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Mrs Deej YaBB Administrator Offline My life is what I make it, and it's beautiful! Posts: 1348 Tornado Alley Gender:	Questions for God Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:06pm Bill's story got me thinking. I just don't understand alot of things that go on in this world. And maybe I'm not supposed to, but why all the hate, illness/suffering, war, etc.? Is it for a purpose? My first question will be..."How do you decide how someone will die?"
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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #1 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:16pm My first will be ..."why do innocent people like children...have to suffer through no fault of their own or their parents" (Cancer, catastrophic illness etc.)
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #2 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:26pm I honestly don't have any questions for God. I have a question for those that have already crossed over instead.
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Re: Questions for God
Reply #3 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:26pm

I am no theological scholar but here are the best answers I have heard:

1. As for hate/illness/suffering.... without it could we experience love/good health/joy? Seems to me that the ability to posses or experience something goes hand in hand with the ability to experience the opposite. I know that I have greater joy in my PF days because I have had CH. It doesn't answer question #3 (see below) but I think we need to have the bad to have the good.

2. Deciding how someone will die assumes that God controls everything vs God overseeing everything. Most religions believe that God determines the afterlife and CAN intercede on Earth but that people have free will and actually determine the course of events for the most part.

3. Why do children (or really anyone) suffer through no fault of their own? This has been best explained to me that these people tend to have greater rewards in heaven/afterlife. If only the difference between a joyous existence in heaven and their on Earth suffering but maybe also that they might have even greater joys in the afterlife. This is a tough answer to believe if you don't believe in an afterlife, but without it I haven't heard a good answer.

Just the best I have got.. Sorry.

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Re: Questions for God
Reply #4 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:28pm

I believe that most illness like cancer, etc., that children and adults suffer are a result of our own actions...pollution, things in our food and water, lead poisioning that we aren't aware of, etc.

Then again, since we are asking God, the answer might be that Satan is working very hard to make it look like God has abandoned us or is causing our pain so that we turn against Him. Many men and women have become non-believers and have turned to hate, with no tolerence for good-will, love and understanding.

We offer each other prayers and He listens. If we don't ask anything of Him, that's what we'll get....nothing.

If we are near the End Times, this would be when Satan would be most active.

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Linda_Howell CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Do not feed the Moderators Posts: 11927 Santa Maria, Ca. Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #5 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:36pm That Sunami that hit So East Asia killed a LOT of people. How was that from anyone's choices? Or Katrina.
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CH-HELL Ex Member	Re: Questions for God Reply #6 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:41pm Linda_Howell wrote on Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:36pm: That Sunami that hit So East Asia killed a LOT of people. How was that from anyone's choices? Or Katrina. Global warming caused by all the choices of all us humans, not that the victoms had a choice.
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FramCire CH.com Alumnus Offline Life like a froward child must be humored a little Posts: 1710 Bolivar, MO USA Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #7 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:43pm Linda_Howell wrote on Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:36pm: That Sunami that hit So East Asia killed a LOT of people. How was that from anyone's choices? Or Katrina. I guess the answer there is that sometimes the little choices (like where we live or what we decide to do on a given day) can determine life/death even indirectly.
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DonnaH_again

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Re: Questions for God
Reply #8 - Nov 1^st, 2008 at 8:52pm

Have you read the "Left Behind" series of books? There are about 7 books, fiction but written by Bible scholars (Tim Lahaye and a co-author) about Revelations. They make reference to chapters and verses in the Bible. This book makes reference to the plagues that the earth will suffer near the End Times...such as sunami's, shortages of food, illnesses, and Satans involvement, etc.

All in all, it's an interesting read, even if you don't believe everything written, because it is written as a story, not a study book.

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Charlie CH.com Alumnus Offline Happy to be here Posts: 18971 Jamestown, NY Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #9 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 1:50am When I get a satisfactory answer as to why there are mosquitoes, I'll be be willing to listen. Charlie
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Re: Questions for God
Reply #10 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 2:06am

Donna,

And many non-believers continue to turn to love, and foster good-will and are giving, loving individuals.

And many devout Christans are the meanest, hate-filled bigots I know.

Personally I don't think it is any of my business what God is doing - how he works. I need to focus on why Superhawk does what he does and how he works and everything will be fine. God can take care of himself.

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Jonny Ex Member	Re: Questions for God Reply #11 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 2:48am Why ask why? Just live your life and love the ones around you! Cant do much more than that, that I know of.
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BarbaraD CH.com Alumnus Offline Hugs to ya Posts: 8333 Douglasville, TX Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #12 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 3:20am Quote: Why ask why? Just live your life and love the ones around you! Cant do much more than that, that I know of. That's about a good an answer as there is.... And from one of the other threads: "The Answer my friend is Blowing in the Wind....." Hugs BD
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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #13 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 4:17am BarbaraD wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 3:20am: "The Answer my friend is Blowing in the Wind....." Along with Barb's thread bare bloomers ...
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purpleydog CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2732	Re: Questions for God Reply #14 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 4:27am ClusterChuck wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 4:17am: BarbaraD wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 3:20am: "The Answer my friend is Blowing in the Wind....." Along with Barb's thread bare bloomers ... Speaking of bloomers, Chuck..... Well, let's just say, I'll spare folk's eyes...
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purpleydog CH.com Alumnus Offline Posts: 2732	Re: Questions for God Reply #15 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 4:29am Quote: Why ask why? Just live your life and love the ones around you! Cant do much more than that, that I know of. Exactly. That's what I do. It's all I can do.
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DonnaH_again

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Re: Questions for God
Reply #16 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 9:28am

superhawk2300 wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 2:06am:

Donna,

And many non-believers continue to turn to love, and foster good-will and are giving, loving individuals.

And many devout Christans are the meanest, hate-filled bigots I know.

Personally I don't think it is any of my business what God is doing - how he works. I need to focus on why Superhawk does what he does and how he works and everything will be fine. God can take care of himself.

If I sounded like I was implying that non-believers are hateful or anything negative, that was not my intention and I apologize. I should have said " Many men and women have become non-believers and have turned to hate, with no tolerence for good-will, love and understanding because of suffering unexplainable or multiple losses".

A true christian cannot be hateful, mean hearted or not filled with love. A person who calls himself "a Devout Christian" and doesn't live like one doesn't really know what it means to be a devout Christian.

My own sister is an example of the above. She has almost always been a Christian. She lost her 27 year old son due to an unexplained virus in less than 48 hours. She lost a son and a grandson due to murder-suicide. They were 34 and 13 years old. She lost her husband at age 59. One year after her husband (also a Christian) died, she layed her wedding band at the alter and turned her life over to Christ. Today she is Director of Christian Education of her large church, Director of Grief Ministries and a missionary to Haiti. She is one little ball of love, all 5 feet of her. I call her Mother Theresa Jr. in fun.

Was Satan testing her? I think so.

Can everyone do this?....no and certainly not me. I have the desire but I am lazy and weak. I know this and pray to be touched by Spirit.

I agree that many non-believers or those who question God's existance, are wonderful, love-filled, generous people. I have a son in that catagory. He is one of the kindest and most giving people I know.

I do not judge other people's actions or beliefs. That's Gods' job.

I'm off the soapbox now. If you read all of this, don't blame me. Tongue

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mummymac CH.com Alumnus Offline Kissed Donny Osmond and proud of it Posts: 943 Jersey\|United_Kingdom\|europe Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #18 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 11:00am read The Journey of Souls by Dr. Michael Newton it just may speak to you
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flipperlips CH.com Alumnus Offline Live, Laugh, Love Posts: 935 Mcallen, TX Gender:	Re: Questions for God Reply #19 - Nov 2^nd, 2008 at 11:08am Quote: Just live your life and love the ones around you! Words to live by
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