Why So Much Suffering And Injustice?

However, if the Supreme Being purposed that perfect couple live on earth forever amid paradise conditions and if that is still his purpose, why is there no paradise now? Why, instead has mankind experience so many centuries of suffering and injustice?

Without question, human history is filled with misery caused by war, imperialistic conquest, exploitation, poverty, disaster, sickness and death. Why have so many bad things happened to so many innocent victims? If God is all-powerful, why has he allowed this enormous amount of suffering for thousands of years? Since God designed and ordered the universe so well, why would he allow disorder and destruction on earth?

An Example

Let us us an example to illustrate why a God of order would allow disorder on earth. Imagine if you will, walking into a forest and coming upon a house. As you inspect the house, you see that it is in disorder. The windows are broken, the roof has serious damage, the wooden porch is full of holes, the door is hanging on one hinge and the plumbing does not work.

In the face of all these defectss, would you conclude that no intelligent designer could possibly have designed that house? Would the disorder convince you that only chance could have produced the house? Or if you concluded that someone did design and construct it, would you feel that this person was not skilled and not thoughtful?

When you more thoroughly examine the structure, you see that it was originally put together well and gives evidence of much thoughtful care. But it was now simply run down andon the way to ruin. What could the defects and problems indicate? They could suggest that (1)the owner died; (2) he is a capable builder but is no longer interested in the house; or (3)he temporarily leased his property to unappreciative tenants. The latter is similar to the situation regarding this earth.


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