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Why does God allow Suffering?

Kaioxys
over 10 years

I am going to summarize what is linked below.

Basically Satan questioned God's right to rule mankind. Since then many men have questioned God's right to rule mankind. Man tries to rule themselves, and look at the results. We have a multitude of corruption, hypocrisy, and evil, all from our leaders no less! With time, this evil world will end up destroying itself, which is what God will step in to stop, after finally proving that Mankind is incapable of ruling itself.

Matthew 24:21,22 "21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short."

Read paragraphs 11-18 from the following link.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/why-does-god-allow-suffering/

Any questions I will be happy to answer, knowing full well that this is the internet :)

Also for answers to other questions take a look at these:

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/introduction/

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/

TheFisherman
over 10 years
god is infallible. it's all part of the plan.
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Days are different lengths depending what planet you're on, Edark. That's science, not religion.
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Kelly says


Love says


Edark says

maybe we should make a new bible where they explain every single sentence and tell us what they actually mean, since reading everything literally like a normal book doesnt seem to work here O_O


thats how they used to want it.feed u meanings so u believe only what they want u 2...


i didn't tell u to post


=( small lips
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TheFisherman says


Lashka says

Now we're back to cherrypicking which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or not.


the entire bible is literal. the universe was created in 7 days.


I prefer the literal Hindu version.
Edark
over 10 years

TheFisherman says


Lashka says

Now we're back to cherrypicking which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or not.


the entire bible is literal. the universe was created in 7 days.


how long was a day before time existed O_O
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Love says


Edark says

maybe we should make a new bible where they explain every single sentence and tell us what they actually mean, since reading everything literally like a normal book doesnt seem to work here O_O


thats how they used to want it.feed u meanings so u believe only what they want u 2...


i didn't tell u to post
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Edark says

maybe we should make a new bible where they explain every single sentence and tell us what they actually mean, since reading everything literally like a normal book doesnt seem to work here O_O


thats how they used to want it.feed u meanings so u believe only what they want u 2...
TheFisherman
over 10 years

Lashka says

Now we're back to cherrypicking which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or not.


the entire bible is literal. the universe was created in 7 days.
Edark
over 10 years
maybe we should make a new bible where they explain every single sentence and tell us what they actually mean, since reading everything literally like a normal book doesnt seem to work here O_O
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TheFisherman says

kelly's an internet homewrecker


i came in like a wrecking ballllllllllll
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Now we're back to cherrypicking which parts of the Bible are metaphorical or not.
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Edark says


Kelly says

break up with dottie and be my epicmafia boyfriend





TheFisherman
over 10 years
i don't think "in god's image" is metaphorical
Edark
over 10 years
Lolwot fails to understand basic logic O_O
Edark
over 10 years

Kelly says

break up with dottie and be my epicmafia boyfriend


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The ideas of 'God is Perfect', 'God is infallible', and 'Humans are made in God's image' don't seem particularly compatible with the God of Maggots theory, to me.
Edark
over 10 years

lolwot says

What's your point? My religious beliefs are irrelevant to what I wrote.


If you believe in the bible, then your comment contradicts everything the bible says about god
TheFisherman
over 10 years
kelly's an internet homewrecker
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What's your point? My religious beliefs are irrelevant to what I wrote.
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break up with dottie and be my epicmafia boyfriend
Edark
over 10 years
k-kelly pls
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edark is rly cute =]
Edark
over 10 years
but I do recall you being a christian?
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Edark says


lolwot says

I never understood the argument, "if there was a God he would do x, y, z. If God was good and omnipotent, he wouldn't let x, y, z happen"

If there's a deity that is omnipotent he can do whatever he wants and isn't obligated to to subject himself to human morals of what's "good" and what's "bad".

Lol

If instead humans were maggots subjected to eating rotting crap and dead flesh for all our lives and die, then so be it.


Contradict more with what the bible say


I don't recall mentioning anything about the Bible in my post.

TheFisherman
over 10 years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEuPX4qKQpY