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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: Something I've been thinking about for a while. God is all knowing, and a loving, merciful God. So He knew all the suffering, pain, and evil that would happen in the world. Why then did He create it in the first place and put mankind on it. Why not just not create it, if He had not created it, we would have never none it, and look at all the suffering and evil that would have been avoided. Anyone have any thoughts? wdc |
Bible Answer: In addition to being a world full of pain and suffering, which is the result of sin, this is also a world full of beauty and love. If God had not created the world, then there would be no beautiful sunsets, no rainbows, no smiles from little children, no love, no joy, no hugs, no kisses, no faithful dogs, no fuzzy-furry pet cats, no butterflys. And that is more like the world which God created. Sin, Adam's sin, our sin, yours and mine, messed up that world. But God has provided a path of restoration through Jesus Christ. Perhaps you are not experiencing much love and beauty in your own life today. If that is the case, then turn your eyes on Jesus - when you begin to clearly see Him, then you will find that love and joy that God meant for us to enjoy. |