(October 28, 2015 at 1:43 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(October 28, 2015 at 10:09 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I would disagree with premise one. Scripture says early on, that this is not the case, and the suffering is the result of the fall and sin (separation from God). Excessive is somewhat of a subjective and ambiguous term; but even granting this, I'm assuming that you are overly focusing on one particular attribute of God, apart from the others. I don't think it is a contradiction in regards to God's attributes, that He allows suffering.
I also do not think that you can enter into the Christian worldview just enough to critique and then back out before the answers. Much of our suffering is self-inflicted (with the fall you might say all of it is). The suffering that you do see is temporary. However, there is an answer to this, that the separation and suffering do not to become everlasting. I don't think that your problem is with unnecessary suffering, just that you want it immediately. Many choose unnecessary suffering over God.
Horseshit. I'd suggest you google the following terms before continuing this conversation: smallpox, tsunami, leukemia, mine collapse, sudden infant death syndrome.
Classic case of blaming the victim. When your wife gets cancer, don't you dare come here looking for sympathy. I will throw these callous, hateful words of yours right back in your face.
What fall?
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein
