If God is such a loving diety, why the apparent need to kill off sinners before they would have died naturally

Question

If He were truly loving, wouldn't he allow them every opportunity to repent? By killing them, He has sent them directly to Satan, His enemy. Would a truly compassionate being allow — even dictate — that their children be tortured mercilessly? (i.e., Hell) Think about it.

Answer 1

it helps keep the sheep scared and under control.

Answer 2

I don't understand what you mean, because there are many sinners who live until a very old age. We're each here for an appointed time, which is our test to determine where we will be going after we die ( Heaven or Hell).

Also, God does not send people to Satan. The Hell Fire is a punishment from God, which is what He created. Satan will be going to Hell, just like the rest of the people who follow him. Satan only has some limited powers when we're here on this earth, where he tries to convince us to do bad things so that we go to hell also. The remembrance of God actually repels Satan, so keep remembering and praising God.

Answer 3

If you are referring to the Old Testament Sodom and Gomorrah you must bear in mind that the writers of the O.T. probably consider that the best way to keep the Jewish people united and adoring only one God (Yahweh) was by depicting God, more often than not, as quite willing to punish the sinners with terrible punishments.

Jesus Christ (the Son of God) incarnated as a man to change that situation and bring a message of love. In fact to die in the Cross to redeem all of us.

So the loving God you are, somewhat ironically, refer to is no longer killing sinners. We are actually killing ourselves without any divine intervention. We use our freedom in such a way that Sodom and Gomorrah look like children's tales...

Curious98

Answer 4

God acts in mysterious ways and we will never be able to understand His ways. We do not have the Intellectual capacity to Understand the Supreme Intelligence of God. He has His reasons and we are not qualified to question Him. Basically, it is an acceptance of what we are and what are our capabilities and capacities. We are One of His Millions of creations. Although He says that we are the best of His creations, we are also the Main Culprits in diverting from the main path.

Answer 5

What about all the innocent children that die everyday? They're not sinners. Apparently God doesn't love us as much as some of us would like to think.

Answer 6

Because God created us and for a purpose.
The purpose is to have faith in his son as he did die
for our sins. If he didn't give Jesus all the credit for that
unselfish act of torture in our name and just let everyone
in to heaven, he would be unjust.

God is a just God.
He is the creator of all things.
He can do what he wants ultimately.

Answer 7

Ah, the inherent folly of the creature saying to the creator,
"Why hast thou done thus?"

I just wonder why he gives you strength (and breath) to go on living as you type your vitrol on the computer!

Funny; you just proved he IS loving...so there goes the question.

Answer 8

Some gods are loving and some aren't. The ones that aren't, cause us to die from unnatural causes. It's their entertainment.

Answer 9

We kill ourselves off...by bringing sin into the world, and choosing our way over Gods. He doesn't kill us off, he allows us to follow the course as we chose it.

Answer 10

"Its not that God lets bad things happen..its that he will be there for us when hey do"...ppl are dying becuz they take drugs and choose to die..God cant make choices 4 u..but he dooes give u signs..u just gotta watch out 4 them...and ppl are getting in car accidents becuz they r drunk,,God dont do these bad things the devil does :)