Why did God allow the Muslims to take Constantinople?

Why not? From your point of view it is a tragic loss. From my point of view, it is an auspicious event. Who is right? Lion or the deer ?

Bizantium was a rotten empire which lost all its power. Turks were rising star. It would be an ashame if Turks could not conquer Istanbul, when they were having the most strongest army of their time.

All wars are wars of the elites on the people. I am sure it was consider necessary to take the next step towards the one world government.

its cute when greeks think some big bad bro will came and take their candy from the naughty kid and gave it back to him.

How God Uses Suffering

By Jace woody

Someone might ask, why is there evil and suffering in the world? As a Christian I can say this. God stated clearly all over Genesis 1 that he created everything good, he created man in his image, and man was created not just good, but very good. Now, what is God’s image? Well, God is authoritative, has free decision, can love, create ideas, and lastly he has a soul: the Holy Spirit. Man was created with these attributes. Let’s focus on the second one, free decision or free will. Now, free will was given to man through the decision to obey or reject God similar to a road with a fork in it and the decision between the two as opposed to a straight road. God placed a tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden. God forbid Adam and Eve to eat of this tree. They could have followed the Lord and obeyed him, but they took the latter path. They ate of the tree and God punished them and their descendants to walk the earth in suffering, pain and death, bacteria was now harmful, the animals became dangerous, take the T-Rex for example, scientists have found that the teeth of this great monster might have been originally used for eating large quantities of fruit at a time. And thus, the world was cursed by God, his trust and the universe broken by Adam and eve. Then people might say, “Wait! If God is a good and loving creator then why would he curse his creation? If he really loved man he would abolish sin and take free will away so that we cannot sin.” This may seem the right thing to do but if we take away free will then we are no longer really human; we become more like robots, following our programming. You may say now, “Ok. He allowed free will for a reason, but that still does not explain why he allows it.” If you asked this question you probably have a very logical way of thinking, however I have arrived at an answer to this question using many books of theology. They all say the same thing: God is all-good and sovereign over all creation. Therefore all things that occur, even suffering, must be good. We see evidence of this “good born of suffering” in the bible. Galatians 4:13 states, “You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.” Paul’s suffering caused him to right the book of Galatians. Psalm 119:67 articulates, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word.” Here God uses affliction to keep David to his commands. Romans 5:3-4 enunciates, “And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance, and perseverance, character; and character, hope.” This is a great example of suffering producing attributes otherwise not acquired that not only betters our lives, but those of others. Think of it this way: would you like a dirty old rock with a tiny gold nugget in it or a prized, refined, gold watch? If you answered: prized, refined, gold watches then you are not wrong. However, you have to put the dirty old rock through a process in order to get it into a watch. No, I’m not going to do a play-by-play of an episode of How It’s Made. I am instead showing you a comparison. Imagine a goldsmith has this dirty old rock. The rock needs to be chipped apart to get the gold nugget out, and so he does. Then the gold needs to be put through a fire to mold it, and so the goldsmith does. Lastly, the melted gold must be molded and crafted into its specific purpose. The goldsmith then uses blueprints to craft the gold to be of aid to him by telling time for him. This story can be compared to suffering and the results. Now imagine you are the rock; you have been chipped by suffering, your true potential good in the lord’s eyes. You will be put through more suffering to refine and mold you. Lastly our lord molds us into his purpose but not without blueprints, his plan. But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’?” Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? Romans 9:20-21. It is said that failure breeds success. That failure is a passageway to success. And you will always pass failure on the way to success. This is true. We like to look to Tomas Edison inventing the light bulb. He tried not once, not twice, but over a thousand times until finally he made it… but that is a paragraph for another day. For now, we focus upon why suffering exists in the world. Let’s recap. God created man in his image with free will. Man disobeyed God and was cursed for it. Now God uses suffering for good purposes. So next time someone discounts the bible because of suffering then tells them what you read here. 13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Peter 3:13-17.