Because of Sin
Why would God…? What kind of God…? We’ve all heard the statements made by non-believers as they judge God and His actions as an argument for why they don’t believe.
But, let’s face it. Sin and pain and suffering were not God’s desire for the world. His desire in creation, especially in the creation of mankind, was to invite another being to join the Trinity in love and holiness and fellowship and unity. Things were good. God even said those exact words as he completed the days of creation.
But for true love to occur, it cannot be forced and for it not to be forced there must be a choice. Unfortunately, mankind chose to break the one rule in the garden and we have subsequently chosen to break every other rule and commandments ever since. In pure love, God allows us to turn from Him and defy Him time and time again. He allows us to follow the path of disobedience, a path that always leads to death, eternal death and eternal separation from Him.
Mercifully, God also gives us pain and sorrow and suffering. Mercifully, because can you imagin the depravity of a world without those warning signs and hinderances to disuade mankind from fully following the path of sin? Just as pain is a warning sign to prevent fatal injury, these things also serve as warning signs of turning from God.
But, we now live in a time when sin who so saturated creation, that pain and sorrow and suffering surround us. It threatens to swallow our lives and draw us into darkness. But, God is bigger than the effects of sin. God is bigger than any pull of darkness. God is big enough that no matter how far we try to run and hide from Him, He is only a whisper away. God is big enough that when we see the error in trying to make ourselves the judge of God and instead recognize our own horrible sin, He does not use the same criteria we were using to judge us, but, instead, forgives us because of the saving gift of His son.
My Answers:
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Because of sin – all have sinned and all live in a broken world filled with the sin of man over the ages. We are people who chose to rebel against God and have continued that pattern continuously ever since.
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physical suffering with medical condition and surgery. It brought me closer to God. It renewed my spirit and the hope and acceptance that my family showed through it was a witness to others of the peace of God.
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God is greater and never fails. His purpose is to save and bring all back into unity with Him, but He honors choice. Through any challenge and suffering He is always present and does not forget.
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