Why does fair God, full of
pity and grace allow suffering, evil and injustice?
Take, for instance the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. What happened there evokes a sense of disgust, yet God tolerated this somehow and did not punish the citizens of these cities. Why? The answer is simple: He was not aware of it. But is it possible that God didn’t know something? Yes, it is. The thing is, God is a spirit and as a spiritual creature, He is not bound by flesh. That is why the anguish of body is unknown to Him, but the anguish of spirit always finds a response. The citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah fell so low that their connection with spirit was almost gone and God only knew about what was going on from the third parties. [Genesis 18:20] And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil, [Genesis 18:21] I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
Ergo we discovered that omniscient God is
not omniscient, that He has to “go down and see if their acts are as bad as
they seem from outcry which has come to Him”. Concerning the “outcry” the Bible
has another confirmation: [Exodus 22:26] If
ever you take your neighbour's clothing in exchange for the use of your money,
let him have it back before the sun goes down: [Exodus 22:27 ] For it is the only thing he has for
covering his skin; what is he to go to sleep in? and when his cry comes up to
me, I will give ear, for my mercy is great.
It appears that if a man wants justice or punishment
of his offender he must holler? And what if there is an emergency? Is there no
other way but suffer beyond measure, sicken, perish and God will only
know about this after our death? Why are we so isolated from God and what do we
have to do to get closer to Him?
Before embarking on answering these questions, I will give you another confirmation of our isolation from God: [Exodus 34:6] And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith; [Exodus 34:7] Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.
Punishment
on children for the sins of their fathers is a necessary measure for the wrongdoings
of men are only known to the fullest extent after they die. However, God gives
a promise through the prophet that this rule will be changed after He
makes a new covenant with Israel: [Jeremiah 31:29] In those days they will no longer say, The fathers have been tasting
bitter grapes and the children's teeth are put on edge. [Jeremiah
31:30 ] But everyone will be put to
death for the evil which he himself has done: whoever has taken bitter grapes
will himself have his teeth put on edge.
But the new covenant is in the distant future. Strictly speaking, this blog is dedicated to this topic. I am going to prove that a human being is able to bring closer the time of making a new agreement for it is only up to us when this will take place. [Jeremiah 31:34] And no longer will they be teaching every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Get knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord: for they will have my forgiveness for their evil-doing, and their sin will go from my memory for ever.
Suffering, pain and death – this is not right, this is not what God have in store for us. It is not to be at all. Notwithstanding it will be there till the words of the prophet come true: [Isaiah 25:8] He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
So what do we have to do to bring this moment closer? How do we have to live so during our lifetime the suffering and pain would be forsaken forever? To find the answer, read my next works.
Take, for instance the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. What happened there evokes a sense of disgust, yet God tolerated this somehow and did not punish the citizens of these cities. Why? The answer is simple: He was not aware of it. But is it possible that God didn’t know something? Yes, it is. The thing is, God is a spirit and as a spiritual creature, He is not bound by flesh. That is why the anguish of body is unknown to Him, but the anguish of spirit always finds a response. The citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah fell so low that their connection with spirit was almost gone and God only knew about what was going on from the third parties. [Genesis 18:20] And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil, [Genesis 18:21] I will go down now, and see if their acts are as bad as they seem from the outcry which has come to me; and if they are not, I will see.
Before embarking on answering these questions, I will give you another confirmation of our isolation from God: [Exodus 34:6] And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith; [Exodus 34:7] Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.
But the new covenant is in the distant future. Strictly speaking, this blog is dedicated to this topic. I am going to prove that a human being is able to bring closer the time of making a new agreement for it is only up to us when this will take place. [Jeremiah 31:34] And no longer will they be teaching every man his neighbour and every man his brother, saying, Get knowledge of the Lord: for they will all have knowledge of me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord: for they will have my forgiveness for their evil-doing, and their sin will go from my memory for ever.
Suffering, pain and death – this is not right, this is not what God have in store for us. It is not to be at all. Notwithstanding it will be there till the words of the prophet come true: [Isaiah 25:8] He has put an end to death for ever; and the Lord God will take away all weeping; and he will put an end to the shame of his people in all the earth: for the Lord has said it.
So what do we have to do to bring this moment closer? How do we have to live so during our lifetime the suffering and pain would be forsaken forever? To find the answer, read my next works.
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