can some body explain to me why god prefers to "take" good people first and let bad people long live?
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Curious to read your answers as I just lost my Dad this week and feel the same as you.  My Dad was only 62 and suffered lots in the end.  We put our pets to sleep when they suffer a 10th of what my Dad went through.  I hope you are able to find a peaceful place in your heart.
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Because God is also holy and just.  That means He punishes sin and destroys evil.  He established consequences for sin and evil, so it is part of His character to carry out those consequences.  The amazing thing is that His love and mercy kept Him from killing more people than He did.
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What a sorry way to live life.  If god is so forgiving, he would applaud my free thinking attitude.  My actions in life define myself more than believing is something as ridiculous as a god that kills his own people and then says "thou shall not kill".  There's no reason not to have good morals, regardless of religious faith.  In fact, it seems that religion is inspiring more and more hatred and greed every day!  Those aren't Atheists strapping bombs around their waists and running into a crowd of people.
68307
Gods' original purpose for mankind is to let them live forever in paradise.He gave them everything that is needed to satisfy their needs and wants.He don't want them to die or to suffer. the first man died not because His creator wants him a shortlived life,no. He died because he disobeyed God. If adam have not sinned he would have been here still. We, just like ann frank inherited the sin of adam and that is the reason why man dies.
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Nah. The single rule to be good to others isn't specific enough because one person might consider something to be good while another doesn't, such as abortion. Even if everyone had the same understanding of what is good and what isn't, it still makes more sense to assume god doesn't exist.
1055485
god is not the good police making sure that every decent person only has good stuff happen to them.  if nothing bad ever happened you would never grow or mature.  it's the tough times that shapes your character.
925663
There are some interesting verses in the bible.  God says these things:  "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will harden the hearts of those also whom I choose".  God also likens Himself to a potter, and we are the clay.  He speaks of how He, as God...has the right to choose what to do with that clay.  I don't know why certain people are found of God and certain others are not.  But there is one thing I believe with all my heart:  that God is perfectly just, righteous and holy.  So I do not give up my faith in Him for those things I do not understand.
92508
God has always been more than fair if you look back through the Bible.  Even still people do evil things and can be forgiven by just simply asking.  Yes, this is how we want things in my opinion.
624370
It is obvious to me that the evil in the world does not come from following the teachings in the Bible, but come from ignoring those teachings.  If people loved one another, treated one another as they would like to be be treated, were kind and helpful and did not take advantage of one another, the world would be a wonderful place.  That is the Bible teaching.  Where the people live the commandments of God there is peace and harmony.  This is the God I believe in, love, and will follow.  Satan is the one who spreads dissent, hate, discord, war, and suffering.  Satan wants you to not believe in the Bible.  There is no doubt in my mind who the good guy is, and who is the evil one.
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Well, I see it like this: God's will was already established both the good and the bad. But we are floating around with a choice to become either Judas Iscariot or Peter. Both were choosen to be Apostles, both sinned against God, however, only one of them chose to repent with godly sorrow and not just because he got caught like Judas did. People always say, was Judas predestined to go to hell? No, I don't think so, I believe God's will is predestined not the people that will choose themselves what part they want to play. So, predestination for those who don't want to receive Jesus because they think it will just fall on them are wrong. Proof of what I just said can be found in Deut 28, where he set before us both blessings and cursings, see the plan is set, but what part of the plan you'll be in is entirely up to you,thus, your freedom to choose! God bless you girl!
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You are correct. God is not capable of simply forgiving someone, as you and I are; he must kill someone in order to do it. In the Old Testament, he required that animals die every single day so that he could forgive the Israelites. This worked just fine for thousands of years, and then one day God just wasn't satisfied. I guess the novelty of animal sacrifices wore off and he needed a human sacrifice. But not just ANY old human sacrifice, this one had to be special, so he sent his Holy Spirit to Earth to impregnate a teenage girl (does that count as sex with a minor?), then he arranged for the resulting offspring--his own son--to die.  Only then was God able to forgive everyone.\n\nOr was he? People are supposedly forgiven for every bad thing they ever did or will do, yet they are required to beg forgiveness, anyway, every time they do something bad. And if they do a lot of bad things, they get sent to eternal punishment...even though God forgave them.
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The basic idea is because he thought he could be god, and he still does.  He wants souls only to keep them from the true God.  John 10:10 says "The thief (the devil) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I (Jesus) am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." The devil, when he steals a soul, kills it and destroys it.
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And why would we worship a god who favors pedophiles over heroes?\n\nDoesn't seem like a nice god.  What motivation do we have to worship him?\n\nOh yeah, right, eternal damnation.  So, we are supposed to believe the word of a god who has no qualms about tossing heroes into Hell.  Yeah, do people really think that God would be good on his word?  If he doesn't care about human life, then what makes you think he cares about honesty?
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God loves us and has given us second chances a ton of times, hey, He even sent his son to die for us. I truly believe that people will be given a second chance after Christ's second coming and will be able to go to Heaven. I'm sure your friend was a good person, and in the end I believe that's what matters most. God loves us and doesn't want us to suffer, so why wouldn't he help those who were good, but a little misguided?
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There is a perspective that I've adopted that allows me to put things in focus. Look at it this way; negativity exists to define the good and vice versa. \n\nThat reminds me of a "Six Feet Under" preview. In it, one of the characters asks, "Why do people have to die"? The other character responds, "To make life have worth". \n\nTo say that God allows some thing like rape, suggests that you have insight into how God works. Many people may feel, "as you believe, so it shall be". However, not one person on the planet could give you a confirmation on God and God's intentions. It's left to each individual's interpretation and belief.\n\nI understand where you are coming from, though. You're thinking, 'If God is so powerful, why doesn't God intervene'? I don't have a difinitve answer for that. But think of it this way; if God intervened all the time, how would any one learn any thing? \n\nOf course, it's not as if we're learning much as it is. However, most of us know better. We make our own decisions and whether we know it or not, our decisions affect every one around us.\n\nPeople get raped but also, some thing good happens. Not necessarily some thing equally and oppisite, though. However, down the line things will balance out.\n\nLife is full of in justices. You must know that, every thing moves in cycles and as the old saying goes, "what goes around, comes around". A rapist may not be punished today but one day his sins will be punished.
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Well actually humans were given a chance at have a perfect world with no evil or suffering. However, because humans were given free will they (Adam and Eve) chose to disobey God. For a little analogy for why God allows suffering, take this story for example...\n\nYour daughter is trying to thread a needle and every once in a while she pricks herself with the needle. You could go rush in and thread it for her, but if you wait just a little bit and does it herself, she will run over to you with a big smile and say Daddy/Mommy look what I did all by myself!\n\nYou let her do this by herself because it teaches this child that she has the ability to do things on her own. It builds character, and this is the same reason why God allows suffering and certain unfortunate events. He knows we can handle certain circumstances and that it will make us a better person, a better Christian.\n\nDoes he want to watch us suffer? Absolutely not, when we're hurt and feeling all alone, He's right there with us crying for our pain. Just like when your mother/father let you date someone even though they knew that he/she would break your heart. They didn't want you to suffer heartbreak, they wanted you to learn and become a better person.\n\nThough I can tell you some good news, one day all evil and suffering will be eliminated. Here's God's promise to all believers of Christ, "He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4.
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Because man is stubborn and abuses God's gift of free will. \n\nMany people put other gods before the True God, for example: wealth, appearance, material goods, envy, etc. Abusing these things brings us instant gratification and gives us a feeling of power.\n\nWhen we have that feeling of power, we believe that we're as good as God, or that we don't need Him. Even Jesus was tempted, but temptation isn't a sin. Giving into a temptation IS a sin. Man is weak and falls into too many traps set by Satan.\n\nIf we learned to use our free will in a more God-like manner, Satan would have far less competition.