If God is Real????

[momtoparker]

1. People claim that god loves us and he would do anything for us, well why then did he flood this earth and extinquish all?? We are suppose to believe in God and have faith in God, well i think this world is full of hate and we do do bad things to each other, why would he not send a flood now?? Why would he do it then and not now?
2. At this time a great percentage of people do not believe, alot beleive in nothing after death and God should know this, why then does he not deliver us another human form of Himself? and make us all believers again??
3. In the bible is says that God did alot of saving. Why does he not save the sick or save the wicked?
4. If God made every last one of us and has a plan for every single one of us, why then does he make children that only die at birth or die of cancer only years later? Or why does he make men and women who rape and murder? what was their plan suppose to be???
I want to believe but there are just to many things that make me not believe. If anywone can answer any of the above please do so. Thank you.

 

[ephraimanesti]

1. People claim that god loves us and he would do anything for us, well why then did he flood this earth and extinquish all??

MY DEAR SISTER--People had become so hardened in their sinfulness--with, of course, the exception of Noah and those with him--that they could no longer be reached by God's Love. In such a situation, what God did was, in reality, merciful--given that the alternative was to allow the evil to increase and multiply--along with the suffering and destitution of the affected sinners.

We are suppose to believe in God and have faith in God, well i think this world is full of hate and we do do bad things to each other, why would he not send a flood now?? Why would he do it then and not now?

Then, He had no recourse due to mankind's wrongful exercise of their freewill in harding their hearts in rebellion against God--chosing good over evil, and darkness over light. Now He has sent His Beloved Son to deal with the situation and break the power of sin over us and our world and to lead us into the light and glory of His Father's Kingdom.

2. At this time a great percentage of people do not believe, alot beleive in nothing after death and God should know this, why then does he not deliver us another human form of Himself? and make us all believers again??

Jesus is alive and well and living in the hearts of all believers as well as sitting at the Father's right hand interceeding on our behalf--not to mention that He is coming again in glory to make all things new.

There is nothing really that could be added--or gained--by His coming again in human form as He did 2000 years ago. Even then, only a small percentage of those who were eyewitnesses of His miracles, heard first-hand His teaching, and witnessed His Resurrection from the dead actually surrended themselves to Him and accepted Him as their Lord, God, and Savior. We have, presently, all we need and could possibly use in our needed process of growing nigh unto God and becoming His beloved adopted children and brothers/sisters of Christ our Lord.

3. In the bible is says that God did alot of saving. Why does he not save the sick or save the wicked?

God has done His part in providing each one of us with the information, the ways, and the means of our salvation from ourselves and our sins, and from the dying world we have created in our own image and likeness. Our sole responsibility is the accept His wonderous Gift and live out our lives in faith and obedience under the direction and power of God's Holy Spirit. When this is done, through the Power of God, "all things will become new": "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."(Revelation 21:3-5)

4. If God made every last one of us and has a plan for every single one of us, why then does he make children that only die at birth or die of cancer only years later? Or why does he make men and women who rape and murder? what was their plan suppose to be???

We live in a sinful and fallen world--a world of our own making (or, rather, RE-making)--one quite different from that which God intended when He created all things "and saw that they were very good."(Gen 1:31) Holding God responsible for our actions as sinful human beings is not honest. We must accept our responsibility for what our world has become and ask God to forgive us for our rebellion and heal our world, bringing it back to His original design and purpose.

I want to believe but there are just to many things that make me not believe. If anywone can answer any of the above please do so. Thank you.

Might i suggest that you read THE SHACK by William P. Young. It deals with many of the issues you have raised above much more clearly than i ever could. (The book is available almost everywhere now.)

MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND GUIDE YOU INTO THE LIGHT OF HIS TRUTH.

A BOND-SLAVE/FRIEND/BROTHER OF OUR LORD/GOD/SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST,
ephraim

 

[drich0150]

I think you got some really good answers to your direct questions. I'm just going to add a little perspective. (not to take away from what's already been said.)

We are here living in a evil world for one purpose. That is to have an opportunity to exercise free will. Why? To prove to ourselves where our allegiances lie.. Meaning, if God created all of us at one time, and after creation commenced to judge us on who he knew us to be, then we would cry out as to how unjust this process is, no matter how right or accurate his judgment would be.. Imagine being created and then thrown into hell, because of who someone else says you are. Right or not the righteous thing would be, (And Because God is a righteous God) to allow the person in question have an opportunity to live and make decisions based on who that person is without influence of God. Even at the expense of others. Why? Because what would be the point of this life, if God were taking away the consequences of our actions and constantly checking in on us and reminding everyone of his authority?

Where would the essence of free will be? Because all of your actions would go through a "filter" that would soften the impact of any consequences your actions might have. We would be living in a modified version of free will, Because We would be living a version of "God's will" and in doing so our judgment would still be unjust. Because someone somewhere would/could say that if... I only knew I would have never.. Or God should have stopped me from.. Or had me do..
As it is now we are our own masters, and we choose if we serve God, or we choose to serve ourselves.

The reason we can do this is because we have is the blood sacrifice of Jesus that covers the sin of those who would believe, and love God. Allowing them access to his love in return for there efforts in seeking him. And to everyone else they have, like we have, an unobstructed opportunity to love God, by exercising "Free will."

 

[salida]

1) If God is love why did He have a flood? He had a flood because the world except Noah was corrupt. No, God isn't mean but God hates sin and mankind does have a choice (free will) on how they want to live their lifes. Thus, in Acts 17:26-27 - It explains that, "From one man(Adam) he made every nation of men, that should inhabit the whole earth and so determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men may know him, reach out to him and find him as he isn't far from any of us." In addition, in Romans 1:20 - We are without excuse because of his creation. Why isn't God sending another flood now? Well, there will be another judgement when the Second Coming of Christ occurs- this will be in Gods timing.

2)God doesn't force people to believe and God created mankind with God in mens hearts already.

3)Why not save the sick? Its a fallen world and sometimes God does the miracles. I was sick from cancer more than once and as a christian this brought me closer to God. The miracle is I'm still here and what is bad God turns into good. The purpose of our time on earth is a dressing room for heaven. We become more and more like Christ through trials - a purification process. Also, our days are numbered on earth. Why not the wicked? This answer is in the number 1 answer.

4) Again, things happen because its a fallen world.

Maybe consider this: Do you think you are a good person? http://livingwaters.com/good/ Can you keep the 10 Commandments all the time 100% of the time? Only Jesus did this. This is why we need a Lord and Savior.

 

[jellybean99]

1. People claim that god loves us and he would do anything for us, well why then did he flood this earth and extinquish all?? We are suppose to believe in God and have faith in God, well i think this world is full of hate and we do do bad things to each other, why would he not send a flood now?? Why would he do it then and not now?
2. At this time a great percentage of people do not believe, alot beleive in nothing after death and God should know this, why then does he not deliver us another human form of Himself? and make us all believers again??
3. In the bible is says that God did alot of saving. Why does he not save the sick or save the wicked?
4. If God made every last one of us and has a plan for every single one of us, why then does he make children that only die at birth or die of cancer only years later? Or why does he make men and women who rape and murder? what was their plan suppose to be???
I want to believe but there are just to many things that make me not believe. If anywone can answer any of the above please do so. Thank you.

The situation that you speak is often called "The Problem of Evil." It poses the question, "How can there be evil in a world created by a omnipotent, omniscient, and benevolent God?" Many great (and not-so-great) thinkers have wrestled with this question. Proposed solutions to this apparent contradiction are called "Theodicies." Check it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_evil

FYI: The attributions of omnipotence, omniscience and benevolence come from Classic Greek philosophy, and are believed to describe the ultimate deity in terms of power, knowledge and virtue.

"Good" comes from the Hebrew TOVE (rhymes with grove) and refers to the quality and desirability of someone or some deed. This can refer to morals, character, strength, purity, etc. "Bad," RRA (rhymes with bra) is used to describe entities and deeds of inferior quality and desirability and are seen as wicked and/or disagreeable in YHWH's eyes.

God is absolutely good--perfect & complete in every way, while everyone and everything else is RRA in comparison. To sin, kah-TAH, literally means to miss the mark, as in to fall short of goodness. In its extreme, RRA means wicked, evil and/or catastrophic.

When the serpent entered the Garden of Eden, he showed Eve the fruit of the tree which contained the knowledge of Good and Evil. Eve only knew of goodness before this incident. The serpent tricked Eve into eating the fruit, which was good, by doing something evil (wicked & disagreeable to God).

Once she and Adam ate of this fruit, wickedness entered creation making it RAA (corrupt, of inferior quality) and doomed the universe to eventually perish (like rotting fruit). Adam and Eve's evil deed separated the human race and our universe from God's goodness and also left humanity with an imperfect (inferior) sense of morals (right and wrong, good and evil, etc.).

It is only when one appears before God that one truly knows what is "good." While God the Father is not immediately available to this wicked world (He cannot look upon evil nor can we look directly at Him w/o perishing in our wickedness), His son Jesus can be made available to us if we seek Him out and He is willing. Prayer, Scripture reading and approaching Christ's witnesses on Earth are ways of seeking Christ, the anointed one.

To behold Christ is to realize "goodness." From there confession (agreement with God regarding our missing the mark), repentance (turning from one's wicked path) and atonement (by faithfully accepting the Pardon offered by Christ's perfect sacrifice) becomes possible. Worship (responding to God's glory), praise (responding to God's attributes), thanks (responding to God's blessings), petition (asking for God's treasure) and intercession (asking for God's action) are also available to those who appeal to God's goodness in prayer. Jesus Christ is the "High Priest" who hears our confessions so that we, having our goodness restored by the Holy Spirit, may approach God the Father or God the Son without fear of perishing. Continued fellowship with God requires regular prayer--the Holy Spirit only goes as deep as our confessions to Christ.

A Christian's fiery trials and tribulations are God's way of purifying our character (making it more and good and less evil), though we are all "works in progress" that do not realize perfection in this lifetime.

I trust that this post answers your questions, though reading this may prompt more questions and prayer. I pray that the light of Christ may shine on all who read this so that they may see it and faithfully turn to Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.