If god is all powerful then why does he not stop man from committing evil acts.
It would seem to me that either...
a) god does not have the power to stop these acts and is therefore inferior to man
or
b) god does not want to stop these acts and will allow man to continue killing,raping and enslaving and is therefore as evil as man.
2007-04-02 04:40:42 · 20 answers · asked by rosbif 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God can do anything. If he chose to stop all the bad, which one day He will, our free will would be gone. Right now we all have the free will to accept Him into our hearts and ask forgiveness for our sins. I know one day I will live in Heaven with Him and there will be no sadness, hurt or death. Hopefully, you will accept Him and be there too! This is nothing compared to what life will be like if we aren't in Heaven.
2007-04-02 04:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by debrenee211 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You put yourself in the position of God. But you do not have the knowledge or the power of God. The limits you place on God are your own.
God certainly does have the power to put a stop to all these acts of evil. And someday, when Christ returns, He will. Until then, the only way to make the world a peaceful place is to remove our will and our individuality. God does not want automatons who devote themselves to Him because He says so. He wants people to grow up and make good choices for themselves.
The only one to blame for the evil in the world is ourselves. Even if Satan is roaming the world looking for souls to devour, we choose to do evil or to ignore evil.
2007-04-02 11:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evil is a choose. God did not create a bunch of robots programed to do his will. He created man as a free moral agent to make his own discions and in doing so face the consequences that goes along with it. We either serve or not serve God as our choice. Life is a series of good and bad, whether or not your a Christian. It is that being A Christians gives you the wherewithal to face both the good and bad with someone who love you.
2007-04-02 11:48:20 · answer #3 · answered by s. grant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a matter of the power...It's Free Will....we choose to let Him have control over our lives or NOT.....He tries to stop them....but people aren't willing to listen for a still small voice in the midst of this busy world.
2007-04-02 11:47:12 · answer #4 · answered by Jan P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI,
First of all we were created with free will. Second the world is lying in the power of the wicked one. Since Satan is in charge he is the one that is responsible for this mess we are in, God did make a prevision for us Jesus who died for our sins in order that we can be saved but don't worry Armageddon will come and then God's ruler ship will be established in the heaven and the earth and things then will be justly.
Lammy
2007-04-02 11:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Clammy S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If God stops us from sinning then He would be removing our freewill, and that is something that He will never do, but He could if He wanted to, do you want Him to take your freewill? No, then choose to repent and choose to trust in Him. God is all powerful and Holy, He did do something to stop evil, He died for you and me, He gave up His life so that we could live.
2007-04-02 11:48:28 · answer #6 · answered by JesusFreak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has the power! but he choose not to. He wants you to stop your evil acts and come to him on your free will to do so.
2007-04-02 11:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is Just and will not break His own laws he will not interferr with mans doings of free will as He states after the flood.. he will never do that again..
2007-04-02 11:46:27 · answer #8 · answered by Pastor Biker 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He doesn't stop it because He is God you can't tell what to or what not to do...he does everything for a reason. And besides he gives us freewill, because if he didnt, wouldnt he be controlling us and wouldnt we be some kinds of robots, unless if you want a life when someone makes the decisions for you.
2007-04-02 11:45:09 · answer #9 · answered by Gdschild 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
its C... God keeps giving grace to the just and the unjust. Giving us time to repent. Giving us time to pray for the lost. Giving us one more second to realize that very breath was the gift of God.
2007-04-02 11:46:27 · answer #10 · answered by 2ndchhapteracts 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋