2007-12-16 15:44:37 · 39 answers · asked by Genuflector 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God allows suffering in the world to help us be stronger. He doesn't cause more suffering by sending people to Hell for eternity ... some few people will have to spend some time in Hell/Purgatory to learn 'lessons' they didn't learn while alive here, but that's more like going to a 'hot, stuffy summer school' while the rest of us get to go to the beach or woods to 'play' before we ALL go on to Heaven and find out the 'rest of the story' about WHY God created us in this universe.
2007-12-16 15:49:12 · answer #1 · answered by Kris L 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Firstly, as many have said, there is no hell - so just relax.
"GOD allowing suffering in the world?"
Well, we are a part of GOD, made of the same stuff, and therefore have the same power. We are co-creators with GOD. There are three steps to creation - thought, word and deed. Whatever we focus on and speak as though it has already happened e.g. say it and act that way, "I am perfectly healthy", I am perfectly happy", will manifest. So will "The world is a very unsafe place to live", and "I am shy with people" (just a few examples).
Why we are unable to recognise this is happening, is that at first it takes a long time to manifest (maybe years), so we think it is being done to us. But then once you understand that every moment of your life YOU are creating what happens around you and to you, (whether you agree with this or not) the time will shorten, until you get to the level of the Masters, who can manifest something immediately.
Peacefromken.
2007-12-16 16:09:41 · answer #2 · answered by peacefromken 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The suffering is caused by people who do not see Jesus and therefore do not fear any God. They "poo poo" the idea... while many know that Jesus lives. These who do not see Jesus are the ones that cause all the suffering for they have made themselves the arms and legs of the wrong spirit.
Shouldn't these people go to hell? It's the Godless that cause wars and put people down cause of greed.
You blame God... But people are the problem.
2007-12-16 15:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man has alienated themselves from God, thus causing suffering. He wants us to turn to him again in all things. Let him guide us and direct us. We have free will - He puts before us life or the malediction. Keep thinking man has the all the answers and keep suffering or trust in God and he will make your paths straight.
He doesn't send people to hell. Adam and Eve did in their rebellion - death was the consequences of their action, in which they were forewarned and they past on the death sentence or imperfection to their offspring. And hell is not literal, it is the common grave of mankind. The fiery place of torment came by way of roman and greek mythology and crept it's way into "christianity".
2007-12-16 15:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by Enlightening McQueen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason there is suffering is because of sin and there will always be evil, as satan is determined to try and destroy God and his people(and yes even the atheists and people of others faiths are his people, cuz he created you). And God does not send people to Hell, they go there because they did not obey God and/or they denied the very existence of him.
2007-12-16 15:53:08 · answer #5 · answered by †BURLYMAN† 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God allowed Himself to be tortured and brutally slaughtered so that NO-ONE would have to go to Hell. What more do you want?? The fact that some people insist on choosing Hell even though God gave them the way of avoiding it says something about those people. It doesn't say anything about God.
2007-12-16 15:51:44 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God doesnt cause any suffering to anyone. Everyone causes it upon themselves. God put out his word and is now written in the Bible but people tend to disobey it and make decisions and suffer from what they have caused.
2007-12-16 15:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
God hasn't caused this suffering. We have. Its called free-will.
I wonder who would ***** the loudest. Those like you that accuse God of our ill-will, or the people who were suddenly stripped of their free-will by God?
I would likely think the first, cause with our free-will gone, there would be no complaining..God would be the one getting the short end of the stick.
2007-12-16 16:09:28 · answer #8 · answered by Kiker 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People cause more suffering than God. God created us and its up to us to make sure we do what we are supposed to do. Sorry, this one comes down to personal responsibility.
2007-12-16 15:48:28 · answer #9 · answered by hbuckmeister 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
god makes pain and suffering so we will lean on him and pray and depend on him have faith and trust that he will be our rock as for sending people to hell he only sends the bad and non repenting non believing people there but the people who go to hell make a choice to go there
2007-12-16 15:53:51 · answer #10 · answered by child4jc74 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋