Why doesn't God stop things like Katrina, Hurricanes, the Holocaust? I know God has given us free will to make our own decisions but if God lets these things happen what is the point in prayer if our lives are already planned. What is the point in praying, everything is already mapped out for you??
Any thoughts?
2007-02-20 03:50:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What I've read so far in the answers is that God is testing us, God is trying to get our attention, God is mean, God only pays attention to spiritual things, not physical things. Or he just sits on the sidelines and watches. Wow. Pretty bad theology. Somehow Man deserves better, God should give us life on a silver platter, and bring everyone to heaven.
How about a God who would be perfectly righteous in wiping out all of humanity? Didn't he very nearly do this with a flood back in Genesis? What about the threat in Malachi 4:6? God rules this universe and He can do as He pleases. Go ahead and put this under the "mean" category if you like, and tell God, like Job did, how innocent you are.
As for what point there is in praying, theologically free will has to do with the ability to look to God for salvation, not whether we can make day-to-day decisions. No mainstream Christian belief denies free will, only whether we have the ability to make a choice for God, given our sinful condition. Although there is evidence of God's work in history in the Bible, and he does predestine his own unto salvation as identified in certain verses, I do not believe that life is just "mapped out" for everyone. If we stand condemned before the Lord in our sins anyway, life doesn't need to be mapped out. What we need in place of a map is a Savior who allows fellowship i.e. PRAYER LIFE, with the Father for those He has chosen from before the foundations of the world.
2007-02-20 06:25:22 · answer #1 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man caused the holocaust.
Man caused the affects of Katrina to be far worse by destroying the wetlands that serve as a natural burrier between land and sea. Hurricanes play an important role in the health of the planet. Man needs to understand this and stop destroying our natural defenses.
God appointed us as caretakers of this fabulous planet. Instead, we think we can remake it to suit our desires. God doesn’t cause disasters to happen to punish us. They happen in their normal cycles and we suffer because we put our greed and need to control everything above our understanding of the great forces that keep this planet in balance.
2007-02-20 04:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So much for free will, when you have a natural disaster barreling down at you 100 miles per hour! You have the free will to put your head between your legs and kiss your as* goodbye!!!Thanx to God!
2007-02-20 03:58:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point of sufferig is to make you realize that you need God.
And if your praying then God will lead us in a direction where there arnt so many terrible things.
2007-02-20 03:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does it take for God to get our attention???? Repent and return to God. A curse, without a cause, does not come!
2007-02-20 03:56:10 · answer #5 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God will never interfere with anything that happens on this earth, he only deals with the spiritual world so get over it.
2007-02-20 04:00:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Curses are upon this tainted earth. On the new earth, the curse will be lifted and suffer no such disasters.
2007-02-20 03:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by Christian93 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh ever heard of the large flood? its in the bible so it would possibly be actual. of direction God is in charge for organic failures. He worn out the whole human inhabitants as quickly as (different than for noah and his kinfolk). so because it incredibly is basically extra reason to bow down and concern our powerful writer
2016-10-02 10:57:38 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe these things that happen are gods tests to us .
2007-02-20 03:54:56 · answer #9 · answered by Dhpo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your god doesn't exist.
2007-02-20 03:54:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋