If God Exists.... why does he let the innocent suffer so much...
Example a young 3 year old child sick in hospitals all around the world...
and we are all made in the image of god.. no way if I was made in the image of god I would have his power... and then no children would be suffering..
The only thing god is... is a money maker for the church... and do not get me started on that one...
If you want to believe in something.. believe in KARMA and YOUR INNER FEELINGS.... and oh yer ALIENSSSSSSSSSS......
Well, there is the main question. I often think that the problem many people have (including several in the scientific community) isn't so much about the question of if God exists, it is more about if He does exist, how could he allow such suffering?
I am sure you have heard the typical debates on this matter. It becomes more a question about free-will vs. God's intervention.
My thoughts on it are as follows:
God creates the world. God creates man. Give man (Adam and Eve) free will to choose. Man chooses not to obey God (eating forbidden fruit) then man is given consequences for that choice. Sin enters the world because of that choice. With sin (and Satan's influence) comes death, sickness, suffering, hate, murder and all of the other painful things we deal with on a daily basis. But God provides hope and way to be freed from this sinful world we are currently in. He promises to send His son to pay the penalty for the choices we have made and offers us eternal life free from these things. Basically we have a gift of our sentence being pardoned if we so choose to accept it. This life is temporary. Eternity is the main goal we should be focused on.
All that said, do I often wonder why God doesn't intervene more often? Should he have a "smite button" that he presses anytime we, as humans, choose to do evil or make choices that go against Him? If He did that, I would already be smitten.
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As for the "image of God" we have a mind, a physical body and a soul or "spirit." I believe it is the eternal soul that differentiates us. We also have the ability to see good and evil and understand these things. That is what I think of when I think about being created in God's image. Thankfully we were not created all-powerful. I can only imagine what the world would be like then.
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And yes, there are sinful people in churches doing evil things in God's name. They will be judged harshly, more harshly than anyone else I believe, for doing these things when the final day of judgement arrives.
I understand and respect your Christian views. With that, how do you explain the sometimes conflicting views of other religions? Are the other 70% of the world’s population dammed to Hell because they don’t believe in your God?