if god no's everything how can he b just?

Question

because b 4 it happens god no's it's gonna happen. and he could stop it but he doees'nt. i'm not talken bout little things. but like babies dieing or natural disasters things like that.

ok but what bout people of other religions? god no's that there not going 2 2 believe n him. but he still puts them on the earth just 2 go 2 hell or wat?

Answer 1

This is a complex issue, but one that is quite valid.

First, you must understand the principles of creation: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth..." (Genesis 1:1) The THREE things He created in this verse are the heavens (space), the earth (matter), and time (the beginning). The time-space-matter continuum cannot exist without all three; they occur simultaneously.

If we understand this, and we realize that God CREATED time, we know that he must have the potential to (and by logical induction most probably does) exist outside the confines of His creation (meaning "time").

Think of time as an amorphous droplet of liquid in space. God can see all parts of time (the beginning, the end, and everything in between) simultaneously. This is part of the reason we say He is omniscient (or all-knowing).

The question you're asking is essentially, "If God is all-knowing AND is omnipotent (all-powerful), why doesn't He make everything peachy?"

Sin has been brought into the world, and death by sin. (Read the first few chapters of Genesis to get the lowdown on this.) Man was not made for sin—his purpose is not fulfilled in the commission of sin. God could prevent people from sinning, but He doesn't. He has given people free wills, thereby allowing not only the sins they choose to commit, but ALSO the consequences of sin (namely death).

The death to which I refer is only partially physical death. The more important matter is that sin brings spiritual death as well; however, in Christ, we have hope, for He has defeated death. 1 Corinthians 15:22 says, "For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."

So to answer your question more succinctly, God allows bad things to happen because he allowed man to make choices. These bad choices have bad consequences. And God didn't promise to make everything roses and cupcakes—the only place that fits that description is heaven, where we shall go if and only if Jesus Christ is the LORD of our lives.

Answer 2

The simple answer to that is that God is not just (I am an atheist, so I don't believe in God, but if he existed, he wouldn't be just and here's why) Think of the holocaust or the crusades, for example. Or think of natual disasters. How can a murderer of billions be just?

Answer 3

Well like my mom used to tell me " God knows best and has a plan for everyone and everything". So like you know hopefully those poor dying babies and like murdered people are with God and are finally in peace.

Answer 4

God can't stop every bad thing from happening, that's not what He's there for. I've been told we need to know suffering to truly know compassion and love, so that's one reason you can consider for why bad things happen. But it's not God's job to stop all bad things, it's His job to be there for us during and after tragedy, to help us through His love.

Answer 5

Dude, get real. Understand God gives us free will to choose. Sin kills. That goes way back. Now you want to say to God, "Do over" like it is some kind of game? Repent of your sin and be grateful God allowed his son to be sacrificed for you. Seems like no one gets hung up on that, huh?

Answer 6

Read the book of Romans in the Holy Bible.

Answer 7

Justice is not the same as omnipotence.

Answer 8

when natural disasters happen, we blame it on God, it's not so.

Answer 9

Do you have any pets? You know they will die. Why did you get them?