I am a christian but I just dont understand why god lets things happen...recently this guy at my old church fell into a saw machine at work...He was a good person with lots of kids. If it was his time to die I understand but why is such a horrific way I just don't understand....
2007-11-01 06:46:33 · 23 answers · asked by BURT 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How sad for his family and friends....I understand how you feel, you are shocked and sadened by the loss of a good man.
It is hard to explain the actions of God or in-actions if you like but think of it this way ...how many times as a parent do we fail to stop accidents happening to our own kids.? Lots of times I should think. How sad are we when this happens.
We have been given total free will over everything, that means bad things as well. If God were to intervene on every single issue of every minute of the day for every person how would that effect us. We would not be able to have any science there would be no need to think what would we become.
Through my life as a Christian (who does not attend Church anymore) I have heard so often people say "its Gods will", but I dont think it is. It is just life, with lots of highs and lows.
Our God is a loving caring God who does not wish to watch His children hurt in any way....but it happens and the only thing that we can do is pray for help along the way.
This poor man sounds like a good guy, and because of this he will have given his children some great moral standards and in turn they will do the same. If you feel the need to lay any blame then look at the place where he worked, ask yourself what sort of procedures are in place to stop this from happening and how can they change this to stop any more accidents. This grieving family will need lots of help, they will need good friends to offer many things and most of all comfort, God can help with this.
I dont know whether this helps because sometimes the world comes along and crashes down on you and its times like this that your own faith is tested. I send blessings to you and your friends. xx
2007-11-01 07:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Solomon says at Ecc. 9:11 I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor;BECAUSE TIME AND UNFORESEEN OCCURRENCE befall them all. 12 For man also does not know his time. Just like fishes that are being taken in an evil net, and like birds that are being taken in a trap, so the sons of men themselves are being ensnared at a calamitous time, when it falls upon them suddenly.
God does not point a finger at someone and say, "Times up." Or that Jane should be the victim of a serial killer or that Jim should fall off a cliff. These are just things that happen, and there's no explanation. I'm a retired police officer, had I been shot in the line of duty, would that have been God's fault for not protecting me? No, I chose that field knowing full and well that it was possible. What about a person who chooses to live in Tornado Alley, or on the beach in Hurricane prone areas, or builds there home next to an active fault line. Is it really God's fault then that something terrible happen to them?
Be comforted that he lives in God's memory and will enjoy a resurrection where he will once again be with his friends and loved ones.
2007-11-01 14:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Suzette R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I think its a false view to say that God has to allow things to happen. God created the world with certain physics and natural laws.
What happened was an accident. And I am so deeply sorry to hear that this happened and my prayers are with this man and his family.
I think if you want to ask the "why" question I think the better question is why did the accident happen.
My brother was 17, and was killed in a car accident. Why did his accident happen? Well his accident happened because he didn't have enough sleep was less than a half mile from home thought he could make it, he feel asleep and hit at tree at 45 mph. The blunt force of the impact to his chest and head caused fatal injuries.
What I know about God and in my situation and the family you speak about is that God is with them and that God can and will comfort them.
(Ps 23:4)
"Even though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me."
There is a contemporary song that really speaks well to this issue that says that God didn't promise that bad things wouldn't happen but God did promise he would be there for us.
"Held" by Natalie Grant see the lyrics here: http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Held-lyrics-Natalie-Grant/18FCE3861AEBFAAE48256FFF000C4CAB
2007-11-01 13:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
We cannot question God, these things happen, when we question God, we question our faith, God does not cause these things to happen, we build these things, we are not without fault, while we are building material things and such, we need to know with all of it thier are risks involved, WE cannot blame God when certain things happen, God knows they will probably, but we can't blame God for something man made.
2007-11-01 13:57:23 · answer #4 · answered by Lynn C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all comes back to the concept of free will and the results that come when we exercise that free will. Everything that happens to us is a direct result of our previous actions.
In order for one to understand this concept, one must first understand reincarnation; that we do not live only one life, but that the soul moves from body to body in its "eternal quest," so to speak, towards God. Reincarnation is not at odds with the teachings of Jesus. There are hints of it in the Bible, but they're subtle.
Just because a person is "good" in this life does not mean that they have always been "good;" we have all most likely had plenty of lives when we've done some pretty despicable things. This is not that there's something wrong with us. It is simply the nature of the soul (when in contact with matter) to make mistakes and learn from them.
So God "lets" us exercise our free will; otherwise we would not have independent existence and all of this would be a simulacrum.
So, his experience in dying, his friends' and family's experience in losing him, and so on, are all the result of previous actions.
Suffering is an inherent experience in the material world. Even when people start to make an effort to look towards God (and that in itself can take many, many lifetimes), they are continuing to suffer reactions and create new ones. Attempting to know and serve God does not preclude you or me or him from this.
Take comfort that he is better off now because of this.
2007-11-01 14:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by djb 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God can only provide us with suggestions; it is up to us to move our bodies and do.
Though it is an awful way to die, many people have died in such awful ways that are unpreventable.
My way of understanding how God works is simple: bad things happen to people who can learn from them, or are strong enough to handle them.
2007-11-01 13:50:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
God did not allow this to happen or cause it to happen...it just happend. The guy was probably being careless or fainted or something. What matters most is what the living learn from that happening. Hopefully other workers will design better safety measures.
2007-11-01 13:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by MOL 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Take god out of the equation and you will soon realize that accident happens. There are other that are much far worse than that. I am very sure your friend took every precautions to prevent mishaps but accident happens.
2007-11-01 13:53:58 · answer #8 · answered by steve 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The natural universe shows no evidence of supernatural intervention.
There is no way to blame disease, worker accidents, or death of any kind on a god because there is no proof of divine intervention. I'm sorry about your friend.
2007-11-01 13:54:39 · answer #9 · answered by Dalarus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't really matter, 10 years from now everyone will remember him for the good person he was and not because he died in such a horrible way.
2007-11-01 13:50:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋