Why does God permit suffering and evil?
[print] [email] You may wish to begin by reading here: (148:5.1). All evolutionary creature life is beset by certain inevitabilities. Consider the following: Is courage–strength of character–desirable? Then must man be reared in an environment which necessitates grappling with hardships and reacting to disappointments. Is altruism–service of one’s fellows–desirable? Then must life experience provide for encountering situations of social inequality. Is hope–the grandeur of trust–desirable?Then human existence must constantly be confronted with insecurities and recurrent uncertainties. Is faith–the supreme assertion of human thought–desirable? Then must the mind of man find itself in that troublesome predicament where it ever knows less than it can believe. Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible. Is idealism–the approaching concept of the divine–desirable?
Home Base E-mail Bellgamin This essay deals with the question which Christians and non-Christians alike ask more frequently than any other I know. I have done my best to offer an answer, or at least clues to an answer. But I know my best is far from adequate. I URGENTLY request your comments and suggestions so that it may be improved. For the glory of God! Introduction • There are plenty of people who want absolutely nothing to do with God. “I don’t need a religious crutch, ” some say. “I think God and the Bible are a myth,” others say. But when disaster strikes, many of them can be heard wailing, “Why did God let this happen? Why doesn’t He DO something?” • And then there is the age old question: “If there really is a God, why does He permit suffering and evil?” • In considering this question, read the Bible! When God vested the human race Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Gen 1.31, NKJV) with dom
Why does He condemn people to the pains of hell? To what extent is God responsible for what happens on earth? Why in the Bible does God appear as a cruel and unmerciful Judge ‘repenting’ of His actions and punishing people for mistakes which He knew beforehand and which He could have prevented? These and other similar questions have been posed throughout history. First of all, we should say that the doctrine of the descent of Christ into Hades raises the veil over the mystery that envelops the relationship between God and the devil. The history of this relationship goes back to the time of the creation. According to common church teaching, the devil was created as a good and perfect creature, but he fell away from God because of his pride. The drama of the personal relationship between God and the devil did not end here. Since his falling away, the devil began to oppose divine goodness and love by every means and to do all he can to prevent the salvation of people. The devil is not all
