how does christianity explain the inequality of quality of life?

[John V]

i have recently become an atheist, but im still wondering about things in christinaity that made 0 sense to me.


for example, why is it that some christians people end up with great careers and seem to have a really nice life, and others struggle and struggle and just cant seem to get anywhere.

does god bless some people more than others?

Yes.

if so why?

I don't think there's a blanket answer, rather god has his plan for each individual. Some Biblical figures are blessed for their faithfulness. Some aren't. Paul was specifically told that he'd suffer for the faith, and when he prayed for a physical ailment to be taken from him, god said that his grace was sufficient for Paul, i.e. he wasn't taking the pain away.

Personally I was a drug addict for fifteen years. I was saved during that time, but God let me suffer for years before taking it away. Personally I think he wanted me to be humbled so that I could be of more use and have greater happiness later. People who meet me now see the great life and career, but there was a lot of misery leading up to that.

in heaven will everything be equal? if christianity preaches so much these days that our "works" don't have any value compared to our "faith", will "riches in heaven" just be more prominent to people who just exhibit more faith in this life?

IMO the Bible's pretty clear that no, things will not be equal in heaven (or in hell).