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NASB | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 8:28 ¶ And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose. |
Bible Question:
I have asked the following question before in my early days of being a christian and studying the Bible. "Why did God kills" i.e. re Amalakites,etc and have accepted the probable reasons explained then. Perhaps they really deserve to be wiped out. I am asking the same question again with the recent events happening in South East Asia i.e. the high number of death in the tsunami tragedy. If God is so full of grace and that He loves us so much that I believe Him to be, why is He allowing such massive deaths to happen? Please teach me how to explain to a non believer that God loves us that he sacrificed His son for our sins but then he still allowed such tragedy to happen. When I saw a news footage of a man on CNN who lost everything, wife, kids, house, I asked myself. Why? |
Bible Answer: ngkh, To add to brother Edb's thoughts, remember, God is sovereign (Ps. 115:3). His permissive will allows these events to occur. (Is 46:10) More appropiately we should ask why DON"T we desrvethese types of natural disasters. A good brother of mine when asked how he's doing answers, "better than I deserve". Christ died for us "while we were yet sinners" ( Rom. 5:8) I think most telling is Luke 13:2-5: "2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? 3 “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 “Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? 5 “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." Certainly none of this is intended to minimize the tragedy of this. It's huge! However, the greater tragedy is to die without a saving knowledge of Christ. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |