If god existed...

if god realy existed why do things happen like rape and murder and animal abuse? doesnt he care?

I think your God has a lot to answer for.

It is claimed that he is all powerful, it is claimed that he made the earth and the sky in 6 days, yet he is unable to stop a poor 3 month old baby in Africa starving to death in a slow and agonising manner.

I suggest that he is not doing his job too well.

Please dont give me that free will, you need faith or everyone (including babies) are sinners type of speech. (Or post a lot of links to bible passages)

This is purely a smokescreen used by christians when they cannot explain something about their belief.

Maybe your God is a cruel and conditional God

Maybe your God is often fallible which put the pope one level above him.

Jesus

is my homie...

because he doesnt exist.
those things arnt acts of god, nothing is
theres just bad things. but the world needs the good and the bad.
if everyone in the worls was bad the world would suck
but it would also suck if everyone in it was good.
you need all sorts of people to make it a world.
people who do that are just mentally f*ucked-up
and also people can be cruel

Sorry of the subject I know. Hows the baby?

I lol'd @ jazlovestoskate

to seriously answer this question look up and read some books from world renowned psychics

I would go with Sylvia Browne

No matter who controls the world, its never going to be perfect. Bad things are going to happen no matter what. Just because bad things happen, doesn't mean anyone, including god, wanted them to.

yes he does but he can't stop us from sinning thats why theres satan he takes advantage of us when we don't know it so thats why people do it

psychics dont specialise in god lonewolfoftyme
they have nothing to to with anything to do with god

God does exist

he just lets everything happen cause we humans, as a whole, brought this upon ourselves

That's a question that people have been asking for centuries.

Unfortunately, there is no clear answer. In the book of Job in the Bible, that question is brought up by Job himself. He asks God why the righteous seem to suffer. Ultimately, God's answer is not very satisfying. He basically tells Job, where were you when I created the heavens and earth, and who are you to question me?

The question was also asked by Buddha, who really struggled with it. While he gives interesting answers on how to deal with suffering, his ultimate explanation was that we bring it on ourselves and that it's a state of mind. Again, not a very satisfying answer when you look at actual suffering in the world.

If there is a supreme being or beings, it's pretty clear that being is not completely benevolent. It would have to be amoral, unconcerned with both righteousness and with acts of evil.

he does defintally care!!
but those are the acts of people!
no him!!
dont blame mans acts on God!!

Alyssa, hold your tongue

there is a God, I dont think he doesn't cares, you dont see him walking down the street helping anybody

before humans are born, they pick who is going to be their father/mother, they (you) choose what is going to happen in each aspect of life

don't call me a liar and whatever, im not saying any religion is wrong, I am stating what I believe and im not saying that you are wrong either

God does exist his name is Chuck Norris

Hahaha good ice breaker there smoke959 wasnt expecting that one. Came out of no where.

Because man is born a sinful creature - You bet He CARES !! - God being pure cannot even look upon sin - man, even in his very best state is a sinner - on judgement day, either: your sins are covered by the blood-shed sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross (salvation and only salvation - being a nice person isn't good enough - even at our very best, we are but filthy rags), and remembered no more or they are not (your sins are not covered) - where God's great love comes into play is, He provided a WAY (Jesus) for us not to perish and live in Heaven with Him (He certainly didn't have to do this but did because He loved us so) - if you read carefully John 3:16, this is exactly what it says - each person will either accept or reject, you must decide for yourself and yes, it's so important, it has eternal consequences - He Loves you and wants you to accept God's free gift to man - Jesus...Hope this helps !!

I should know better than to argue with a scripture quoting christian and who chucks the 'sin' word at me.

However,

What I cannot understand is how an innocent, newborn baby can be classed as sinful?

Surely as a christian you believe that God created the miricle of birth, why would he also create it in a way that every child is sinful even before it draws its first breath?

Why should this innocent child be partially blamed for the sins of others?

Could any responses be in plain, basic English without any quotes from the bible. I would like to hear individual replies not robot like quotes from a book written by, and put together by man.

See if it is possible to do this without using the 'sin' or 'faith' words.

PS
I think I am happy to live and enjoy this life rather than risk the remotest possibility that there will be a next life that may be better.

OK, I'm all ears...go easy on me...

because god needs some entertainment and we are like a tv progame to him/her/it

If you're looking for a detailed answer

then Google the question: Why would a good God allow Suffering?

There's a well thought out answer to your question at the top.

Many thanks middleschoolpastor ,
I will have a read through now.

Just to help others find this, here is the link: http://www.rbc.org/uploadedFiles/Bible_Study/Discovery_Series/PDFs/why_would_a_good_god_allow_suffering.pdf

I have only read the first few pages but it looks promising...

wow ther are so many difrent opinions

God created the earth, and everything that is within, and he gave man dominion.

Does that answer your question?

Fact... He is coming back one day, and man will give an accounting for his earthly reign.

God intervenes in mans affairs, when he is invited, and only according to the precepts in his word.