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James
Is the Christian God bad for allowing bad things to happen?
He is said to be all knowing and all powerful, and is said to be a good being that loves us. Why is there struggle and suffering then?
Some say people should take matters into their own hands and bring about change, but would it not be much more logical for our caring God to bat an eyelash and fix it all in a second? I think that if the Christian God is real then we are merely her for his entertainment, not because he has some kind of love for us.
The bad in our world is said to be a result of the eating of the forbidden fruit or whatever, and that it was meant to be only good. people say God is all knowing and all powerful and perfect. Why would he have forbidden fruit in the same place as Adam and Eve? He knew very well exactly what they would do in that situation because he is all knowing, and since he is perfect and that was his decision, it is exactly what he wanted to happen. If not, he would have changed something.
Some blame the Devil for bad things, but which all knowing being created the devil knowing fully well what he would do in the future? And still for some unknown reason wont destroy the devil?
Some say that God revealing himself would take away the free will to believe in him. That's just crazy to me. If my soul is going to spend eternity in hell because I don't believe in him, why would he still not reveal himself to me? He is pretty much condemning millions of people to burn in hell by keeping them in the dark about his existence...
10 AnswersReligion & Spirituality6 years ago