Wow!! where to start young one? I'll give it a try but by using the bible itself and not other peoples opinions- which I think is perfect since you decided.....
Okay... Ive made up my mind... im going to read the bible on my own, I dont need church.
In which I think this is a good start for you.
Now without trying to give you a sermon young one I'm gonna do my best so bear with me...
Someone earlier questioned why did God let men, women, and children die in the flood? Can you imagine a world that was originally perfect, (until Adam/Eve sinned). And that it progressed from bad to worse when even men, women, and children were so bad that they could rob, kill, and took whatever they wanted? In Genesis 6:5 God himself even said that "the thought of man was only bad --all-- the time". These giant Nephilims were bad, their wives, were bad their children were bad and it never ceased. Only Noah & his family (8) who were saved during that event even warned the people of what was to happen but they did not listen; free choice, free will to decide for themselves. The flood had a purpose and that purpose was to rid the earth of WICKEDNESS. (during that generation).
83T You said you read the book of Job and how he suffered, ok if you read the beginning of Job again, you will see that God did not cause the suffering, Satan did. Even though God allowed it to happen there is a big difference in allowing something to happen and causing it. So for those that blame God for everything, hurricanes, tornado's, other NATURAL disasters are Not true for the bible clearly says" Far be it for the true God to act wickedly" Job 34:10.
Sometimes bad things happen to good people because:
1) of inherited sin/death and imperfection from Adam / Eve. (Romans 5:12)
2) people can be in the wrong place at the wrong time (Ecclesiastes 9:11)
3) Actually " The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one " 1 John 5:19).
see foot note.
This world reflects the personality of the invisible spirit creature who is “misleading the entire inhabited earth.” (Revelation 12:9) Satan is hateful, deceptive, and cruel. So the world, under his influence, is full of hatred, deceit, and cruelty. That is one reason why there is so much suffering.
At the beginning of Job Satan stated that Man in general would serve God out of what "man" can get from God (blessings) not because of genuine love.
Was God right or Satan right? You have your answer at the end of Job and every other good situation in the bible, Satan was referring to ALL men and he got proved wrong.
r.. Why does God let the innocent suffer... and if so why? Thats inhumane! Who would let them suffer like that?.
Now as for those who suffered.. No one on earth has ever been undeserving of suffering than the truly innocent, perfect, blameless, upright Son of the living God, Jesus Christ.. This man did nothing wrong, yet God, his Father allowed him to be spat on, slapped, beat, cursed, called names, betrayed, suffered pain, suffered the agony of Death without intervening, can you imagine the pain God himself went through to allow his son to Go through all of that? Well he did, and Jesus willingly done it ,, FOR ALL OF US. why? just as scripture states John 3:16 because he loved the world so much.... and to prove the devil a liar / to break up the works that Satan has done. (1 John 3:8). If God would have interfered with Job/Jesus accusation, Satan and his demon's or even the angels that were watching would have said " AHA!!! I told you he couldn't have done it on his own, your subjects are foolish and selfish etc. etc. blah blah.(Remember Satan said in Job 2:4 that man will do or say anything to save his own skin/life). both cases of Job and Jesus he was proved wrong.
God hates suffering, ( I could expound on another question raised in the garden of Eden in a separate or private post if you'd like). But remember Jesus and his Father has already rectified the situation.
If anyone has died because of suffering, cancer, or other disease, natural or unnatural causes. This will not be a problem for our Creator.
Remember when Jesus was on earth and he healed the sick, cured the lame, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, and even raising the dead? (Matthew 11:5).
These things were done on a small scale of what he promised to do on a much larger scale in the very near future.
Did you ever hear or read of the resurrection hope? This is what he was talking about.
John 11:25
Acts 24:15
John 5:28,29
Isaiah 26:19
Daniel 12:2
Revelation 21:4.
Ok 83t, Im getting winded a little now but I will leave on this note young one.
God does have a purpose and he is giving us free choice or free will to be apart of it, now to know what that purpose is you could email me for more on the subject.
As for you reading the bible yourself that's fine but you will still need help, just as this person did in the book of Acts:
Acts 8: 30-31 Philip ran alongside and heard him reading aloud Isaiah the prophet, and he said: “Do you actually know what you are reading?” 31*He said: “Really, how could I ever do so, unless someone guided me?” And he entreated Philip to get on and sit down with him.
