If God loves us all, why do some people have illnesses?

by TeardropsOfBlood4The1iiLove♥ Posted 2010/06/03 12:16:07

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Disko Pickle 2010/06/03 15:17:16

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Illness is God's way of punishing sinful people.
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PopGirl16 2010/06/09 22:51:24

i coun is as a 'special gift' they have.

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jacktown kid 2010/06/04 15:23:00

Who knows God works in Mysterious ways

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vitaminanime 2010/06/04 05:02:53

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because diseases are caused by germs who should pick on things thier own size, not a puinshment from god

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hey:) 2010/06/04 04:28:49

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i dont know

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marbleswh 2010/06/03 22:14:21

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all i ca say is that everything happens for a reason

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Nick~believe ^MOTOOP^ 2010/06/03 21:11:21

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No idea. I've often wondered that myself. It isn't just that children who are born with illnesses are merely a form of punishment for something the parents did... The child didn't do anything to be punished for... so it does make you wonder.

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Chibi 2010/06/03 20:37:16

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Because everyone has challenges. It makes us stronger.

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peaches 2010/06/03 20:32:11 (edited)

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i think it is sort of a punishment, but the people who have illnesses dont deserve to take that punishment, it may be for life lessons. Gob punished all of us when adam and eve ate from that tree, if they didnt we would be living in a perfect world. It is just like how your parents tell you no, even if they love you. The world can't be perfect, and if there were no sicknesses do you know how much more people their would be in the world? i know death is terrible but there needs to be a way to control the population.

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loversAddiction 2010/06/03 20:30:53

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b/c there is sin in a world where there is satan....

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Shadowhunter<3 2010/06/03 20:25:11

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cause maybe he gave us the materials, we just need to use them? IDK, not really religous here...

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elijah 2010/06/03 20:22:20

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there is no god in charge of anything

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Isma'ila (God has heard)! 2010/06/03 20:07:28

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Because we live in a fallen world.

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joanne ... to Isma'il... 2010/06/03 20:10:52 (edited)

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i wasn't quite sure at first.this is a good one.but after reading others comments I'd agree with Mr.B.PS.God is not an idea.good Charlotte told me so.

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Isma'il... to joanne ... 2010/06/03 20:15:44

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I disagree. God is real.

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joanne ... to Isma'il... 2010/06/03 20:26:18

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yeay i gotta new christian friend.lmao!!!!!

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Isma'il... to joanne ... 2010/06/03 20:29:06

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LOL!

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joanne ... to Isma'il... 2010/06/03 20:31:22

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i'm soooo adding you

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Isma'il... to joanne ... 2010/06/03 20:31:52

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Thank you!

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joanne ... to Isma'il... 2010/06/03 20:32:54

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it is truly no problem.so whats your name?

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Isma'il... to joanne ... 2010/06/03 20:52:28

My real name is Dana but I want to change it too Isma'ila legally.

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joanne ... to Isma'il... 2010/06/03 21:14:27

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d@ sounds beautiful Isma'ila

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Isma'il... to joanne ... 2010/06/03 21:23:36

Thank you.

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B 2010/06/03 19:22:39 (edited)

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with the fall death enter the world and everything became broken, when He created everything it was good and all things worked as it was created, but be of good cheer the day will come for those who love God when we hear and see "Behold I have all things new" peace

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The Big Taboo [AKA Phuck No... 2010/06/03 18:30:31

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It's a side effect of the fall of man. After being cut off from the Tree of Life, etc. we were destined to face sickness, aging, decay, death, and so on.

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katieheart 2010/06/03 18:01:17

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ive been wanting 2 kno that answer 4 awhike now

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James-The Pumpkin King 2010/06/03 17:41:39

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I can't answer that question, because I ask myself questions like that all the time

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Lestat 2010/06/03 17:10:56 (edited)

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I don't believe that god does anything about who gets sick and who doesn't.

I tend to believe god is like a scientist that has a Hugh experiment running.

He checks on it but lets it run its course. Occasionally checking up on his work and tweaking it to make sure the variables are within the parameters he has set for them.

LESTAT

EDITED FOR SPELLING

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peaches 2010/06/03 16:58:57

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because we are all different what hurts one person it wont affect others. And if the world was perfect we would be lost

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pretz 2010/06/03 16:36:34

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I certainly believe that God has plans,my 6 yr old son has congenital heart disease and Golder har syndrome.But my faith in Him never ceases,when we weep and feel hurt God is also hurting to see us suffering.This is not a way of God's punishment.He Has plans for everything.Believe in the power of prayers..I keep on praying that He will heal my son's heart,He hasn't answered it yet but I know one day He will...and things will be better.

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Dave Sawyer ♥ Child of God ♥ 2010/06/03 16:03:07

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Who doesn't have some sort of illness? God sends His rain on the just and the unjust.

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GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 15:57:37

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I wish I knew why my son's life will be shortened. The only idea that I can come up with is that certain people here on earth are angels disguised as people. They can't stay that long, they have to get back up with God. I think they're here to teach us not to take life for granted. We love them, then we see them depart. It's hard, probably the hardest thing that I'll ever do in my life. But it was the ultimate in happiness to give birth to him, and have him in my life, even for the short time that he has here. I love you, Aaron!

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Dave Sa... to GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 16:09:23

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Who says his life will be shortened? When he leaves here, he will live forever. You may be alone, but he will not. I have had two wives who died. The first was not yet 21 and we had only been married for 6 months. The other died at 42 of a congenital heart disease though her doctors told her she would not live through her teens. We all die, in our appointed time, unless we manage to take our own lives. We are all here to learn to be happy in spite of pain and trouble. Be sorry because you will miss him, be sorry for any pain he goes through, but don't be sorry for him when he leaves you.

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GirlyGirl™ to Dave Sa... 2010/06/03 16:14:58

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I'll never feel sorry for him leaving, just that I couldn't take his pain away. I guess I'll mostly feel sorry for myself and my family, that we have to wait to see him again. His life will be shortened. He has CF.

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Dave Sa... to GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 16:28:21

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How long should his life be? I thought I was done with it ten years ago and I'm still here.

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GirlyGirl™ to Dave Sa... 2010/06/03 16:32:51

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When God says it's over, it's over. My husband and I are giving a lobe each of our lungs, but it's not the double-lung transplant that he needs. This will buy him about five years, give or take.

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Dave Sa... to GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 16:34:49

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I hope he gets to use those five years, but we never have any guarantees, no matter what the doctors tell us.

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GirlyGirl™ to Dave Sa... 2010/06/03 16:42:17

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Unfortunately, that's the way it is.

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WWHD to GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 16:39:07

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I'm so sorry to hear about your son. Watching children suffer has got to be one of the most difficult experiences a person can have. It can truly test a person's faith.

I do find personally though that children often cope with their condition easier then their parents do. Perhaps it's that "child like faith" that gives them added strength.

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GirlyGirl™ to WWHD 2010/06/03 16:47:45

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Thank you, WWHD. He's 15, and he's only complained once, about a certain sleep aid that the docs gave him. He said it made him feel "weird". With all the stress tests and the poking and prodding, the endless MRI's and varying oxygen saturation levels, he still talks about going home and going swimming. He amazes me every day.

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Teardro... to GirlyGirl™ 2010/06/03 19:08:09

Is that Cystic Fibrosis

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