Judaism is the faith of a Community. Introduction It is a common platitude in philosophy of religion to hear the claim that the existence of God is necessary, or that God exists 'in all possible worlds'. Archived. The cause behind our existence is the most common question that religion tries to answer. Why is all the suffering necessary, or "what is God"? When looking at the Bible it’s important to realise that the God spoken of in the Old and New Testaments is the same God. However, it seems to me that the existence of God can only really be thought of as (at best) metaphysically necessary, but not logically necessary. Exodus 12:12 So, for those of you who believe that Bible is uniformly monotheistic, why is it that the god of the Exodus narrative had to bring judgement on gods that didn't exist? God is a God of judgment but He is also a God of grace (Psalm 103:8). On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn--both men and animals--and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. God’s account of a perfect world ruined by sin and destroyed by a watery judgment (Genesis 6–9) is consistent with the fossil evidence in the world. Even if God is eternal, why does he even exist in the first place. In the Old Testament God calls the Jewish people to live differently among the nations so that His goodness, mercy, faithfulness and justice will be seen. Posted by. Psalm 103:10 is true only because of the GRACE OF GOD.

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The Lord Jesus died for our sins, and thus God has dealt with Christ after our sins and God has rewarded Christ according to our iniquities (compare …

God is clear to them that if they don’t follow him they will bring trouble on themselves. Strictly speaking, God doesn't… The wonderful truth of the gospel is that God can be gracious to sinful men WITHOUT COMPROMISING HIS JUSTICE. 1. 0. Close. A simple question has been nagging me lately: Why is there so much suffering in the world, is it necessary, and what does its existence say about the nature of any divine beings? I think a more important question however is why anything, including God, exists at all. 6 years ago. Jews believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people in order to set an example of holiness and … God’s promise of future restoration, “the restitution of all things” ( Acts 3:21 ), would be nonsensical if evolution really happened. Why is all the suffering necessary, or "what is God"? Obviously most theists believe that some sort of God created existence.