http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_existentialism:
Christ's point, it says, is often left unsaid in any particular parable or saying, to permit each individual to confront the truth on their own. This is particularly evident in (but is certainly not limited to) his parables.

Often Christ's parables are a response to a question he is asked. After he tells the parable, he returns the question to the individual who originally asked it. Often we see a person asking a speculative question involving one's duty before God, and Christ's response is more or less the same question—but as God would ask that individual.

striktlymi: Good evening Inesqor,

I know that God is good and he loves us greatly but I do understand why some persons would choose to see him as 'bad'; and quite frankly the interview above is focused more on what we can change as individuals and in that sense, I will say the the responses of 'Jesus' makes sense but what do you think his response would be with respect to natural disasters? Say, tornado, heat wave, Volcanic eruption etc as a cause of pains and destruction to man?

InesQor:

Good evening friend, thanks for joining the discussion.

Actually recent Geophysical research shows that environmental pollution is most probably a major predisposing factor for tornados, twisters and hailstorms.

Abstract of the peer reviewed Geophysical journal: Why do tornados and hailstorms rest on weekends?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011JD016214/abstract

Still the same point, then. We are doing this to ourselves. We interact with our environment and shape it, and in return it shapes us.

InesQor:

Good evening friend, thanks for joining the discussion.

Actually recent Geophysical research shows that environmental pollution is most probably a major predisposing factor for tornados, twisters and hailstorms.

Abstract of the peer reviewed Geophysical journal: Why do tornados and hailstorms rest on weekends?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011JD016214/abstract

Still the same point, then. We are doing this to ourselves. We interact with our environment and shape it, and in return it shapes us.

Uyi Iredia: The problem I find here is that your post ignores the problem of natural evil. It is instead shifting the focus to evil caused due to human shortcomings eg poor distribution of goods and services, lying etc. Diseases, famine, tornadoes and typhoons won't disappear if there was no indifference. These are evils that are whether you admit it or not are the creation of God. The presence of evil is of serious concern if God is said to be all-good and loving. In light of all I've said I opine Jesus did not answer the question of evil. He beat around it.

InesQor: @striktlymi Sure, no problems!

@Ihedinobi: Thanks for joining! Indeed, everything is connected to everything and only God who knows all, knows how our actions and inactions can affect other things.

@amdatam: Maybe it could help if you give us a hint what the videos are about.

InesQor: @Uyi Iredia

Nature and its ecosystem are adequately designed to handle famine and diseases. It is when man disrupts nature, that's when both go out of control.

Natural disasters as I said above, increase in frequency due to human disruption. Not to say they'll disappear without our interaction, but they'll be minimal. On the other hand, observe how animals are still so sensitive to natural disasters that way before they occur, they migrate from the scene. Maybe man was also built this way from the onset but we have desensitized ourselves or have grown apathetic such that we've lost that ability.

I do not know for sure but I can't totally exonerate man from these evils. Neither have I said God does only the things that mere men like us will refer to as "only Good".

InesQor: @Uyi Iredia

[b]Nature and its ecosystem are adequately designed to handle famine and diseases. It is when man disrupts nature, that's when both go out of control.

[/b]Natural disasters as I said above, increase in frequency due to human disruption. Not to say they'll disappear without our interaction, but they'll be minimal. On the other hand, observe how animals are still so sensitive to natural disasters that way before they occur, they migrate from the scene. Maybe man was also built this way from the onset but we have desensitized ourselves or have grown apathetic such that we've lost that ability.

I do not know for sure but I can't totally exonerate man from these evils. Neither have I said God does only the things that mere men like us will refer to as "only Good".

InesQor: @Uyi Iredia

Nature and its ecosystem are adequately designed to handle famine and diseases. It is when man disrupts nature, that's when both go out of control.

InesQor:
Natural disasters as I said above, increase in frequency due to human disruption. Not to say they'll disappear without our interaction, but they'll be minimal. On the other hand, observe how animals are still so sensitive to natural disasters that way before they occur, they migrate from the scene. Maybe man was also built this way from the onset but we have desensitized ourselves or have grown apathetic such that we've lost that ability.

InesQor:
I do not know for sure but I can't totally exonerate man from these evils. Neither have I said God does only the things that mere men like us will refer to as "only Good".

InesQor:

@amdatam:

Okay thanks for the spoiler alert. Hmmm not sure I'm interested in seeing it though.

amdatam:

@InesQor

The mind is like a parachute it works best when open

Curiosity won't kill but then do as you please

InesQor: @striktlymi Sure, no problems!

amdatam:

@InesQor

The mind is like a parachute it works best when open

Curiosity won't kill but then do as you please

striktlymi:
Good afternoon InesQor,
I guess some comments are making the thread go 'left', no meaningful conversation can be made as a result.

Chrisbenogor: @Inesqor
I have a simple question, why did God not just forgive the world?

Uyi Iredia: The problem I find here is that your post ignores the problem of natural evil. It is instead shifting the focus to evil caused due to human shortcomings eg poor distribution of goods and services, lying etc. Diseases, famine, tornadoes and typhoons won't disappear if there was no indifference. These are evils that are whether you admit it or not are the creation of God. The presence of evil is of serious concern if God is said to be all-good and loving. In light of all I've said I opine Jesus did not answer the question of evil. He beat around it.

InesQor:
I have no idea really, but I guess if he had directly done that, you will probably be asking another question today

On a more serious note I think the sacrifice of Christ was a symbolic event such that posterity will be able to refer to it. In the OT, they were used to sacrificing animals to cover for their sin so by extension this was to be the final sacrifice.

Sidenote: I believe life on this earth is not all there is. So, someone dying in this life might not be such a big deal to God as long as the person did all that they were scheduled to have done here i.e. lived a "fulfilled" life. And in Jesus' case, I'll like to think he did.

Chrisbenogor:
Good that you have said no idea, you should have stopped there.

Chrisbenogor:
An intelligent mind like yours should easily pick that this sounds more like what man would do and not God, killing Gods own creature and burning it sounds/smells to you like what a God intelligent enough to create this universe would want to appease him?
Why sacrifice at all, just forgive mankind. Why send a flood? Kill innocent kids who had no choice but to not join noah cos their parents refused? Why not make all the bad guys disappear?

Chrisbenogor:
Then this is surely a bad way to design the earth, why would God hide and then let people like you speak for him? After designing such a terrific world he designs such a poor way to pass his message across?

Chrisbenogor:
Seun Osewa would have done better with half of these powers.

InesQor:
I am more curious than you can ever imagine. I once simply used to attend Church, then I became an Ifa worshipper for some years, then I have been "New Creation" pentecostal Christian (at a time I posted on Nairaland as mavenbox), then I have been fundamentalist Christian, then I was Agnostic for a very long while, then I embraced Amitabha Buddhism, then I studied Eastern philosophies as an adherent of "Enlightened" teachers (in particular, under the guidance of the "master" Osho), and next I was even Atheist - for a short time - after which due to the poor case that Atheism presented to me, I became simply Theist on a borderline between Theist and Christian (at a time when I posted on Nairaland as Dulcet7), and then I have been an Existentialist. Afterwards I went back to being a Theist because I am a seeker and I did not find answers in Existentialism. After further study in Existentialism, I read some of Kierkegaard's works and I am currently a Christian Existentialist. My views are basically Christian, except that I place more emphasis on your role as a responsible caretaker on earth.

SO your opinion is yours but I think I have come too far to be told that I do not have an open mind.

I am simply not interested in watching this fiction at this point in time, no offence meant. Maybe some other day or time.

JeSoul: Na wa oh...see journey man .