Examples Of Theodicy
Theodicy is the discussion of theories over why God allows bad things happen to good people. Everyday people experience bad things. There are the natural evils of the world like illness, hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes. There are the evils humans commit against one another like murder, abuse, and all sorts of betrayals. Evil leads humans to question the power of God and even the existence of God. God is supposed to be powerful. He is supposed to help us. He is supposed to answer our prayers. People struggle with this because sometimes the evil gets too much to handle. When evil occurs it causes us pain, hurt, and turmoil. This is when the questions begin to arise and we ask God “Why me? Why are you doing this to me? Are you there god?” There
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I intend on making the best of my time here on earth and making the right choices, so I know that I am being lead God’s Kingdom. Even if there is a question in faith, why would you not want to try to be righteous in hopes for life after death? Even if I did not believe in heaven I just do not see the point in taking a chance of succumbing to evil and sinful tendencies. There are many theories of what happens after we die and no one really knows, but all I know is what I choose for me. I am not taking any chances. Theodicy will always exist because there will always be evil and evil is usually in some way painful and hurtful, so we will always pose the question, Why? I think that it only remains a problem if your faith is not strong. I do not see theodicy as a problem because we will always wonder why. It is what we do as humans. We question life. I think the only problem is people’s faith and decisions they choose to make for themselves. There are situations that are beyond our control. We do not always understand God’s plan. God has given us the tools to be righteous. It is up to us to utilize them and make the most of the life he has given us. Just like religion evil cannot easily be explained. Straying away from bad things is the best way to avoid evil in our
I intend on making the best of my time here on earth and making the right choices, so I know that I am being lead God’s Kingdom. Even if there is a question in faith, why would you not want to try to be righteous in hopes for life after death? Even if I did not believe in heaven I just do not see the point in taking a chance of succumbing to evil and sinful tendencies. There are many theories of what happens after we die and no one really knows, but all I know is what I choose for me. I am not taking any chances. Theodicy will always exist because there will always be evil and evil is usually in some way painful and hurtful, so we will always pose the question, Why? I think that it only remains a problem if your faith is not strong. I do not see theodicy as a problem because we will always wonder why. It is what we do as humans. We question life. I think the only problem is people’s faith and decisions they choose to make for themselves. There are situations that are beyond our control. We do not always understand God’s plan. God has given us the tools to be righteous. It is up to us to utilize them and make the most of the life he has given us. Just like religion evil cannot easily be explained. Straying away from bad things is the best way to avoid evil in our