God is good. But why does he allow people, especially the innocent who are only sinners by nature as they cannot or have not become sinners by choice, to suffer? The sins committed by mankind, going all the way back to Adam and Eve, are supposedly the reason as to why God allows people to suffer. God does not maliciously cause this suffering, but he does allow it, and to some that may seem like the same thing. “Since God is the source of goodness, evil can be described as the absence of God” (Janzen, 1999). Those with darkness or evil in their hearts are lacking God, and therefore are allowed to suffer. However, even those who embrace God, practice his word, and try to live their lives as righteously as possible, still suffer. Every day children …show more content…
She has been forced to draw from the well in the noon heat as opposed to a time more acceptable to other people, such as early morning when the sun is not as hot. Jesus knows that she is cohabiting with a man that is not her husband and that she has already had five husbands before the man she is living with. This woman’s suffering can affect those around her, specifically those in her family. If the woman has children from previous marriages, it is highly likely that her children may face criticism for who their mother is. Her previous husbands are likely to have a difficult time finding a new spouse, and her parents may be shunned for the type of person their daughter …show more content…
About six months later, I noticed his eye was wandering and mentioned it at his check-up. We went quickly from the pediatricians to an eye doctor who ran out of the room after a quick examination as though my child’s eye was going to explode. When this doctor came back, he mentioned a lot of words I didn’t understand, but he was very reassuring that everything was going to be easily fixed. We were set for a visit to Casey Eye Institute the very next day and were told to pack a lunch because it would be a long day. That doctor lied and to this day I have not forgiven him. My son, Nathan, was diagnosed with Retinoblastoma on March 31st, 2006. Retinoblastoma is a rare cancerous tumor that blocks the retina from receiving light, therefore causing the person to be blind in the affected eye. It can be one tumor in one eye, or it can be multiple tumors in both eyes and can eventually spread to the brain stem and throughout the body if left untreated. The one eye, one tumor is usually a fluke in the genes that causes the cells to grow abnormally, while the multiple tumors are usually genetic and a lot harder to treat. Nathan was lucky; he only had one tumor that affected one
If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer? The central question in Shadowlands challenges traditional religious and moral conventions. It is a question asked by many, with few satisfactory answers. Before attempting to answer the question, and explore its relationship to Shadowlands, let us first define the question, so its implications may be more clearly understood. At the heart of the question is a doubt in the goodness of God, "If God loves us". From the beginning it is clear that God is being judged and criticized by the question. Then the second phrase follows"Why does He allow us to suffer?". The assumption made in the second phrase is that God has enough control over the world to prevent suffering. If He can prevent suffering, and He really loves us, then why shouldn' t He excercise that control, and prevent needless suffering?
Kusher gets straight to the point in the first few pages of his book. We, as humans, assume that we deserve what we get. Somewhere along the way we have sinned and deserve what happens. We focus the attention on ourselves so we can keep viewing God as a righteous judge. God is simply being like a caring parent in hopes we can see he only means well, and hopes one way we can see why he would cause such pain. Kushner believes that maybe God is not the cause of our suffering, but that God is there to help.
The existence of a God is always questioned, but it is questioned even more so at times of suffering. As Rabbi Dr Louie Jacobs comments “If God exists… how and why could such a Being tolerate all the pain, misery, and anguish that is often the lot of humanity”.
The ride home that day was filled with questions and concerns about surgery. Being that both my eyes had a turn to them surgery was very critical and dangerous, and with the degree of my turns I had the potential to go blind. Dinner that night was another debate. Overall my parents choice was clear, all they wanted was for me to be okay, and for this situation that meant surgery.
There's a disease that lurks among young children even to this day. It's a direct result of a mutation in the genes that could result in the removal of the eye. Both boys and girls are affected, and one in every fifteen to thirty thousand babies is infected every year (Ambramson, Ch1). This eye corrupting, chromosomal abnormality shows up in about 300-350 new cases each year. It is called retinoblastoma.
When I sit down to write a paper I simply just stare outside from where I’ am sitting, until a great sentence comes flying across my head. If that doesn’t work or simply start double guessing myself, I end the conflict in bringing both my sister and parents into the argument. As a result, they end up resolving the issue through stating what sounds great on the sentence, or what can be done to make it sound better, by following all prerequisites. Most of which ends up giving an excellent pay off, since my parents are in my personal opinion a great help when it comes to starting an essay. While others may argue that parents don’t have sufficient educational background as to help them with anything related to school.
Throughout the semester, I have developed many skills and have greatly improved on my writing. At the beginning of the year, I had no clue how to format a paper in APA. I had only used MLA format before this year, so I was clueless. Also, I never knew how to correctly write an introduction. I did not know that an introduction needed to include a hook. I knew that it needed a thesis statement but I was never writing my thesis correctly, until this year. Finally, I never knew how to correctly include transitions.
As previously, stated God uses difficult situations as a way to improve the relationship we have with Him. Why suffering though? Frederick Sontag wrote in his book that evil or suffering are the best circumstances in which to find a God, unlike times where everything goes well
I should receive a passing grade in this class because I can write now. Not just an exaggeration, but after another semester of English I finally feel confident that can write. Three of the reasons behind my confidence is I learned, I experienced and best of all I repeated. These three values helped prepare me for what is in store in English 1302 and here is why.
When I found out that I had developed a lazy eye I cried for two days straight making it an unforgettable day. As I walked into my math class, my friend stopped me and asked “Hey, your eye moves without you making any effort, right? Because when you are looking at me, I can see it move away.” All I could do was agree because I didn’t want to seem like a liar. I panicked because I still wasn’t aware that I
However, a divorced woman is automatically viewed as less desirable for suitors if she chooses to marry again. The unfairness of this advantage in the marriage market is presented throughout the poem. Women are viewed as objects that are meant to only serve their husbands commands. The Wife of Bath takes charge in reverses the stereotypical roles by taking charge in her first two marriages and her overall views on sex. Her carefree attitude strikes down the connation’s that women should only be limited to having sex for procreation and for her own personal pleasure. She explains how God wanted Adam and Eve to multiply and that is only possible by having sex. The Wife of Bath elaborates, “But wel I woot expres, withoute lye, God bad us for to wexe and multiplye: That gentil text can I wel understonde. “ (27-29). She uses the bible as a template to justify her actions of having sex for pleasure and procreation. As the church uses the bible to socially repress women from their sexuality. In addition, the wife of bath describes the difference in viewpoints for husbands and wives on their positions in a marriage. A woman in this time period looks at marriage as a profession where she obliges to her husband’s every command. A man looks at marriage more for pleasure and enjoyment. The wife explains the power
Around the world there are countries that still don’t allow some or all of their citizens to vote. However in America the right to vote is simply given to every American citizen over the age of 18. So you’d think that every US citizen over the age of 18 would be voting for everything, right? WRONG. Out of everyone in the US only 57% voted at our last presidential election. So out of the two hundred and forty-eight million people in the United States of as of November 30 who are eligible to vote only about 57% of the population will vote for the presidency. So out of two hundred and forty-eight million people only about one hundred and forty-three million citizens will cast their vote in the upcoming presidential election. And this is a vote
The Christian tradition is haunted by a significant mark: Suffering. The question that arises from this suffering is if God is the omnipitous being that Christians believe Him to be, why would He let His people, whom he loves, suffer great pains and horrible deaths? According to premises derived from theologians and followers of the Bible, God is "all loving". If that is true, then God would not want His people to suffer, but by just looking around us we see that suffering, in fact, is happening. If there is suffering going on that God does not want, then He would be able to stop that suffering since He also believed to be "all powerful", yet suffering still goes on. Why? Hopefully by the end of this paper I will be able to answer that for myself.
Writing is like showing magic tricks to me because the audiences don’t know what will happen. As a freshmen coming to college, something that I have to get used to that no one will inform me if I didn’t do my homework, or I skipped class. I didn’t expect much from any of my classes. In the beginning of the quarter my main goal for EWRT 211 is that I wanted to learn how to write better. Most of the essays I wrote in high school didn’t receive high scores. In EWRT 211 I learned many things, but the most important thing that I learned was how to write essays. Writing essays is not something that you can do in one day. You have to go through many steps to get the result that you want. For instance, in order to get a high score for your essay you shouldn’t write the essay the night before it is due. For example, before you start to write your essay you should plan out what is the main point
Many don’t realize that the road to success isn’t so much a road as it is a winding,