Whats up with god?

If god is all powerful and everything like some people believe (but I dont) then why does he let bad things happen to so many people? if he could stop things but doesnt he obviously doesnt give a damn what happens to us.

okay, heres an interesting yes/no question:

Is God so powerful that he could microwave something so hot even he could not eat it?

He loved us enough to provide a WAY for us to go to Heaven, Jesus - He didn't have to - we all must decide to accept or reject the way, John 3 : 16.

I know exactly what you are talking about! its like why do we have to pray (if we pray) to make good things happen!! WHAT??? right and who is HE? are we talking about Jesus when we talk about a he or is it GOD? and in many different religions they call the superior HE!! IT DRIVES ME NUTS!! I sometimes believe that the Greek gods are kind of real... lets face it people just made it up!!! just so that people can be good..and what if all the bible stories are some idiot who wanted to make a big joke and everybody forgot about it and THEY wanted to make it real!!! anyway my dinner is on the table so I gots to go and eats it!!

God gave his life for us and you are complainiing about that that is so stupid you are going to hell if you think like that

I agree with you. Im very agnostic right now because I mean so much bad s h I t happens. I believe we created god to explain things we couldnt explain.
-nkw

its nobody in the worlds place to judge them for what they believe and we cant determine where they are going but jesus did die on the cross to save our sins god sent his one and only begotten son...nobody made the bible up just to make people be good we have laws for that the bible is gods word and I think that if you'd just go to church listen with an open mind and study your bible and pray then amazing things would happen in your life...I'll be praying for you and allmeroth I think yall both can find that the bible is real and god can do amazing things in both of yalls lives

Imagine for a moment that no gods even existed. Would that not also explain their lack of involvement?

***He loved us enough to provide a WAY for us to go to Heaven, Jesus - He didn't have to - we all must decide to accept or reject the way, John 3 : 16.***

...just like you don't HAVE TO repeat the same snippet of John 3:16 over and over again... that's number 492.

Why don't you try quoting SOME OTHER scripture, 500 times in a row, hmmm? You're not helping anyone, you're only making yourself look more incompetent, your faith more weak AND NOW one-dimensional. Its as if you're chanting it for some type of perverted self-satisfaction.

John 3:16 has NOTHING to do with explaining WHY God let's bad things happen to good people... and if you think otherwise, you need to go sit on the toilet, and bible-beat yourself in the head, until a better idea falls out.

lphilipl,
That's a very good question and if you've ever noticed, the ones that believe in God so much are the ones that are having a nice life. It's easy to believe in God when you have no problems.

My life sucks and I mean, no one has any idea what I have been through in my life and what I am still going through.

Yet, Christians want me to believe that God or Jesus loves me. Well, I say. . .If that is love, I'd be interested in knowing what their idea of hate is.

I believe that God and Jesus are fictitious like Santa Claus and that the Bible WAS written with the same idea, to keep people from killing each other, etc.

Some of us, don't need a Bible to scare us into being good. We are just good because it is our nature and people like me aren't worried about going to heaven or hell because:

1) Heaven and Hell probably doesn't exist . ..and
2) If there is a Heaven and Hell, we know we will be going to Heaven.

Another thing. . . Christians always thank God for the good things in their life.

So, what are you supposed to say to God about the bad things? My life is crappy so what do I say? Thank you for my crappy life?

how can you say lack of involvment...have you ever been to the beach and see the sunrise or the moons reflection on the water have you ever been to the mountains and just looked out onto the earth...how do you think this earth was created if there is no god there's a beginning to everything..right?
what about how people get healed from diseases everyday peoples prayers get answered everyday...maybe you pray but dont have faith in your prayers or maybe its jsut not time for what you want to happen

***peoples prayers get answered everyday...***

...and there are just as many people whose prayers AREN'T answered. There are people who DON'T pray, but still get what they want/need every day... and there are some who don't. Regardless if you believe or not, whether you pray or not, when you want or need something, you either get it now, get it later, or you DON'T get it. THERE ARE NO OTHER POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.

all I gotta say is life sucks get use to it and get over it

captain assassin is right...oh and Amber, what he said is true. Life doesn't suck...the thing is everyone elses life can affect yours on a postive or negative way. So what I do when they are affecting me badly is go away intom my own world where my dreams are real and I can see life a whole new different way...so when I get back there..I have motivation to be good to my life and others...this life here is a key to opening that door...its the way to prove that despite society's you soul is truly good. We all have bad moments in our life, even though there is an enormous quantity of people that say they are happy...they are not!they are always needing something else. Poor people cry because they are poor and have no food. Rich people cry because they are rich and have plenty of food...but what they thought could be happiness turned to be lonelyness, ambition, and selfishness?...because they don't see...that Yes you studied a lot andothers didn't...but what you studied shouldn't have been to gain a lot of money...how can you have a 50,000 dollar car whan there are 50,000 hungry people??...anyways back to the point...God isn't going to solve your problems...or create them...we came from him so the minute we were born, we were given his purity...our parents raise you a certain way, with the surroundings of a certain place, with certain people that were also born pure but society and just way of life started to change into who you are...its up to you to change the things in your life and remember that spiritual growth is individual...PLUR

Still no answer to why millions of children are starving to death? Is God too busy working on the sunsets to deal with that?

'God gave his life for us and you are complainiing about that that is so stupid you are going to hell if you think like that'

christian love, christian love...it's the best...

You ask why millions of children are starving to death?
Maybe because you're sitting on your bootayy complaining about everything and expect other people to solve all of these problems!
Of course there has to be problems in the world, life is a test to see how strong your faith in God is, and if you survive this hectic life, while living among all these bad influences, you will finally meet GOD sooner or later.
We're all surrounded by crap in this world, nobody's life is PERFECT. You have to strive for God.
The Devil is competing against God ok? Get that through your heads. The more sin there is in this world, the more the Devil rejoices. You're getting closer and closer to hell with every sin you make! Think about that you guys.. I'm not perfect, I probably sin like everyday..jeez, and it's not easy being a christian. I drifted from God over the past few months and it's SO hard to get back on track to the real meaning of my life, which is serving God.
Yeah I know you agnostics or atheists are looking for MATERIALISTIC or VISUAL proof that you can see before your eyes, but whats really going on is you guys are blinded by the Devil's trap to make you HIS. God is remorseful about that but he can't change your mind, YOU have to do it yourself so stop being so freakin stubborn.

Hokayyy, also, this world is coming to an end. (either that or you'll be dead before you can witness it)
God is waiting for his Message to reach all the corners of this earth, and hes giving EVERYONE a chance to hear His Word. (missionaries, churches, etc.)
until then, he wont come. Hes giving everyone a fair chance.
And if you HAVE heard about his word and rejected to believe in Him, well, he'll reject you too when you get to the gates of Heaven.
So life is kind of like...a test.
That doesnt mean you cant have fun and enjoy it, of course you can, serving God isnt like, some kind of misery he wants you to go through, although these days it kind of will seem like it since theres a crap load of sin and sinners all around which makes it harder.

*crap I dropped a Hotchip*
anyway..

oh, and freakin ADAM AND EVE MESSED UP! its kinda like, thats why there are so many problems too, God gave Adam and Eve a perfect garden and a perfect life, until they got ensnared by the stupid Devil's tactic.

I kinda say Adam and Eve are to blame. -.- So we have to live their mistake by going through all the crap. BUT HEY, by accepting to believe Jesus Christ, and if you follow the BIBLE, you're good to go.
AND TRY TO STOP SINNING.
I'll try too.

lol, so God can do anything but God has to compete with the Devil? why would anyone who was all powerful have to compete with anyone else?

If God were 'More Active' then Faith would be meaningless and no longer Free will.

then why did God come down as Jesus? why the miracles?

It is my belief that God can and will stop certain things from happening in our lives, if he is Lord of our lives. If he is not, then, why should he?

That is not meant to sound mean, it is just a simple statement, and a truth, the way that I see it.

He is not a robot. Nor are we. He set things in motion, and gave us guidelines to go by. He gives us direction in his word. He tells us what we can expect from him, and what he expects from us. Have you read the instruction manuel?

You might be very suprised at what you find.

I believe that whatever touches a child of God, (meaning a born again believer that is fully trusting in Gods word) has to be filtered thru the hand of God, before being allowed to touch us. And if it is allowed, then, God has something in mind for us. Possibly our faith is being tested, or God is desiring to teach us a new truth, or challange us, or help us to grow in the knowledge of him.

We have safety in him.

He does hear and answer prayer, and he does what he says that he will.

It is our job to line up with his wishes, not the other way around.

Being a christian is not as easy as you think. God made all these bad things to happen to us because He wants to test our faith in Him and if we are able to overcome all these temptation, we will go to heaven. For example, Job in the Bible went through many troubles. All hi children, his sheep, camels and everything he owned died but he said the Lord gives and takes so let his will be done.