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solascriptura 16-Sep-17, 08:19	Question: "Why does God allow natural disasters, i.e. earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis? Answer: Why does God allow earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, wildfires, and other natural disasters? Tragedies cause many people to question God’s goodness. It is distressing that natural disasters are often termed “acts of God” while no “credit” is given to God for years, decades, or even centuries of peaceful weather. God created the whole universe and the laws of nature (Genesis 1:1). Most natural disasters are a result of these laws at work. Hurricanes, typhoons, and tornados are the results of divergent weather patterns colliding. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s plate structure shifting. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake. The Bible proclaims that Jesus Christ holds all of nature together (Colossians 1:16-17). Could God prevent natural disasters? Absolutely! Does God sometimes influence the weather? Yes, as we see in Deuteronomy 11:17 and James 5:17. Numbers 16:30-34 shows us that God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin. The book of Revelation describes many events which could definitely be described as natural disasters (Revelation chapters 6, 8, and 16). Is every natural disaster a punishment from God? Absolutely not. In much the same way that God allows evil people to commit evil acts, God allows the earth to reflect the consequences sin has had on creation. Romans 8:19-21 tells us, “The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.” The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit. Everything in creation is subject to “frustration” and “decay.” Sin is the ultimate cause of natural disasters just as it is the cause of death, disease, and suffering. We can understand why natural disasters occur. What we do not understand is why God allows them to occur. Why did God allow the tsunami to kill over 225,000 people in Asia? Why did God allow Hurricane Katrina to destroy the homes of thousands of people? For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters as people realize how tenuous their lives really are and how life can be taken away in an instant. What we do know is this: God is good! Many amazing miracles occurred during the course of natural disasters that prevented even greater loss of life. Natural disasters cause millions of people to reevaluate their priorities in life. Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid is sent to help the people who are suffering. Christian ministries have the opportunity to help, minister, counsel, pray, and lead people to saving faith in Christ! God can, and does, bring great good out of terrible tragedies (Romans 8:28). Remember many times we say or hear it said that "God allows". This gives the connotation God is permitting evil in the world. This cannot be further from the truth. By saying permitting or allowing we must say he is sanctioning it right? There is always a consequence to sin. We the elect know Christ has died and our sins are forgiven but his action just as the actions of the man Adam threw not only the race of mankind but the whole world into bondage. We therefore are not punished for our sin, Christ endured the cross so that He could purchase a people for Himself. God endures sins, puts up with it if you will for a time and season until all of the elect are found and brought to repentance. He absolutely punishes in the spirit realm on the instant of death, those not in Christ are found in Hell. Note: 1. Sinners will occupy hell. While God created us for a loving relation with himself, at the fall humankind rebelled. God's judgment falls on all sinners, unless they have faith in Jesus. After the provisional state of Hades and the final judgment, God's wrath culminates in hell. According to the New Testament, the objects of God's wrath range from the pious hypocrites ( Matt 23:33 ) and those failing to help the poor ( Matt 25:31-46 ; Luke 16:19-31 ) to the vile and murderers ( Rev 21:8 ). There is a torment which the nonbeliever experiences upon drawing the last breath of this life. After the resurrection, they then will occupy Hell with Satan and his followers. 1COR1:15 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. So when you hear God allows or it was an act of God, consider His nature, what was accomplished on the cross and see if you believe God creates and sends the hurricane for example as punishment or does it flow out of the natural laws which he has in place and rescues many from troubles and woe as a result of His grace and mercy. solascriptura

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solascriptura
16-Sep-17, 08:19

Question: "Why does God allow natural disasters, i.e. earthquakes, hurricanes, and tsunamis?

Answer: Why does God allow earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, wildfires, and other natural disasters? Tragedies cause many people to question God’s goodness. It is distressing that natural disasters are often termed “acts of God” while no “credit” is given to God for years, decades, or even centuries of peaceful weather. God created the whole universe and the laws of nature (Genesis 1:1). Most natural disasters are a result of these laws at work. Hurricanes, typhoons, and tornados are the results of divergent weather patterns colliding. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s plate structure shifting. A tsunami is caused by an underwater earthquake.

The Bible proclaims that Jesus Christ holds all of nature together (Colossians 1:16-17). Could God prevent natural disasters? Absolutely! Does God sometimes influence the weather? Yes, as we see in Deuteronomy 11:17 and James 5:17. Numbers 16:30-34 shows us that God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin. The book of Revelation describes many events which could definitely be described as natural disasters (Revelation chapters 6, 8, and 16). Is every natural disaster a punishment from God? Absolutely not.

In much the same way that God allows evil people to commit evil acts, God allows the earth to reflect the consequences sin has had on creation. Romans 8:19-21 tells us, “The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.” The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit. Everything in creation is subject to “frustration” and “decay.” Sin is the ultimate cause of natural disasters just as it is the cause of death, disease, and suffering.

We can understand why natural disasters occur. What we do not understand is why God allows them to occur. Why did God allow the tsunami to kill over 225,000 people in Asia? Why did God allow Hurricane Katrina to destroy the homes of thousands of people? For one thing, such events shake our confidence in this life and force us to think about eternity. Churches are usually filled after disasters as people realize how tenuous their lives really are and how life can be taken away in an instant. What we do know is this: God is good! Many amazing miracles occurred during the course of natural disasters that prevented even greater loss of life. Natural disasters cause millions of people to reevaluate their priorities in life. Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid is sent to help the people who are suffering. Christian ministries have the opportunity to help, minister, counsel, pray, and lead people to saving faith in Christ! God can, and does, bring great good out of terrible tragedies (Romans 8:28).

Remember many times we say or hear it said that "God allows". This gives the connotation God is permitting evil in the world. This cannot be further from the truth. By saying permitting or allowing we must say he is sanctioning it right? There is always a consequence to sin. We the elect know Christ has died and our sins are forgiven but his action just as the actions of the man Adam threw not only the race of mankind but the whole world into bondage. We therefore are not punished for our sin, Christ endured the cross so that He could purchase a people for Himself.

God endures sins, puts up with it if you will for a time and season until all of the elect are found and brought to repentance. He absolutely punishes in the spirit realm on the instant of death, those not in Christ are found in Hell.

Note: 1. Sinners will occupy hell. While God created us for a loving relation with himself, at the fall humankind rebelled. God's judgment falls on all sinners, unless they have faith in Jesus. After the provisional state of Hades and the final judgment, God's wrath culminates in hell. According to the New Testament, the objects of God's wrath range from the pious hypocrites ( Matt 23:33 ) and those failing to help the poor ( Matt 25:31-46 ; Luke 16:19-31 ) to the vile and murderers ( Rev 21:8 ).

There is a torment which the nonbeliever experiences upon drawing the last breath of this life. After the resurrection, they then will occupy Hell with Satan and his followers.

1COR1:15 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory.

So when you hear God allows or it was an act of God, consider His nature, what was accomplished on the cross and see if you believe God creates and sends the hurricane for example as punishment or does it flow out of the natural laws which he has in place and rescues many from troubles and woe as a result of His grace and mercy.

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