God is Great. This is a well known phrase that many religions preach to the believers. The term "great" should refer to righteous aspects such as positive things, helpfulness, kindness, and many other attributes of justice. However, if God is all good then why does he allow evil and human suffering? Faith in God, shouldn't be affiliated with human suffering. The Book of Job is based on human suffering and wrestles with the idea of God's tolerance of evil. Throughout this essay, I will analysis God's transcendence power which rejects all evil and relive the phrase God is Great. The Book of Job begins with stating that this Jewish masterpiece was actually conducted by a Gentile (Non-Jew). Also its author is unknown and is only imagined …show more content…
Religion teaches that God is perfect and only represents good. Then why is evil still in our world? It is important to understand that this is not heaven, things weren't meant to be perfect. Also, men and women need difficulties in their lives to show remembrance of God. Personally, when things are going my way I don't remember God as much even though the happiness I have is coming from him. However, in times of hardship I tend to pray and remember God more. The intriguing part of the Book of Job is that Job was such a pure man, how could God let evil touch him? Eliphaz the Temanite was one of the three friends that came to comfort Job during his time of need. Eliphaz encourages Job to continue to embrace God and believe in his almighty powers. "Have you lost all faith in your piety, all hope in your perfect conduct? Can an innocent man be punished? Can a good man die in distress? I have seen the plowers of evil reaping the crimes they sowed. One breath from God and they shrivel up; one blast of his rage and they burn. The lion may roar with fury, but his teeth are cracked in his mouth. The jackal howls and goes hungry; the wolf is driven away."(Eliphaz 18). Eliphaz indicates that even if there is evil occurring, God's intention is to one day destroy it. I believe that this idea circles around many faiths. Since Job performs perfect conduct, it is extremely hard for him to cope with the …show more content…
If he played by God’s rules, why did he still lose? This is a genuine question that comes about. I like how God is recognized in the Book of JOb as the “Unnameable” and the “Voice from the Whirlwind.” Nobody has seen God or knows him personally. Yet he is still the driving force of religion and symbolizes the ultimate power in the universe. He is known as the creator of mankind. I don't believe that life's hardships should sake matter like faith. Faith is so strong that it can transform the question of “Do you Believe” to “How do you believe” (What religion do you practice?) When the voice speaks it says, “Who is this whose ignorant words smear my design with darkness? Stand up like a man; I will question you;please instruct me. Where were you when I planned the earth? Tell me if you are so wise? (pg 79) God is the one who made everything and without him, we wouldn’t even be here in the first place. Their is a phrase; the world doesn’t owe you anything, because it was here first. How about God doesn’t owe you anything, he was here first? He still gives us. He serves as our protector and guardian. A simple Cross around your neck provides you with comfort that no scientific nonsense can ever provide you with. Reading an Ayat before leaving the house makes you feel strong and protected. Likewise with any religion, we get a sense of security during tough times, such as what Job is going through. The voice
Instead of encouraging him and speaking the truths of the Lord, they blame and discourage him, assuming that everything that is happening to him is due to his own fault. This verse’s significance also rises from the fact that it reveals that Job only needs and only relies on the Lord. Even though his own friends turn against him and falsely accuse him, Job’s faith is not shaken and he continues to seek the Lord. This fact shows Job to be faithful, perseverant, and dedicated to his Father. Job knows that the wicked, perhaps including his friends, are “reserved for the day of calamity…and…will be led forth at
The problem of evil is a logical problem that creates a contradiction in the theist’s belief that God is both omnipotent and wholly good. If God were all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, he would be conscious of all the evil that is present in the world, he would be able to cure the suffering that occurs in our world, and he would want there to be only goodness. However, we are a population encompassed by wickedness and cruelty; thus, we cannot logically agree to a God. This conflict, identified as the problem of evil, is a logical
And since it is obvious there are clearly horrible things happening in the world, God does not exist. And the possibility that the evil occurs for a higher purpose of achieving a greater good is
The deductive problem of evil defines omnipotence as having no bounds to power and being all-good as having the will to prevent and stop any evil that one possibly can. Furthermore, Adams presents how much this problem is amplified when considering horrendous evils that would push the average person to “doubt the positive meaning of their lives”(Adams 300). Adams acknowledges that this definition of God’s qualities alongside the definition of horrendous evils hinders the existence of the Christian God. God is one who is supposed to hold love for all of his creations, but allowing for his creations to suffer needlessly doesn’t align with this love. This problem causes people to question not only God’s love for them but also God’s reasoning in their suffering and their living.
Ultimately, there is not an all-powerful God who has the duty to abolish evil from the world. Evil in this world is inevitable whether it was planned or not. It is the dark part of life, yet because of evil, we know the good. We hope to think humanity has the power to choose evil over good or vice versa because we received the right, yet because of our limited
For years, many have questioned G-d’s role when it comes to addressing the problem of evil. Why is it that bad things always happen to the best of people? Oftentimes, we find ourselves wondering how an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good divinity could allow for such atrocities to occur, such as the Holocaust and the enslavement of millions. G-d’s role and existence surrounding the problem of evil is most often debated by philosophers and theologians alike such as English philosopher, John Hick. Hick introduces a consoling outlook to why such atrocities exist, framing G-d’s role and reasoning for evil's existence as a way for us to learn, grow, and better our souls.
The common expression used by theists states that “it’s all part of Gods plan.” Wouldn’t that say that evil isn’t truly evil, only a lower form of good that could lead to a higher good? We can’t find any answer that would be beyond a doubt true to satisfy an absolutist such as
Is a God unable to suppress the evil or does he have no solution to problem of evil? The thesis posited by Mackie that evil exists and there is no God to stop the evil is still relevant to today. We still have wars, incurable diseases and struggles on this planet.
This paper aims to demonstrate the validity of the Problem of Evil by the excessive amount of violence towards people, the unnecessary evil placed on animals, and the reasons why God should intervene when something bad is about to happen. There are two main arguments that attempt to solve the Problem of Evil. First, there is punishment for humans’ wrongdoings. James Rachels says this idea goes all the way back to the beginning of God’s
Chapter 1: Understanding Spiritual Protection Understanding Spiritual Protection from a Christian perspective involves comprehending the nature of evil, recognizing the spiritual battles believers face, and embracing God's provision for protection through the armor of God and the power of prayer. 1. Nature of Evil: In Christianity, evil is seen as a real and malevolent force. It originates from Satan, the fallen angel who rebelled against God and seeks to lead humanity away from God's goodness and truth. Evil manifests in various forms, such as deception, temptation, manipulation, and spiritual attacks.
124). His other point is that God having a sufficient reason for permitting evil is not the same as having a hallucination. He states that having good reason for the existence of God increases the possibility that He has a reason for permitting gratuitous suffering (p. 124). He also counters the claim that there is no evidence to suggest that God is all-good and all-powerful. He refers to his moral argument—wherein without the existence of God, objective moral values would also cease to exist, but objective moral values do exist and thus God also must exist—to make the claim that God is all-good (p. 125).
Natural evil is suffering due to natural causes, such as a tornado or tsunami. According to theists, evil is just a necessary byproduct. If a tornado was about to hit a town, then suddenly disappeared, it would be noticed and be labeled as a miracle. However, Johnson says that God does not need to intervene all the time, but only in extreme cases (123). An extreme case would have to be obvious suffering, such as back to Johnson’s example of a baby burning to death.
All creatures in this world have an ability to do whatever it is willing to do. As an illustration, a mother uses drugs, yells at her son every day, forces him to do what he does not want to, and also violently abuses him. One day, that boy kills his mother. That is murder, and that is evil. God might see that, but he let it happen due to two possibilities.
A similar account is found in the New Testament where in 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (King James Version) the distinction between the elect of God and the non-elect is clearly distinguished stating: "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:/ Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power” It seems that God could have eliminated more evil in the world and still accomplished the divine purposes but then a large amount of evil in the world does not seem to be connected to the divine purposes. "Natural evil fulfills a higher divine
While people looked to God for guidance, the book of Psalms also says to fear him as he has no equal, he is the supreme being that rules over all. While some find the clarity that they so desired, others show deep emotions or anger or frustration with the actions of God by questioning the very essence of God’s power. They believe that God should protect them from all evil, but instead allowing for a tragedy to take place. By showing both sides of the coin, one can truly grasp the emotion that some have on God. While He can guide people through hardship, He will not completely remove hardship from one’s life.