Christians: Is your god a fair god? (see details*)?

Question

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According to Christian theology if a young girl who does not accept Jesus is raped and murdered she is bound for Hell, eternal punishment and torture. One would think the rapist/murderer would be bound for the same destination upon his demise for such deeds. However, if this man were to repent of his deeds and past sins, and accept Jesus, when he dies it is believed that this man will enter Heaven and live in bliss for all eternity.

How can a god that sets up a situation like this be a fair god? If you claim god is fair please include your reasoning.

Answer 1

All of the Christianity beliefs are put in by the apostles of Jesus, who of course are humans. IT has nothing to do with God or his words. It is merely the fantasies of some 12 people who followed a man who called himself son of God.

Sorry if you are of ended but am an Atheist.

Answer 2

If a young girl is raped and murdered she sleeps in the grave waiting for a resurrection. God did not destroy her so she will have an opportunity in the paradise earth (Psalms 37:9-11) to learn of Him and submit to his Sovereignty if she wishes. When she wakes in the resurrection her murder will be like when we wake from a nightmare and realize it was only a nightmare.

The rapist/murderer will either die at Armageddon as a wicked man and return to dust. If he has learned of Jehovah and repented of his deeds, turned around and began worshipping him, he will have a place in the paradise earth too.

The Bible does not teach of a burning hell. If you looked up "Sheol" in a concordance it would give you all the places it is found in the King James Verson. Then if you looked up each place it appeared, you would see the KJV translates it as hell, pit or grave. It's all the same place. Hell is the grave where persons can receive a resurrection. An example: Jonah 2:2 "Out of the belly of Sheol I cried for help." (KJV says "hell") Jonah was in the belly of a fish; he was in hell or his grave.

Jehovah told Adam that "from dust you are and to dust you will return" Gen 3:19 He was the murderer of the whole human race (Romans 5:12) but his punishment was to die and return to the dust of the earth.

By our life's course, we choose life or death. Isn't this what you would expect of a loving, fair and just God?

The teaching of a burning hell where people are tortured forever does not originate in the Bible. That idea came from pagan societies and was absorbed into "Christian" religions to gain converts from those people. It truthfully can be said that the teaching of a burning hell is a teaching of demons and not God.

Answer 3

Firstly, there's no "Christian theology," but many Christian "theologies." In my view, If any person beyond the age of accountability -- which varies from one person to another -- if that person has heard the full and complete good news of Christ, and has willingly and consciously rejected it, yes, that person is doomed. By contrast, all those under the age of accountability, and all those who've heard the full and complete Good News, and consciously, willingly accepted it, all those persons are "saved."
But please let me qualify that. It's hard to hear the full, complete Gospel, with so many variations of Christianity, money-grubbing preachers, churches who try to control people, others seeking political power. If you've rejected some narrow version of the Good News, some twisted Gospel, you are not necessarily doomed. Someone in a dark jungle who has never seen a Bible or heard of Christ can be "saved," I believe, if she/he has responded to the "sprit of Christ" in one's heart. We believe that those who are saved, are saved "through Christ," but how God accomplishes that in such cases, we just don't know. Nevertheless, we share the Good News because it is better to walk in the light than to stumble around in the darkness.
Believe me, God cares about justice. It's man who has the problem. despite all our laws, courts, lawyers, judges, police forces, great court buildings, law colleges, constitutions and treaties, justice still seems to elude us, to slip through our fingers. I believe that God is intent on setting this right. So the real question should be, not is God fair, but are you? Am I? The fact is, we've all been unfair to someone, or in some way, at one time or another. How can unfair people judge the "fairness" of God? We can't. It's frankly a question we really do not have the right to ask. But a good book on the whole subject, readable and reasonable, is "Mere Christianity" by CS Lewis, it's a classic that's in almost every library or bookstore. Good luck as you seek answers.

Answer 4

This circumstance that you present is not reasonable; indeed it is false logical assumption, for the dichotomy of time and eternity is not present in this subject, the content that is proper for a rule of thought of which is reason would be needed in this subject. The presentation of the subject is too specific to include the general sense.

On the contrary, the presentation of a Catholic Theology is false because it does not include two contrary points of knowledge to gain understanding of such. Thereby, it stands on bias. Furthermore, a genuine discourse in theology, indeed, takes the unassuming point of view that God is a Mystery. This point was discussed in a General audience with the late Pope John Paul II.

Now let us turn our attention to the word “however” in the above statement. 'How' does man become 'fulfilled'? By his personal discussion with God at that moment deep in the heart, contrary to the concept of time, for St. Paul said “today is the day of salvation.”, that from which -how- is beyond all telling and has no basis on causality, and so cause and effect have no influence. So the first cause of murder has no effect on the point that you say is however.

That will be it for now, However, I love my mother Mary, Queen of heaven, and she provides me with grace from her womb, let me return into it and love by a purification of self-conceit. Consider me to be the worse.

Answer 5

Nice try. Taking things out of context always makes them look different.

Why would you judge the rapist so harshly? Is he any different than you? Is not his Sin also Sin that needs to be forgiven?

By the way, the young girl was already bound for Hell. She and you and I were already condemned. That is why Jesus said:


John 3:17-18
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
(KJV)

Answer 6

I am a Catholic and we do not believe for a moment that a woman who is raped and murdered is going to hell if she is not a Christian. But I do believe that the rapist and murderer can go to Heaven if he sincerely repents.
Forgiveness is not "fair," it is freely given by God. And none of us deserves Heaven, so it is always a gift of God. So no one is really treated "fairly," they are treated with mercy.

Answer 7

God is never going to set up a situation like that for one thing. Also the girl that was raped and killed, I believe God will have mercy upon her and she will indeed go to Heaven. Far as the rapest murderer, yes, he to, if he truly repents will find Gods grace and mercy. I think it is very fair.

Answer 8

God is fair and Just because the rules are the same for every one.

The unfairness comes in when the devil leads us, all of us to sin. Sin is the root of all hardship and misery in this world. Unfortunately our sin not only harms us, but usually harms others as well.

We don't know the deapth of God's mercy, but because God is just and mercyfull, we must trust Him.

Mark

Answer 9

God is the Judge and says what is right and wrong. God knows that nobody can meet the requirements to get into heaven so he sent a replacement Jesus Christ. He is a forgiving God.

Answer 10

He is fair because he allows ALL of us the opportunity to come to Him. That's fair.
He is fair because when something bad happens, he make sures something good comes out of it. That's fair.
He is fair because He is loving, patient, & kind and we are hateful, greedy, and unkind...is that fair? That's love.
Life is the result of evil and good. There is an ongoing battle between the two. God will end it one day and bring it all to peace, but not untill everyone has had the opportunity to hear about God...that is fair. He is waiting for you! That is fair.