite answer this question. i will guess in case you ask him or your mum or dad angels you will get your answer.
2016-12-18 06:52:45 · answer #8 · answered by nehls 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Mother Nature. We should be looking after our planet.
2007-02-19 13:53:03 · answer #9 · answered by jammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The good Lord giveth, and the good Lord taketh away.
2007-02-19 13:53:20 · answer #10 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋