Subject: God Punished New Orleans with Katrina |
Bible Note: Most Honorable Hank, Please forgive me if I offended you. That was not my intend. I did not read the other posts. I have many responsibilities and just do not have the time in the day to finish them. I answered the original question. I did not read anyones answer. Maybe the question should have been deleted that way we wouldn't be offering up speculation. My opinion was based on how God had dealt with individuals and nations in the old testament books which I mentioned. I know this is an unpopular answer but I believe the scriptures back it up. Since the response to my answer was very negative I decided to stop the thread. I could do a study and give you the answers to my conclusion but I don't have time. I think the same response comes when we think that God is somehow far away and not running the universe. Every time something bad happens to me I always ask myself did I do something to contribute to it. Usually the answer is yes. I don't know why God should chose to deal differently with us today than the way He dealt with the first peoples. I could tell you about Israel and its good and bad kings. How God rewarded the good kings and how he punished the bad kings and how he punished the good kings when they did something bad. I have studied hundreds of hours and was not flippant about my answer. It makes me upset when people say God sends disease on people but when I look at the scriptures thats exactly what happened. Look at Job. In the end God didn't tell him why He did it just that it was His right and who was Job to question him. I could tell you about Nebuchadner who the Lord punished for taking credit for his glory and after he was punished He praised God and said it is the Lord who raises up kings and puts them down. I believe God is good. I don't know why bad things happen. In the end I have to simply trust him. I have seen many of my loved ones and friends suffer. Do I blame God? No. But to say that the devil is in control is false. He is not. God is in control. Look at Saul and I could find many other examples that is why I think everyone should read and study the bible for themselves. Since the bible does not say specifically Katrina this or that, we can't say 100 percent if it was or wasn't God's judgment. Everyone else's answer was their opinion too. Jump on them too. |