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I don't have any answers for you, I'm sorry.........

Welcome, I hope you find the answers you are looking for.

The answer is, he doesn't. God weeps for the loss of life. Look at how Jesus wept at the death of Lazarus. Read how Jesus healed the people who were suffering from terrible diseases. This world is all about what is like to NOT have God as our Father, unless we want him to be. I believe the children are now with God. It is better to be in Paradise than in this world.

i don't know the answer, but God is God, and we can't change that! He created us, He gave us life, but/and He can take it away! Welcome to the forum!

This is a horrible tragedy. Instead of questioning God (whose "foolishness" is far greater than our greatest wisdom) we should be praying, donating and finding other ways to help those who have survived this horrible thing. God bless you and welcome to the forums.

why? focus on the living.. and let the dead rest.

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crossrunner said:

This is a horrible tragedy. Instead of questioning God (whose "foolishness" is far greater than our greatest wisdom) we should be praying, donating and finding other ways to help those who have survived this horrible thing. God bless you and welcome to the forums.

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I agree.

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BeAChristian said:

2000000 dead and probably more. Anyone have any answers? Is this another test from God? Sweeping away baby children as they sleep? I'm looking for answers.

I want to know what it's all about? Why would God choose to kill 100's of thousands of children in the Indian Ocean, being hit by glass, wood and metal???? Please......let me know??????????????????

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It is bringing nations together and people are giving like its never been seen.

thats the only posative i can see.

humanity is sure acting alot nice than it has for a while, religions aside as well

Through Suffering, Humans will unite.
In our desire to help our Brothers and Sisters we show the world the love of our God.

Vigil.

amen

God weeps for the children and weeps for the dead, and he also weeps for the sinner that mokes his word, but in the bible it says you will hear of rumors of wars and children turning on their parents and weather getting worse before I return. But do not worry I aint saved either but I am finding answers myself so you will find what you are lookin for when you and god are ready.

I don't believe that God caused any of that to happen, but he probably could've stopped it from happening if he needed to. The thing is, if God were to protect us from every bad thing in life, we would never learn much. We wouldn't understand that we need his protection and it would be harder to feel a need for God. Also, it's amazing to see how people from all over the world unite to help the ones in need. In A Walk to Remember Jamie says,"Without suffering there would be no compassion."

God does not want us to be spoiled that is like our parents they want us to learn. But yes I know what you mean so thats why it is to be in with god incase anything is suppose to happen to you and you will be rejoiced with christ.

BeAChristian said:

2000000 dead and probably more. Anyone have any answers? Is this another test from God? Sweeping away baby children as they sleep? I'm looking for answers. Only God can judge after death, and the innocent and guilty will all have perfect justice even though they lived in a world of death.

I want to know what it's all about? Why would God choose to kill 100's of thousands of children in the Indian Ocean, being hit by glass, wood and metal???? Please......let me know??????????????????

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The second death is the one to fear. This life is short as a vapor and is in a world cursed to death because of sin. It is to be cleansed by the wrath of God when the grace He has given to men ends with judgment.

Romans 15 And what a difference between our sin and God’s generous gift of forgiveness. For this one man, Adam, brought death to many through his sin. But this other man, Jesus Christ, brought forgiveness to many through God’s bountiful gift.
16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but we have the free gift of being accepted by God, even though we are guilty of many sins.
17 The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over us, but all who receive God’s wonderful, gracious gift of righteousness will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.

Romans 8:18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will give us later.
19 For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.
20 Against its will, everything on earth was subjected to God’s curse.
21 All creation anticipates the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
22 For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
23 And even we Christians, although we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, also groan to be released from pain and suffering. We, too, wait anxiously for that day when God will give us our full rights as his children, including the new bodies he has promised us.

Re 20:6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.

My dear friend...this world does not belong to God anylonger...it belongs to Satan and his evil reign of destruction. Yes, God can stop it....but I cannot say exactly why he doesn't stop every bad thing. If he did that...would anyone really be leaning on him for help? Would there be thousands of people praying for others and themselves all of a sudden? Maybe God wanted to bring some of his children home...maybe Satan wanted to torment that part of the earth....maybe God decided that the wickedness there had gone on long enough....I don't know the mind of the maker. But wait...I said "maker" didn't I? That reminds us....he who made us did not sell us away...we were stolen....but that doesn't make us any less His....he gave and he can take. He gave life, he can give death. The best part about this, though, is that these babies....they don't ever have to experience this world...they can go straight up to heaven....the best place ever! This is what I have felt inside of me...I am shocked and saddened...but there are reasons for everything...I may not know them...but I believe that the Creator will come out with something good from even the worst situations. God bless dear friend...millions of people and children die all the time bloody brutal deaths....just not all together like this. Not only that....think about the children and families who LIVE with abuse! All of those people who get raped, abused, sexually, physically and emotionally, scarred for life....burned through and through with all sorts of disorders and struggles that weigh us down! Abortions, murders, wars....terrorists, natural disasters, power struggle......it all brings about quite a bit of death too....just no one ever mentions those as much....

I don't know, but I do know that I wept, and God has way more compassion than I.