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RE: The Fourth Quarter: A Reflection on my 58th Birthday
Thanks for your thoughtful response.
. . . if you don't have sinful stains like I have. . .
From a biblical perspective, what we call sin is a result of the fall from the original intention of God for mankind. However, hope is not lost. A way of recovery back to the old path has been provided through His Son. Putting our faith in what Christ has done on the cross is the way back to the Father.
why does bad happen to innocent?
Even theologians struggle to provide an answer to that question. Two years ago, I published an article about this topic, and here is the excerpt on the problem of evil and suffering:
I accept that it is not easy to explain the existence of evil and suffering if one will affirm that God is continually maintaining and governing this world. For many, belief in the existence of an all-good and an all-powerful God cannot be maintained at the same time. They see these teachings as contradictory. So better to live in a world without such a God.
The problem of evil and suffering does not go away even when someone rejects the biblical concept of God. This is a common problem for all men and women living on planet earth. And not only that it doesn’t solve the problem, but it also makes the problem more complicated for only in a theistic worldview that the ideas of a “just” and “unjust” suffering make sense.
An idea of justice that emerged from a pure naturalist world still has to explain how one arrives at such a conclusion. If someone would say that this conclusion has been deduced from the observation of what is going on in the world and is an outcome of either a collective or individual consciousness, still this explanation is not enough for the basis of such observation remains unanswered. If then, those who deny the existence of an all-powerful God cannot provide the rational basis for their concept of justice, how can they throw such an objection of unjust suffering against the theist? Source
Now... I don't remember the contents of the letter I composed been a while.
But I think God's given us a freewill and we tend to go this path and that... and we I think are free to go any way we like... but we have to equip ourselves to take the path that's beat for us... and God has equiped us with strenght and stuff...
About sin... I am not going to have someone else suffer and pay for my sins for sure. I like to pay off my depth and come clean and clear and strong... I accept imperfections, distractions and that's ok right because Satan is there and all and lures us... its hard.
But we would know what we have done inside, because we won't be purely free and happy... if we did something wrong...there's friction, there's stain.
Pain is something in this human world we would have, there's too much suffering, but can we raise above it so, we act rationally than dip down in emotions.
I think God wants us humans to grow up and lead... and build communities, spread good will, spread his teachings, support and help each other and find answers to questions ourselves.
But my condolenses for the innocent and good who have suffered and left... it only reminds me of our flaws, of human cruelty, of our limitations that we could not make the world a better place that something bad has happened to someone good and innocent.
It's unfair and I believe we humans have disgraced God so bad in every way... got numerous examples... the problem, we are punished as we live in mesiry for which there is no escape.
I am not happy about how bad humans have made this planet... cutting trees, pollution, distroying forests, mountains... the soul and gift of god it appears is almost depleted due to such numerous humans... and spot on with collective consience... there a lot of bad in the world influencing the affirs of the world...
SAtan's strong truely ...and we got to fight it with human best qualities... then God will help!
But again, my pain for those humans who got it real bad unfairly... I as a human let them down...its a shame really):
Anyway... Blabbering... this world is so in grasp of evil, and there's darkness... still most of us keep HOPE?, keep faith... and stayy strong... shrugs
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Wow... You know I wrote this content too... a letter from God years ago. I will share -
"To my precious creation,
It’s nice to write to my one of my favourite creations, human who are, the wisest animal living in the earth, so hello social being and believe it or not I am God.
I know you hardly find time to think of me but I see you, don’t worry I don’t watch you suspiciously, I have too many other creatures and other elements to see after all but I am still there for you as I am for everyone.
I don’t interfere in your affairs and I don’t come directly to you since that is not possible for me, I have an infinite stuff to oversee.
For you, it’s all been “me, and I”, and many times I am disappointed with humans, you see I created you guys but I keep no control over you, but many times you guys are blind to realise the point of your lives. I hear so many people crying, asking me, scolding me, and cursing me for their life but my duty is only to be there to oversee the world not run it, because you guys run your life, you all are naturally born free.
You don’t realise that what I gave you is life for you to live the way you choose to. You are the gift and life is a surprise and I always intend to be a mystery. I do reward and punish randomly, baby life’s beautiful but also harsh and though it’s painful, you got to face it and walk through it trusting all will be good in the end, if it’s not at least you did the best you could do and you will definitely gain something out of it.
You have my hand in all what you do my precious, you may doubt it, but when you do what is right, you will know what you are meant to do and you will find that strength to do wonders.
Good luck and believe you can make life beautiful and you will find me one day. You keep hope, life holds promise, reach out and be your best.
Regards,
God
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