2007-02-28 13:27:55 · 17 answers · asked by 3325 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, if there is a God, He would love all people equally, disabled or not.
Although it does then raise the question that if there is a God, why did He make certain people disabled?
But then I am not so sure I believe in a God, as such - I'm more a believer of the "Sophies World" theory - that we are all a figment of someone else's imagination (Book by Jostein Gaardner)
2007-02-28 13:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by AngelDelight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers you get on this one are going to be very different - no one knows God's true perspective, so we're all just guessing. I'll give you mine - but it's complicated.
I have an 8yo severely disabled son - he was not expected to live to 2 years old. (Docs don't know it all).
In the beginning, I was angry - what had I done wrong to deserve a punishment like this being handed down to my son? Then I wondered what kind of God would do this to an innocent child. Then I was angry again - my son did not deserve this, how DARE God do this to him? Then I believed the whole "God has a purpose for everything, he CHOSE my son to be disabled, he CHOSE my husband and I as parents for this child",
Over time, my thoughts have evolved. Now, I believe that God truly does have a plan, and all things work together (Ok, there's a scripture that says this, but I don't know it). I believe that my son has a very strong soul - obviously, he has fought and fought and never given up, despite numerous close calls and nights of the docs saying "he won't make it to morning". He was given this strong, amazing soul because God knew he would need it. God did not cause his disability - it's part of the fallen world we live in. But God allowed it, just as he allows other evils, other tragedies. God has a purpose for my son's disability - he didn't cause it, but he's going to use it. It has changed my life, the life of my husband and older son, the life of our extended family. It has brought people into our lives that never would have been here if it weren't for my son. His amazing smile, gentle nature, and loving personality touch the heart of most people he meets - I've seen grown men (strangers) cry when he smiles at them, when they hear his story. I've also seen the true nature of people I thought were friends - they just weren't who I thought they were.
Ok, I rambled a lot... what it comes down to, is that I believe God does not cause the disabilities, he allows them, for reasons we don't understand. He uses them for reasons we don't understand. I only hope that I can still believe this when the time comes for my son to leave us - that God will give me the strength to handle that just as he has given me the strength to handle the diagnosis and struggles of the past 8 years.
We'll never really know until it's our turn to meet Him, will we?
Ok - had to add this - nothing pisses me off more than someone telling me that if I just believed more, prayed harder, gave more to the church, etc., my son's brain would miraculously repair itself and he would become a 'normal' 8 year old boy instead of being developmentally an infant. I believe that's a twisted view on a loving God.
2007-02-28 21:40:13 · answer #2 · answered by ~StepfordWife~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Disabled people aren't specifically mentioned, but this passage I think shows the heart of the issue.
John 9
1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
3"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.
Jesus then went on to heal the man, thus bringing glory to God.
My opinion of handicapped kids is that it is quite the ordeal for their parents. It gives the parents opportunity to serve others, to not be selfish, and it really builds character. We grow as people through our struggles, and having a handicapped child is definitely such a situation.
I used to help out in the special ed classes when I was in school, and I found that these kids are wonderful. If I believed in physical manifestations of angels in this way, I'd say that they could be angels. There is such a joy and innocence in most of them, it's great to be around. I just think that they are a blessing to our lives in more ways than we realize.
2007-02-28 21:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every person has a purpose just because you have a disability doesn't mean you are worthless if you weren't meant to be here you wouldn't be.
2007-02-28 21:31:14 · answer #4 · answered by natmys333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus believes people are crippled by God as a punishment for sin. He tells a crippled man, after healing him, to "sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee."
John 5:14
2007-02-28 21:37:45 · answer #5 · answered by Melanie T 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God does not make mistakes. We are here to help each other out.
2007-02-28 21:40:06 · answer #6 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's views on people regardless of their status, power, abilities and looks are always equal. all mankind are his creations in his eyes.....
2007-02-28 21:32:02 · answer #7 · answered by MoMo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God loves ALL of His children
2007-02-28 21:31:16 · answer #8 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He loves them and if they become Christians they will go to heaven and receive a perfected body. If they are retarded and die , they will go to heaven and receive a perfected body.
2007-02-28 22:31:22 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he has plans for them. like that surfer chic that got her arm bit off.
2007-02-28 21:31:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋