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Date Posted: 22:12:11 08/10/03 Sun
Author: TK
Subject: Does God kill people?

Question.
Talking with Emily, and we both agreed she'd probably not have become a Christian had her dad not died. Which led to the question of whether God killed her Dad so that she might come to faith. Intriguing point. I don't think that makes much sense, but I'm all about hearing theories.
Goodnight.
TK

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[> Re: Does God kill people? -- Mike Rehani, 13:14:50 08/11/03 Mon

Well, I guess He killed all of Job's family to test his faith. So we know God has "killed" before for that purpose.
Of course, I'm sure there are people who give up in their faith because someone close to them died. So there is a counter to that.
Maybe God doesn't need to kill others. Would Emily had beecome Chrisitan if her father nearly died?


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[> My theory... -- Marty McGoey, 18:59:23 08/11/03 Mon

My theory on the idea of God killing people is not that He deliberately kills people, just that later in life, tragic events may turn out for the best. Sometimes it may be a test as well. We cannot comprehend the vastness of God's mind and the intricacies of His plan. Things happen that catch off guard. The death of a person can wound us deeply, but we cannot ultimately see how the death will affect us in the end. I believe that the devil kills unbelievers, while God calls believers to heaven. The death of the unbeliever God then uses to hopefully bring someone to faith, or to strengthen their faith. The death of a believer is a beautiful thing that other believers may use to strengthen their own faith. In the case of death, perhaps the end does justify the means.


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[> [> Correction regarding Job -- Mike Cypull, 14:23:54 08/12/03 Tue

God didn't kill Job's family, God gave the devil permission to do whatever he wanted to affect Job without killing HIM so the devil then, in turn, killed Job's family.


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