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Why are there natural disasters in a world created by God?

Answered by . March 20, 2011 - 7:04 pm 2

Many people wonder how a loving God could have created a world in which natural disasters occur. What most people do not realize is that such disasters are typically the product of natural systems which most of the time operate for our benefit. To put it one way, natural disasters are the ‘cost’ we ‘pay’ […]

Was the earthquake in Haiti a punishment from God?

Answered by . February 13, 2010 - 5:51 am 1

Ordinarily, when God punishes a large number of people at once in a specific area he gives plenty of prior warning about it — see, e.g., the warnings in Obadiah about God’s impending judgement on Edom. There was no such prior warning from God about the earthquake in Haiti, therefore we are safe to conclude […]