In the aftermath of any natural disaster, especially one so brutally and indiscriminately devastating as the Japan tsunami, the cries “Where was God?” and “How could a loving God . . . ?” grow louder than usual. Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden is the ultimate cause of the death and suffering we see in the world today.
The peace, or shalom, of the original creation’s order was disrupted by humanity’s early insurrection against our Creator. When the man and the woman exalted themselves as gods—in league with the serpent—God pronounced a curse upon everything under the rule of humans—and that curse impacted everything.
We are not going to have all the answers as to why things like sickness have been allowed to happen. God has a sovereign plan far greater than we could imagine. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort
” (2 Corinthians 1:3).
Reach out and help where you can as the Bible commands us. Be ready to give answers about how Christians can reconcile a God of love with death, suffering and destruction. But the most important issue that we should all make our highest priority concerns the state of people's souls. After all, each soul will live forever in heaven or hell.
“Why is there death and suffering?” is an oft-asked question, but there is little doubt that exactly five years ago, it was on the minds of nearly everyone.
How can the tragic, totally unexpected death of a 17-year-old young man produce anything good?
Why did a 16-year-old Minnesota student go on a shooting spree and cause the deadliest school shooting in the USA in six years?
What sort of God would allow mass murder—the systematic extermination of at least six million Jews and millions of others—to happen?
Numerous books have been written to try to explain what seems to be an irreconcilable problem—Christianity’s claim of a God of love in the face of the evil, death, suffering in this world.
How should we view the horrific terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001? Serious situations require serious answers—from the Word of God.
What do you say to help survivors of a horrific tragedy? Pastor Gino has recently faced this tough question, not once but twice.
September 11 is a solemn reminder about our need to pray for one another in our efforts to give real answers to a troubled nation.
Why do righteous people suffer? Why do the worst things sometimes happen to the best of people?
Ken Ham interviews Ralph DiCosimo, a New York police officer with first-hand experience of the aftermath of the horrific happenings of 11 September 2001.
On the morning of September 11th, I was on my computer writing an article entitled ‘The Two Histories of Death.’
Four questions asked by a writer in a letter to the editor of The Daily Courier (Forest City, North Carolina, USA)
An explanation of how the world is full of death and suffering and God, at the same time, be good.
Many people have understandable anguish over the suffering in the world.
The problem of evil continues to be a supposed ‘safe haven’ for the skeptic. He believes that issue gives evidence to support his rebellious attitude toward God.
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