Why is there poverty, disease and hunger?

[FatherGoose]

Why did God create disease.? I will also ask now why he does not answer prayers to create more food to end hunger? Shouldn't this be easy for God? 

 

Why?

[Sower]

56 minutes ago, FatherGoose said:

Why did God create disease.? I will also ask now why he does not answer prayers to create more food to end hunger? Shouldn't this be easy for God? 

 

Why?

Sin. OUR sin.

[David1701]

56 minutes ago, FatherGoose said:

Why did God create disease.?

That's a loaded question.  There are various different causes of disease - all a result of man's sin.

1) Genetic degeneration of our bodies

2) Otherwise helpful bacteria being in the wrong place

3) Degeneration of bacteria

4) Errant bits of DNA or RNA (viruses)

5) Copying errors in our cells (e.g. cancer)

6) Self-induced diseases (e.g. from smoking, taking drugs or drinking alcohol to excess).

There are other causes as well; but, they are all attributable to the fall of Adam, when we started to degenerate physically, mentally and spiritually.

God did not create diseases.  They are a result of the Fall, due to corruption of God's originally very good creation.

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I will also ask now why he does not answer prayers to create more food to end hunger? Shouldn't this be easy for God? 

Why?

 

There is more than enough food in the world, for every single person in existence and many more besides.  The problems are to do with corruption and distribution, not quantity.

[Alive]

God created man in His image and a part of that was to give man a level of 'choice' and not being like a robot.

God wants a family and from His POV, it was better to have His family as His 'eternal purpose' works out--rather than have no family at all. Of course He knew what would happen and He ordained a solution. In the end, the entire Creation will learn His abundant Love and Grace and Mercy and all things will be summed up 'In Christ'.

Regardless of sickness and death, etc---humanity is alive and has conciousness and even in this fallen earth, there is a great deal to enjoy, to glorify God in and to 'image' Him as intended.

I got to have children and grandchildren and a wife as my partner, lover and sister. Ask anyone that has gone through hardship whether they would prefer life that way or to have never had life.

Focus on the Truth and know His Joy and Peace.

[Justin Adams]

Yes. God prefers us (warts and all) than not to have us at all.

That would be the only way to get rid of the problems mentioned in the OP. Annihilate us all - problem solved.

[Who me]

3 hours ago, FatherGoose said:

Why did God create disease.

Blaming God for the consequence of sin is similar to blaming hospital for people dying in them.

 

May I suggest that you investigate answersingenesis and the articles they and creation.com have about how mutations have changed helpful bacteria etc into unhelpful and dangerous illnesses..

Re food, as has been said, there is no shortage of food in the world.

Test this yourself.

How many poor people are there in your town. Join those charities that seek to help them and see if you can remove people in need from your town?

 

[FatherGoose]

2 hours ago, Sower said:

Sin. OUR sin.

 

12 minutes ago, Who me said:

Blaming God for the consequence of sin is similar to blaming hospital for people dying in them.

 

May I suggest that you investigate answersingenesis and the articles they and creation.com have about how mutations have changed helpful bacteria etc into unhelpful and dangerous illnesses..

Re food, as has been said, there is no shortage of food in the world.

Test this yourself.

How many poor people are there in your town. Join those charities that seek to help them and see if you can remove people in need from your town?

 

How can I help humanity if God can't? or won't? 

[missmuffet]

3 hours ago, FatherGoose said:

Why did God create disease.? I will also ask now why he does not answer prayers to create more food to end hunger? Shouldn't this be easy for God? 

 

Why?

God is not the creator of sin and suffering. He knew humans would rebel against Him from the beginning. He also knew many would choose to have a relationship with Him. His loves prevails. Humans have abused their free will by rejecting God and walking away from Him. That has caused evil in this world which includes many things such as crime, sickness...etc and Satan loves it. 

[R. Hartono]

6 hours ago, FatherGoose said:

Why did God create disease.? 

Virus are already in the world n after mankind fell into sin we are not immune anymore. Its our guilty not to obey God.

Nowadays disease came from chemical n pollution created by mankind, and over consumption of meat from injected poultry n cattle. This pollution n chemical from generation to generation has created weaker generation vulnerable to disease. God didnt create disease. Men polluted the nature with CO2 n food with chemical n suffer the consequences.

Edited January 25, 2021 by R. Hartono

[R. Hartono]

14 hours ago, FatherGoose said:

 I will also ask now why he does not answer prayers to create more food to end hunger ?

There are milions ton of waste food around the world every day in many nations, its the distribution problem.

There are tens of thousand trillions dollars in the world bank account enough to feed the hunger, why are there hunger ? Lack of attention and donation from the rich.

Jesus told us the story of poor Lazarus who died in front of the rich man's house, because the richs do not share, its the reality. God created everything so plenty but most rich men do not share with the poor in their nation, they think its the government duty as they hv paid taxes, but there are corruptors n most politicians in governments are corrupt n pretend they dont see hungry civilians. The government always hv billions budget to finance their nation thru many civil servants' ministries, why are there hungry people in nation ? lack of attention.

There are hungry people in African poor countries while their government are busily fighting each other for power n corrupt the nation insanely. If u live in such country u r in bad poverty, God didnt create those corrupt civil servants n government which created hunger.

Some people in this country hv initiative instead of complaining for hunger, they gather clean waste food to feed n help thousands hungry people. Its no use to rely on government social department they are corrupt.

Because people are just eating for their stomach n most dont spare food at home for the hungry. They need somebody to collect donation of food n distribute it for the homeless n the poor in slum area, thats what some people are doing to solve the problem instead of blaming God.

Most hunger are created n neglected by greedy government politicians n civil servants in many nations, like in my country where corruptions are unbelievably insane n bloody n so rooty.

You need to ask ur government instead of God, why there are hunger while there are billions of dollar budget for national development, are they blind or just pretending ? They just dont care.

Edited January 25, 2021 by R. Hartono