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Just tell me one thing.
If God and Christ really loves and cares for their creations, then why they are allowing all the sufferings in the world? Both to humans and to animals. Everything is built on suffering in this world. Why?
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Thank you for your question. That is a good question and a commonly asked question and many people have written much better answers than what I will give you. But I will try to provide you a short answer from the top of my head.
First of all, God gave human beings free will because God wants us to choose to love Him. Without free will, there is no real love, because love is a choice. If we didn't have free will, then we wouldn't have the capacity to love either. But the thing with free will is that we can also choose to hate and do a lot of harmful things to each other. God gave us guidelines how to live, but when we disobey and do things according to our own wayss and choose things that are harmful to others and creation, we cause suffering in the lives of others both humans and animals, and even nature. When we choose to have wars, murder, steal, even lie, slander and cheat, we harm others. This is commonly called sin and the consequences of sin affects humans, animals and all of creation.
The beautiful thing is that God loves us so much that He came into His own creation in the person of Jesus, to show us what true love is, and to redeem us from all the wrongs we've done, by giving us new life in Christ and forgiveness for our sins. We love because He first loved us.
I hope this answers your question. If not, please feel free to ask further. I have gone through a lot of sufffering in my own life, but I am truly thankful to God for transforming me ever since I accepted Jesus into my life. I only started to understand what true love is through Jesus.
Thanks again for your question. God bless you my friend.
Hello, @xplosive. let me add little to what @nextgen622 put down for you.
In the world, there is a choice to choose from which means there are two sides. The side of God and the side of Satan. This world is of Satan ( since when he was cast down to the earth and sin begin to reign) and so suffering and calamities are here and there
"2 Corinthians 4:4 King James Version (KJV)
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
Only those who will/have accepted the love of God (Jesus) will be giving strength to overcome the world not that we will not experience it but we will have what it takes to overcome it.
"John 16:33 King James Version (KJV)
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
also in
"Isaiah 43:2 King James Version (KJV)
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
Which means that when we are facing any problem, it won't overcome us once we are in Christ Jesus which is the Love of God for us.
I hope we have answered you.
Stay blessed.
Yes, thank you for the answers to both of you.
I have read from many people that we are on the Earth by our own choice. We choose to be born on Earth. To try things out. To experience. So yes, we lived before we born on Earth, and we will continue to live after our physical human bodies die. I have read these statements from people, who experienced Near-Death Experiences (NDEs).
Hi again @xplosive, sorry I just saw your comment now.
Near death experiences are very interesting. I've met and heard about NDEs from several people, and I think NDEs are very good evidence to show that we are more then just physical beings. Our spirit lives on past our deaths, and this is all consistent with the Bible. The interesting thing is that I've also heard about very real experiences of both heaven and hell from NDEs, dreams and visions people who I know have had. Several people I know became Christians, followers of Jesus as a result of vivid dreams and visions of Jesus revealing Himself to them.
Jesus is very real, and I encourage you to seek Him yourself and see for yourself whether He is real or not. The Bible, especially the new testament is a good starting point, and ask Jesus to reveal Himself to you if He is real. Also, feel free to comment on any of the posts in the Christian Fellowship community. We would be very glad to try answer any questions you may have. Let me know if there's anything I can pray for you.
Blessings
Jimmy