Why does God do harm to good people?
"then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it."
Ecclesiastes 8:17
The biblical passage above teaches that we should not question what God does in our lives. No matter what you try to do to find out the meaning behind God it is always above us. God has a much bigger plan for us and we should not question the plan. As humans on this earth we can only understand that God is an all loving being (Ecc. 8:17). He knows nothing but love for us as humans on his planet. So in that respect God does not hurt us on this earth. Humans can not fathom what God has planned for us, so his plan for us is how he intended it (Ecc. 8:17). The passage also talks about the wise claiming that they know Gods intentions. No one can ever understand Gods actions on this earth (Ecc. 8:17). If this is so how can one claim that his actions are in bad or harmful. Since no person can fully understand his actions how can we put a label on his actions. In short this passage teaches that we are not to question Gods intent of his …show more content…
But precisely then we are helped by the knowledge that, in the end, we are only instruments in the Lord's hands; and this knowledge frees us from the presumption of thinking that we alone are personally responsible for building a better world. In all humility we will do what we can, and in all humility we will entrust the rest to the Lord. It is God who governs the world, not we. We offer him our service only to the extent that we can, and for as long as he grants us the strength. To do all we can with what strength we have, however, is the task which keeps the good servant of Jesus Christ always at work: “The love of Christ urges us on” (2 Cor
"then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can discover its meaning. Even if the wise claim they know, they cannot really comprehend it."
Ecclesiastes 8:17
The biblical passage above teaches that we should not question what God does in our lives. No matter what you try to do to find out the meaning behind God it is always above us. God has a much bigger plan for us and we should not question the plan. As humans on this earth we can only understand that God is an all loving being (Ecc. 8:17). He knows nothing but love for us as humans on his planet. So in that respect God does not hurt us on this earth. Humans can not fathom what God has planned for us, so his plan for us is how he intended it (Ecc. 8:17). The passage also talks about the wise claiming that they know Gods intentions. No one can ever understand Gods actions on this earth (Ecc. 8:17). If this is so how can one claim that his actions are in bad or harmful. Since no person can fully understand his actions how can we put a label on his actions. In short this passage teaches that we are not to question Gods intent of his …show more content…
But precisely then we are helped by the knowledge that, in the end, we are only instruments in the Lord's hands; and this knowledge frees us from the presumption of thinking that we alone are personally responsible for building a better world. In all humility we will do what we can, and in all humility we will entrust the rest to the Lord. It is God who governs the world, not we. We offer him our service only to the extent that we can, and for as long as he grants us the strength. To do all we can with what strength we have, however, is the task which keeps the good servant of Jesus Christ always at work: “The love of Christ urges us on” (2 Cor