Were the following things all part of God's "plan"?

[Royalite]

Originally Posted by Rafius

Yep! Congratulations...what does it feel like to believe in MANY gods?

Like I said, I only believe in One.

I'm seriously about to hit you with that, "Has not been my experience" line for you to deal with again. I'm really close. lol

[tonylu]

Originally Posted by Jayson01

OKC Bombing
9/11
Sandy Hook
Boston
Aurora
Sikh Temple shooting
VA Tech
Columbine


Some God you Christians have.

God (or whoever is in control of the universe) uses tragedies like these to give people a chance to go out, help others in need and make the world a better place.

It doesn't necessarily mean it was God's plan for the people to die or get injured. It's possible that he used them as tools to bring other people together. Whether some people get the message is a different story.

[msmarilyn]

i am getting into an argument that is old as time, but i feel like for every evil unpleasant life expreince there is a joyous action that let's us know that there are still some good people in the world and that there are still good things that happen in the world sometimes it just seems like we have to look a litte harder to find the good things.

when man was created we were given the ability to make right and wrong choices about our life and the way we would live it. you can blame everyone from that teacher that spanked that kid in the first grade to a bad romance buyt teh bottom line is we can all make a choice to do right or wrong. questionable things happen in lfe the answers are not always given to us but i do believe that everything happens for a reason.

[Rafius]

Originally Posted by msmarilyn

when man was created...

Your evidence for that please..verifiable evidence that is, not the Bible.

we were given the ability to make right and wrong choices about our life and the way we would live it.

... but what's this??

Psa 37:23
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD: ..."

..and
Jer 10:23
"O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps."

...and
Psalm 139:16
"Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began."

So if the Hebrew war god Yahweh has planned every day of my life, would you please explain how I can make any free will decision that will change what Yahweh has plannedfor me? How do I make a free will decision that might change what is 'written in his book'?

[markymarc]

No, unless you think there is a generic God in the sky looking down on all of us. In which case, you will have a lot of studying to do.