Monday, May 7, 2007
Kansas
Schools, hospitals, fire stations, trucks, cars, kitchens, photos, clothes, books, jewelry, diapers . . . everything is gone in Greensburg, Kansas. The devastation from last week's tornado raises again the question of how a beneficent God can possibly allow such things to happen. One argument goes that if God loves you a whole heckuva lot, he gives you extra difficult challenges - which strikes me as more fiendish than caring. Another argument has it that he isn't in the business of controlling every moment of every day but only to be our hope and aid. Is either argument persuasive? Am I missing something? One friend of mine says asking questions like this is pointless, but I'm curious how so many people maintain their faith in the face of such circumstances.

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Blogger Barb the Evil Genius — at 11:46 AM, May 08, 2007:
I believe that this world is full of sin. That is, people choose evil, bad things happen, and people ultimately die. My faith is that God sent His Son to die a horrific, bloody death on the cross and took on all of our sins when He did so, and then He rose from the dead. Thus, we do not have to pay the ultimate price for our sins if we are united with Christ through baptism and have faith that when we die, we will be in heaven, where there will be no more sin. Right now, as St. Paul says, we are running a race, looking towards our ultimate goal, being truly with God in Heaven. In the meantime, we still suffer all the consequences of sin.
 

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