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*** bh chap. 11 pp. 106-109 Why Does God Allow Suffering? ***
Chapter Eleven
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Has God caused the suffering in the world?
What issue was raised in the garden of Eden?
How will God undo the effects of human suffering?
AFTER a terrible battle in one war-torn land, the thousands of civilian women and children who had been killed were buried in a mass grave surrounded by markers. Each marker bore this inscription: ?Why?? Sometimes that is the most painful question of all. People ask it sadly when war, disaster, disease, or crime takes their innocent loved ones, destroys their home, or brings them untold suffering in other ways. They want to know why such tragedies befall them.
2 Why does God allow suffering? If Jehovah God is all-powerful, loving, wise, and just, why is the world so full of hatred and injustice? Have you ever wondered about these things yourself?
3 Is it wrong to ask why God allows suffering? Some worry that asking such a question means that they do not have enough faith or that they are showing disrespect for God. When reading the Bible, however, you will find that faithful, God-fearing people had similar questions. For example, the prophet Habakkuk asked Jehovah: ?Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful, and you keep looking upon mere trouble? And why are despoiling and violence in front of me, and why does quarreling occur, and why is strife carried???Habakkuk 1:3.
4 Did Jehovah scold the faithful prophet Habakkuk for asking such questions? No. Instead, God included Habakkuk?s sincere words in the inspired Bible record. God also helped him to get a clearer understanding of matters and to gain greater faith. Jehovah wants to do the same for you. Remember, the Bible teaches that ?he cares for you.? (1?Peter 5:7) God hates wickedness and the suffering it causes far more than any human does. (Isaiah 55:8,?9) Why, then, is there so much suffering in the world?
WHY SO MUCH SUFFERING?
5 People of various religions have gone to their religious leaders and teachers to ask why there is so much suffering. Often, the response is that suffering is God?s will and that he long ago determined everything that would ever happen, including tragic events. Many are told that God?s ways are mysterious or that he brings death upon people?even children?so that he can have them in heaven with him. As you have learned, though, Jehovah God never causes what is bad. The Bible says: ?Far be it from the true God to act wickedly, and the Almighty to act unjustly!??Job 34:10.
6 Do you know why people make the mistake of blaming God for all the suffering in the world? In many cases, they blame Almighty God because they think that he is the real ruler of this world. They do not know a simple but important truth that the Bible teaches. You learned that truth in Chapter?3 of this book. The real ruler of this world is Satan the Devil.
7 The Bible clearly states: ?The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.? (1?John 5:19) When you think about it, does that not make sense? This world reflects the personality of the invisible spirit creature who is ?misleading the entire inhabited earth.? (Revelation 12:9) Satan is hateful, deceptive, and cruel. So the world, under his influence, is full of hatred, deceit, and cruelty. That is one reason why there is so much suffering.
8 A second reason why there is so much suffering is that, as discussed in Chapter?3, mankind has been imperfect and sinful ever since the rebellion in the garden of Eden. Sinful humans tend to struggle for dominance, and this results in wars, oppression, and suffering. (Ecclesiastes 4:1; 8:9) A third reason for suffering is ?time and unforeseen occurrence.? (Ecclesiastes 9:11) In a world without Jehovah as a protective Ruler, people may suffer because they happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.
9 It is comforting for us to know that God does not cause suffering. He is not responsible for the wars, the crimes, the oppression, or even the natural disasters that cause people to suffer. Still, we need to know, Why does Jehovah allow all this suffering? If he is the Almighty, he has the power to stop it. Why, then, does he hold back? The loving God that we have come to know must have a good reason.?1?John 4:8.
Would you like to know why the almighty God Jehovah is not to blame, and who is. What you have read here, was taken from the book "What does the bible realy teach." Get your free copy from Jehovah's Witnesses and find out.
Jesus said seek and you will find, ask and it will be given! It's your choice.
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Personally I don't think so but it is taking a life befor it had a chance to live. I would only have one if I was raped or if I would die from giving birth to the child
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Did the innocent fteus decide to rape you? Do you really think the rapist cares if you got pregnant? Aborting a baby because you got raped is horrible.
I am completely against aborion and it is be horrible, I agree, but look at it from a young woman's point of view. Would you rather have the raped woman give birth to the child and refuse to put it up for adoption, and it live a miserable life? Its all how you look at it I suppose.
A miserable life is better than no life. That child will still experience the wonderful sights, smells, and sounds that this world has to offer. And who knows, that child might grow up to cure cancer.
And of course, adoption doesn't mean miserable; not with Angelina Jolie about.
How come you didn't delete this? If i make a valid point, do my answers stay intact? (think of it this way, that would prompt me to be less of an a**hole)
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yes in my opinion you shouldnt kill a baby you should give it the chance to live like you.
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It's NOT a baby. It's a lump of parasitic flesh, and as a man, I have no right over it.
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SHOWING RESPECT FOR LIFE
3 God wants us to have respect for life?both our own and that of others. Back in the days of Adam and Eve, for example, their son Cain became very angry with his younger brother Abel. Jehovah warned Cain that his anger could lead him to serious sin. Cain ignored that warning. He ?assaulted Abel his brother and killed him.? (Genesis 4:3-8) Jehovah punished Cain for murdering his brother.?Genesis 4:9-11.
4 Thousands of years later, Jehovah gave the people of Israel laws to help them to serve him acceptably. Because these laws were given through the prophet Moses, they are sometimes called the Mosaic Law. Part of the Mosaic Law said: ?You must not murder.? (Deuteronomy 5:17) This showed the Israelites that God values human life and that people must value the lives of others.
5 What about the life of an unborn child? Well, according to the Mosaic Law, causing the death of a baby in its mother?s womb was wrong. Yes, even such a life is precious to Jehovah. (Exodus 21:22,?23; Psalm 127:3) This means that abortion is wrong.
This answer was taken from the book "What Does The Bible Realy Teach" To get your free copy, visit your local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Wittnesses.
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That's funny... I could swear by your beliefs, your god is responsible for the deaths of millions by natural disasters.
Read the bible book of Job and see if you can figure out who caused the wind storm that killed jobs kids.
funny how those who blame God for everything bad are that last to thank God for anything good.
Well you obviously have me pegged in the wrong category. I've never thanked god for anything good.
What have I to thank god for? For killing those Iove? If you preach how god loves everybody, then you are calling him a hypocrite.
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i think it is wrong in my opinion, but i really think other opinions count not just my own?
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