If someone you love says to you they reject God because...

[Emily~Anne]

...(cont'd from title) a truly wonderful God would not allow such horrible things to happen such as disabilities, illness, death, etc., etc., how would you respond? What would you say?

[OneLight]

There is a lot of ground that would have to be covered. First, God did not create sickness. Man did when they choose to disobey God. Sickness is because of our sin nature. God does love us, that is why He sent us His Son instead of just getting rid of mankind all together. Then there is the new heaven and new earth, living with Christ and everything else that is deeper then what I have said. No matter what you say, you will have to start at where ever they are in their understanding of God.

OneLight

[Hunterpoet]

I have had people say this to me and worse. One fellow I know became a buddhist because he feels christians are murderers and always gets very upset about the crusades and any war since.

For me, it all goes back to the garden of Eden. When man fell from G-ds grace all the other bad stuffed followed. Death, disease, disabilities etc.

Another point is that we are not to concern ourselves to greatly with the physical life, because it is very temporary. Our spiritual life is much more important.

Others here I'm sure will ad their views.

[peaches]

i would counter their pessimism by showing them how truly loving God is. I would try to show them the extent of His grace in terms that would make sense to THEM rather than just simply saying Christ died and suffered for us - the end.

[MeCajunboy]

...(cont'd from title) a truly wonderful God would not allow such horrible things to happen such as disabilities, illness, death, etc., etc., how would you respond? What would you say?

I would remind you and all who doubt that we are encouraged to look beyond this life if for nothing else, the lessons alone should teach and support the premise that God DOES exist and HE promises us an ETERNITY of bliss and happiness for an ETERNITY. For me, that is enough to get me through a mere 80+plus years of what LIFE and people can dish out in misery and disbelief. For me, there is no question that God is not responsible for what man has bestowed in the way of misery and pain that is being inflicted on man. Each year that goes by proves to be a sign of the times that man is repeating his same mistakes and also proves what God has told us from the beginning of time......"The gates are as narrow as the path for those who struggle along their way to something and Someone who provides so much happiness for an eternity with God forever and ever...

Stay focused and never lose sight of the Promise

In God

Cajunboy

[EricH]

I would acknowledge that it is a difficut question, and that honestly we all struggle with this at one point in our lives or another. I would also share that while I don't have all the answers, I do know that God experienced the direct results of this Himself.

[wc4Jc]

God did not make the choice. God gave man the ability to choose, and man is the only one responsible for our suffering. Blaming God for our mistakes is a way of trying to get around that which is what is. It's a cop out.

God sent His Son, who suffered more pain than any of us could ever begin to imagine, so where does anyone get off blaming God for what man has caused?

[Matthitjah]

I would acknowledge that it is a difficut question, and that honestly we all struggle with this at one point in our lives or another. I would also share that while I don't have all the answers, I do know that God experienced the direct results of this Himself.

Grace to you,

I agree and I use this tact while adding the fact that Christ Himself took upon Himself this same suffering, He became what He beheld. Meanwhile I remind them of the role call of Faith and the fact that Christ Himself promised us that we would have tribulations in this world, but that He himself had overcome them and that we could have Faith in Him, even as He has proven. Then I point them to His death and Ressurection. He's a God who keeps His promises.

Peace,

Dave

[EricH]

I would acknowledge that it is a difficut question, and that honestly we all struggle with this at one point in our lives or another. I would also share that while I don't have all the answers, I do know that God experienced the direct results of this Himself.

Grace to you,

I agree and I use this tact while adding the fact that Christ Himself took upon Himself this same suffering, He became what He beheld. Meanwhile I remind them of the role call of Faith and the fact that Christ Himself promised us that we would have tribulations in this world, but that He himself had overcome them and that we could have Faith in Him, even as He has proven. Then I point them to His death and Ressurection. He's a God who keeps His promises.

Peace,

Dave

Amen, bro

[Theopolitan]

...(cont'd from title) a truly wonderful God would not allow such horrible things to happen such as disabilities, illness, death, etc., etc., how would you respond? What would you say?

My quick reply would be, "How do you know?" Edited January 8, 2008 by Theopolitan