Does the LORD......?

Question

GIVETH AND TAKETH AWAY>>>??

AND WHY?

Answer 1

because He is God, He gives to each of us who seek Him, He taketh away for His own reason that would not be our business at that time unless He tells us why.

Answer 2

Read Ecclesiastes Chapter 3:1. God has patterned the world where we go through "seasons". Just like there is a spring in our life where everything is fresh and renewed. There is a winter where everything seems like it is harsh. But the seasons come to help us grow, learn and mature in life. God but does not always take away everything from us. Sometimes it is decisions we make that allow the devil to steal our joy. This was the case with Job. Job had issues in his life that allowed the devil to kill, steal, and destroy. Yet, Job blamed God. God allowed the devil to afflict Job, because Job did not trust in the Lord anymore and that lack of trust opened the door for what happened to him.

Answer 3

Yes. He does. Why? The Lord blesses us. Why does He take away? I don't know, sometimes I think it is to test us. A good book in the bible that addresses just this is the book of Job. God allowed satan to take everything from Job. Satan felt sure that once everything was gone, Job would curse God. Job's wife TOLD him to curse God and die! Job never once did! Job's friends felt certian that Job had sinned somehow and that Job was experiencing the wrath of God. But, it says that Job was blameless in God's sight. After taking everything from Job, God gave it all back 10 fold. It's a very good lesson for all of us.

Answer 4

No, because he doeth not existeth.


Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.

How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
http://www.evilbible.com/

What's the origin of the Jesus stories?
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/jesus.html

How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/

The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism