guns on campus....and self worth

From : marsh monster

Q: =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d =3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d=3d on apr 17 521=ef=bf=bdpm klumze s...@yahoo.com wrote god =a0 we ask that you be with these families come into their hearts tonight be with them let them feel your presence. we pray god that those who have fallen come unto you and your mercy be shown. in the name of our lordjesus christ. amen would that be the same god that stood by and allowed this to happen jam most people do not understand why god permits wickedness and so blame him for all the bad things that take place. they do not realize that mans inclination toward badness is not because of gods will but because of the sin of adam. see rom. 512 they may be unaware of the existence of satan the devil and of his influence on world affairs so they ascribe to god t= he vile things perpetrated by satan. see 1 john 519; rev. 1212 if they a= re to some extent aware of these things they may feel that god is slow about taking action because they do not see clearly the issue of universal sovereignty and do not grasp the fact that gods patience down till this time affords them an undeserved opportunity for salvation. see rom. 24;= 2 pet. 39 also they do not fully realize that god has a set time when he will destroy forever all who practice wickedness.-see rev. 2210-12; 111= 8; hab. 23. if someone else committed a crime how would you feel if you were blamed = for it you would consider this very unjust. justice requires that the guilty= be punished and the innocent be freed from blame. if an automobile driver ignores a stop sign at a busy intersection and gets into a bad accident a= s a result it is not the fault of the law. if a person becomes a glutton and gets sick from overeating it is not the fault of the farmer who grew the food. then why should the heavenly father god be blamed when mankind commits wrongs should not the blame be put where it belongs-on the guilty party also there is something else to consider. if we blame god for such things as starvation from food shortages whom do we credit for the productive fields and orchards that produce such bountiful crops in many lands if we blame god for sickness whom do we credit for the bodys marvelous healing systems if we blame god for city slums whom do we credit for majestic mountains clear lakes delightful flowers and beautiful trees clearly = if we blame god for the worlds troubles and then credit him for the good things of the earth it is a contradiction. a loving god would not promote both good and bad at the same time. who then is to blame for the terrible things that have happened to the human family much of the blame must rest on people themselves. human dishonesty and frustration cause crimes. human pride and selfishness cause wrecked marriages hatreds and racial prejudices. human error and unconce= rn cause pollution and filth. human arrogance and stupidity cause wars; and when entire nations blindly follow political leaders into those wars then they must share the blame for the suffering. hunger and poverty are primarily due to human neglect and greed. consider the world now spends well over $200 billion each year on armaments. if all of this were proper= ly spent on growing and equally distributing food and eliminating poor housi= ng think what could be done! no god is not to blame for the wrongs that humans themselves commit. and= he is not to blame for the wrongs blessed by clergymen who claim to serve god but who do not speak the truth or practice it. well then was there something wrong with the way god made mankind did he give the human race= a bad start many people think that the answer to that question is yes. if god cared they reason would not the world be a very different place we look aro= und and see a world full of war hatred and misery. and as individuals we g= et sick we suffer we lose loved ones in death. thus many say if god car= ed about us and our problems would he not prevent such things from happenin= g worse yet religious teachers sometimes lead people to think that god is hardhearted. how so when tragedy strikes they say that it is gods will. in effect such teachers blame god for the bad things that happen. is that the truth about god what does the bible really teach james 113 answers when under trial let no one say i am being tried by god. for with ev= il things god cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone. so god is nev= er the source of the wickedness you see in the world around you. see job 3410-12 granted he does allow bad things to happen. but there is a big difference between allowing something to happen and causing it. for example think about a wise and loving father with a grown son who is still living at home with his parents. when the son becomes rebellious and decides to leave home his father does not stop him. the son pursues a bad way of life and gets into trouble. is the father th