Why does God allow earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, and other natural disasters?
Tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the 2008 cyclone in Myanmar, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2011 earthquake/tsunami near Japan cause many people to question God’s goodness.
It is distressing that natural disasters are often termed "acts of God" while no "credit" is given to God for years, decades, or even centuries of peaceful weather.
God created the whole universe and the laws of nature (Genesis 1:1). Most natural disasters are a result of these laws at work. Hurricanes, typhoons, and tornados are the results of divergent weather patterns colliding. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s plate structure shifting. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake.
The Bible proclaims that Jesus Christ holds all of nature together (Colossians 1:16-17). Could God prevent natural disasters? Absolutely! Does God :16-sometimes influence the weather? Yes, as we see in Deu. 11:17 and James 5:17. Numbers 16:30-34 shows us that God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin.
The book of Revelation describes many events which could definitely be described as natural disasters (Revelation chapters 6, 8, and 16). Is every natural disaster a punishment from God? Absolutely not.
In much the same way that God allows evil people to commit evil acts, God allows the earth to reflect the consequences sin has had on creation. Romans 8:19-21 tells us, "The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God."
The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit. Everything in creation is subject to "frustration" and "decay." Sin is the ultimate cause of natural disasters just as it is the cause of death, disease, and suffering.
We can understand why natural disasters occur. What we do not understand is why God allows them to occur. Why did God allow the tsunami to kill over 225,000 people in Asia? Why did God allow Hurricane Katrina to destroy the homes of thousands of people?
For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters as people realize how tenuous their lives really are and how life can be taken away in an instant.
What we do know is this: God is good! Many amazing miracles occurred during the course of natural disasters that prevented even greater loss of life. Natural disasters cause millions of people to reevaluate their priorities in life. Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid is sent to help the people who are suffering. Christian ministries have the opportunity to help, minister, counsel, pray, and lead people to saving faith in Christ! God can, and does, bring great good out of terrible tragedies (Romans 8:28).
This is an emotional argument and i fully understand how you think this....
In regards to famine, unfortunately this is a consequence of FREE will....Gods gift to us was free will, and unfortunately we see how we use it sometimes....and unfortunately famine is one of them....
The non believers have to look at the world around them and see the evils are the result of mans free will.
Earth quakes are the result of a fallen world....I am sure you know about the story of Adam and Eve.....
When they disobeyed God, they were effectively seperated from God. God said, you want to do things your way? Unfortunately this has been brought out by original sin.....We are ALL born from Adam and we all have a stain on us...
This is all the result of fallen world brought out by original sin and the side consequence of free will
No, rather pointing out that we know from the laws of physics (second law of thermodynamics) and the fact that the number INFINITY cannot be used in our natural universe shows that the universe cannot be eternal., rather it began....
The question is....Can we apply the second law of thermodynamics to the supernatural world? Can we apply the number infinity to the super natrual world?
Of course we cant because we cant test it....
Rather, this now opens the possibility that the supernatural realm was eternal in the past....Rather, God always has been.....
I am trying to show that we cant compare the 2 worlds....
Dont bother bud...
Fury parades himself as an intellect yet doesnt even know the basics of philosophy, thelology and the philosophies of sciences....
Them when exposed he starts swearing at everyone....
Just ignore him....
The question is....Can we apply the second law of thermodynamics to the supernatural world? Can we apply the number infinity to the super natrual world?
Of course we cant because we cant test it....
Rather, this now opens the possibility that the supernatural realm was eternal in the past
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Thank you for admitting that you don't know.
The question is....Can we apply the second law of thermodynamics to the supernatural world? Can we apply the number infinity to the super natrual world?
Of course we cant because we cant test it....
Rather, this now opens the possibility that the supernatural realm was eternal in the past
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Thank you for admitting that you don't know.
Well, we obviously cant test the supernatural, but it is OPEN to the possibility as i said...
I really really highly recommend you to look at current big bang cosmology and think criticallly about it....and make up your mind.
Adam was human when he made sin by eating the fruit of knowledge.
1 Humanbeing(Adam) caused every newborn human had sin so it needed 1 Humanbeing(Jesus) to redeem for every human.
even long before Jesus was born, bible already had prophecies( in old testament) that one man will come and redeem and save whoever wants to be saved that is JESUS
Adam was human when he made sin by eating the fruit of knowledge.
1 Humanbeing(Adam) caused every newborn human had sin so it needed 1 Humanbeing(Jesus) to redeem for every human.
even long before Jesus was born, bible already had prophecies( in old testament) that one man will come and redeem and save whoever wants to be saved that is JESUS
Shrek was an ogre who loved a beautiful princess. One day, a donkey showed up that had the power of speech. This donkey told Shrek that his beloved princess was worth fighting for.
Shrek found princess Fiona, even though there were many obstacles against him. It was said he could never have her - but in the end - they found each other and since then no ogre has ever had to be unhappy.
And it is exactly what god made you to be - a being with a big brain made for critical thinking.
But if you use it, you are going straight to HELL!!!!
The question is....Can we apply the second law of thermodynamics to the supernatural world? Can we apply the number infinity to the super natrual world?
Of course we cant because we cant test it....
Rather, this now opens the possibility that the supernatural realm was eternal in the past
___________
Thank you for admitting that you don't know.
Well, we obviously cant test the supernatural, but it is OPEN to the possibility as i said...
I really really highly recommend you to look at current big bang cosmology and think criticallly about it....and make up your mind.
Who ever said it had to be the big bang or God? I've said all along I don't know.
And I don't know how that explains how earthquakes come from a fallen world.
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