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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because heaven is not on earth. Eternal life and joy beyond our comprehension is the promise God made and he sent his son Jesus to get us there. God does not create sin in this world. That is the devil. [/quote]
Cop out. God created the devil. Why?[/quote]

He created the angel, who then turned on God. Again, free will. [/quote]

So God either can't or won't protect children.  Why?[/quote]

It's complex because humans cannot comprehend the mind of God. Basically in one supernatural event God created all that is known and unknown in the universe, including the human race. He gave them completely free will, including the way the history plays out as an aggregate of human actions. God seldom interferes, except for things that are prophesied to happen. He is letting the history, including individual destinies play as as an aggregate of all previous actions, especially actions of one's ancestors. But with every singles, minute decision that a person make every day God is looking for obedience of His Will. He is hoping that in every moment we will make decisions based on His Law/Grace. Big events in life/history are a cumulative result of small decisions, if they were in obedience/disobedience to Him. God will not interfere with human life. He will do it on the Judgment Day. He sent his Son so we can communicate to the Father through the Son.[/quote]

All I get out of that is that somehow the kids were disobedient in their short lives.  Or their ancestors were, so they just happen to be the ones to suffer for it.

I have a family member who is grateful that her son's illness brought them all closer to God.  So.... mission accomplished, I guess.  No matter that a young boy has now gone through cancer twice... they are all closer to God.

I maintain that if God were human, he would be seen as a controlling, abusive jerk.[/quote]

God owes no human being no explanation or human justice whatsoever. We are supposed to fear and obey Abrahamic God. He is not like pagan deity or a genie that you bargain with: do this, get that. It doesn't work that way. Abrahamic God is pure love, light, and justice. People don't like the justice/consequence part because it doesn't suit them. All-loving, merciful God who died for us on the cross will return as the Judge. What we do in the meantime really matters, especially intentions of our heart. God did not create suffering, illness, and hate in the wold, Satan and human sin created it, and individual and group destinies are a result of those accumulated curses and sins. Yes, on individual basis it is not fair. But we have to understand the totality of God, which can only be understood by reading the Bible and praying. We can be praying all our lives and an answer could be no. Because bargaining does not work with Abrahamic God, just a total, unhinged, non-bargaining generational obedience works. [/quote]

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