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“A Broken World”
Categories: GOD, RELATIONSHIPS, WITH MANKINDWhy are innocent victims allowed to be violated in this world? Are they sacrificial lambs or what? I see no purpose in, for example, young children being allowed to be violated.Sincerely,
Disgusted
Dear Disgusted,
All suffering is caused by mankind and sin. When God made the world, He made it to be good - it was sin that destroyed that perfect vision. All wickedness and evil brings pain to God and grieves Him and He will only endure it for so long. In Noah's day, God saw all the violence that was in the world and it made Him deeply sad (Gen 6:5-6). God gives mankind the freedom to make our own choices, but that doesn't mean it doesn't pain Him to see the evil upon this earth. God tells us that the only reason He endures it is because He is longsuffering and desiring to give as many people as possible the chance to repent and turn to Him (2 Pet 3:9). It is a dark and ugly world, and God's love is the shining light in that darkness (Jhn 3:19). All the blameless and forgiven will be comforted in His arms in heaven (Rev 21:3-4).
