why must there be satan? why must there be hell? why must there be suffering? When God is so powerful that he can destroy all of these? Why does He doesn't destroy all of these so that there can be only heaven and peace? Why?
2007-05-30 01:05:47 · 23 answers · asked by john inquisitive 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
HE enjoys watching us suffer. Like a little kid with a magnifying glass. And we are the ants.
2007-05-30 02:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by ariesGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is all powerful and could destroy anything he wants to. But that wouldn't be just. People go to hell because they choose to. One of God's greatest gifts to humanity (although we can turn it into a curse) is our free will or agency. Why must there be hell? Why must there be suffering? They are the consequences of people's choices -- either our own or someone else's. God allows us to choose our path in life. He will never force us to be good or to obey him. That is against his nature and his plan for us. In order for us to become better people, we need to have choices before us --good and bad. We become better people by choosing good over evil. If there were only good choices, what would we learn? We would be forced to make a good choice! There are some people out there that obviously don't want to be good. They don't want peace or heaven. They make bad choices constantly. If God didn't allow them to make wrong choices, he would be taking away their freedom and forcing them to go to Heaven against their will. And how would these people cohabit with a God of love and peace?
Satan is Satan because he wanted to rebel against God. There is a hell because some choose to follow Satan and his ways over God's ways. There is suffering because humans bring it into the world. God doesn't destroy these because he didn't create them -- we did. And God doesnt' force us to change.
2007-05-30 08:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a typical response for millions who don't or won't seem to understand that God is HOLY. He detests sin so much that He sent His only son to be a sacrifice for our redemption. God didn't create sufferings. He is a good God. And He has all power to stop the evil, and one day very soon that is exactly what He will do. But not until that last person, only He knows who it is, accepts Him. Could be you, or any person on this site. To answer your very first sentence............. get it out of your head! We don't all just die and go to heaven. Only the righteous shall see God. Instead of questioning why the Lord operates not your way, you need to be getting your ducks in a row and make sure that you aren't with the MAJORITY that will perish!!
2007-05-30 08:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by HeVn Bd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You see God has a way of doing things that we may never comprehend. His ways arent our ways and His thoughts arent our thoughts. But God is a loving God,He doesnt create people so He can force them to love Him. He didn't create angels to force them to love Him,that's why Lucifer chose to go against God,that's why he became Satan.As for hell, i don't think hell is some "place" created by God.Hell is a state of being that is apart from God,meaning,when you die and you don't believe in God's love and grace through Jesus Christ's sacrifice, you will not just die a physical death but also spiritual death,you will be separated from God forever. But if you put you faith and trust in Jesus, even if uou die phisically, you will live forever with Him in a "place" we call heaven. How about suffering, why do we suffer?Because we sin. Our first parents sinned. Adam and Eve were in paradise,they lived with God in a perfect place where they diddnt need to work nor worry about their needs.But when they did not follow what God warned them about, they did a terrible mistake which displeased God.They sinned.and their sin brought about suffering.But we arent being punished for that sin.instaed we are being called to depend on God for help when we go through life's hardships.God wants us to trust ih Him that His ways are always the best,even if it means that we suffer at some point.After all, He wont allow us to experience hardships which His grace cannot overcome.
Now the good thing is this,our life here on earth is just temporary,which means this world wasnt created to last forever.Whatever is in this world isnt all that God has in store for those who belive and trust Him.Jesus said that He goes to prepare a place for us,a place in His Father's house.I guess when we think about eternity that awaits, all the suffering in this lifetime is nothing compared to the joy and peace in eternity.
So the question would be this: Why? Why can't you just trust God and His perfect ways?
2007-05-30 09:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by t i g s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God banished Satan to hell for standing against Him. God won't get rid of hell or Satan because while God loves everyone, not everyone loves God. Hell is a place where people who do not follow Gods rules end up for choosing to go against His wishes. God won't open the gates of Heaven to everyone because not everyone is deserving of it.
2007-05-30 08:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by no1fuhquad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God wants people to hang out with Him that where willing to step out on faith. God also desires to be among those who desire what is good by His Word.
Man always wants to get something for nothing.
Of what value would eternity be if it was so easily obtained. If things are hard to get or expensive they tend to be of more personal value to the owner.
God wants gems of people not impatient, selfish and short sited people.
2007-05-30 08:24:30 · answer #6 · answered by Dennis James 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why Do We Suffer?
Lets see what the bible has to say about suffering starting in the beginning. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. (Genesis 1:31) So, God created everything and saw everything was good. This means in the beginning there was no suffering at all.
If there was no suffering in the beginning how did suffering come to the world? When Adam sinned he brought death and suffering into the world. Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned. (Romans 5:12) Here is Gods curse to us because of Adam: To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' "Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return." (Genesis 3: 17-19)
As you can see man brought suffering on himself. Sin is the cause of suffering. Without sin there is no suffering. Without the law there is no sin. So anything God says not to do is sin. Sin is lawlessness. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23) Sin is simply rebelling against God. The effect of our rebelling against God is death and suffering. Sin was the biggest cancer that was brought on to the earth. Sin separates us from God. When we are separated from God we are cursed. Through the curse of our separation there is suffering.
When people say why do bad things happen to good people? The answer is no one is good. Jesus said, “No one is good—except God alone.” (Luke 18:19) The question should be why does God allow good things to happen to bad people. No one goes to God first. God has to come to us first. No one seeks God. So the answer to the question about suffering is simply we suffer because of our rebellion against God. Sin is the reason of suffering and death.
2007-06-02 10:27:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we can all go to Heaven, God made it OUR choice if we go, not His. Also, if there is no punishment for sin, what would humans do to stay on the right track?
2007-05-30 08:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Big Timmy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God not take the chance off.
2007-05-30 08:19:37 · answer #9 · answered by Mosa A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said that satan is real? Who said that hell is real? Oh, yeah, the bibile that was written by man and has been edited innumerable times to scare us into belief! Geez, don't be another sheep, read and study more than just the bible!
2007-05-30 08:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by becca7396 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋