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Pic: Reality Of Life. by preciousMI1(f): 2:38pm On Jan 08, 2016
sometimes we neglect the very little things of life....

Re: Pic: Reality Of Life. by BeeBeeOoh(m): 2:43pm On Jan 08, 2016
Nawa oh!
Re: Pic: Reality Of Life. by lexicon(m): 5:57pm On Jan 09, 2016
Pathetic
Re: Pic: Reality Of Life. by winner01(m): 11:41pm On Jan 09, 2016
People will do anything to campaign against christianity. First and foremost, that bible is Photoshopped to make it look as if it is there when in reality it isnt. Does this person look like someone that can even read even if healthy? undecided
Ive gone to village outreaches and most of the stuffs we give out are food and clothes and i believe its the same for any other true christian organisation. Why do people keep spreading lies desperately? undecided
Re: Pic: Reality Of Life. by malvisguy212: 11:51pm On Jan 09, 2016
preciousMI1:
sometimes we neglect the very little things of life....
https://www.nairaland.com/2552255/god-love-innocent-wouldnt-suffer

If God eradicated everyone who has ever caused pain by selfishness, cheating, lying, gossiping or hurtful
remarks, who would be left? People say,
"Suffering is God's fault!", In other words,if we disobey God,it's God's fault?
conveniently forgetting times our own
anger, greed and lies hurt others. To
wipe out some people who cause
suffering, and spare you and me, would
make God guilty of gross injustice. We
have each added to humanity's shame.
If there is a God of love, the people he
loves and longs to place in a pain-free
world are the very ones who cause
humanity's suffering.

We are so far from being innocent that
we owe our very existence to sin. If, for
example, we traced our family tree far
enough,we would probably each find an
ancestor born as a result of sin - rape,
unlawful Inbreeding, a despised
pregnancy,sex before marriage, and the like. Humanity can boast only ONE PERFECT PERSON . We killed him.
Frequently, we hear or read a comment
like this:
"I simply cannot believe in a God who
permits innocent children to starve and
suffer, and men like Hitler and Stalin to
murder millions of people."

The examples may vary,but the thoughts are always the same. Supposedly, this is "proof" that either God doesn't exist, or that if He does, He either doesn't care about our sufferings, or He is not powerful enough to do
anything about them. But suffering is
neither proof of God's non-existence or
existence. Saying, "If God exists, why is
there suffering?" is like saying "If San
Francisco exists, why are there earthquakes?" Do earthquakes occur
because San Francisco causes them? Or
do they occur in spite of San Francisco?
Or do they have nothing to do with San
Francisco? Well, we know the answer to
that question because we know about
San Francisco and we know about
earthquakes.But how much do we really
know about God? If we define Him by our own nature, then He cannot be of
any greater character than ourselves.
We may ascribe to Him a greater power
than ourselves, but when we suppose
that God should or should not act like
this or that,then all we are really saying
is, "He should act like I would if I
were God."
STARVING:
Now, let's look at starving children. The
Bible says that in the beginning, God
created the heavens and the earth. That
includes everything necessary to feed
and provide for its inhabitants. Can
anyone deny that the earth is capable of producing more than enough food to
feed the entire globe? Well then, if
people are starving, whose fault is that?
If God made the earth, is He also
supposed to plant and distribute our
crops for us? Do you remember the tons
of food that were shipped to Ethiopia,
but did not reach the starving people
who needed it? Whose fault was that?
The reason that over 90% of the masses
have barely enough to survive on,is that
there is a problem of DISTRIBUTION, not
of SUPPLY .A tiny minority have far more
than they need, depriving the many.
SUFFERING:
Regarding suffering that is the result of
sin, what could be clearer than Romans
1:28–29 and Galatians 6:8–9? The
unbeliever may stomp about with all
vigor and complain that it is "bigotry" to
associate the rise of AIDS and other
diseases to sin; that biblical morality is
narrow-minded, outdated, and totally
wrong. But this fact is unalterable: In a
society where biblical morality is
abandoned, suffering always increases.
Where biblical morality is followed,
suffering always declines. Always.
(Isa.59:1-4).
As to Hitler, Stalin, street gangs and
senseless murders: Would any of these
things happen if people followed the
teachings of Jesus? Do you realize what
this world would be like if people simply
followed God's instructions? There would be no murder, no wars. There would be no welfare, because families
would take care of their own (and
families would stay together) and those
who did not have families would be
provided for by their fellow-members in
Christ. There would be no starvation… I
could go on, but the point is: God has
provided us answers; whose fault is it
that we don't seek them or heed them
when we find them? I suspect that those who use suffering as a "proof" of God's non-existence would not want to have their free choice taken away from them,but that's exactly what God would have to do if He were to enforce His will on the earth. For if God were to intervene in the matter of suffering, would He not also intervene in the matter of sin? If He did, He would have to be a dictator.

Then how would we react? We would not want that,and according to the Bible, God doesn't want it either. He wants us to obey Him because we want to, not because we have to.And in order to accomplish this, He must allow two
things to happen. First, in order to grant
us free choice, He must provide us with
graphic examples of the consequences of the wrong choice. Secondly,He must
allow injustices and sufferings;otherwise
he'd provide sinful mankind with every
blessing and benefit without restriction.
If everything in this life was fair, good
and happy, what need would there be to seek a better life? Why would we seek a Deliverer, if there was nothing to be
delivered from? Suffering is not something that ought to turn people
away from God, but draw them to Him.

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Re: Pic: Reality Of Life. by 2sizzlin(m): 8:12pm On Oct 08, 2016
I thank my Lord my God that I recognise the handiwork of photoshop when I see one

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