Why does God Allow Natural Disasters?

Giving some answers to the problem of natural disasters.

[selinasaunders]

Really enjoy all of these peoples questions and Tureks responses to them. I enjoy the different ministries of apologetics. It really does glorify GOD, and I like Tureks patience with the people's questions and humbleness. He does respond gently. I imagine he gets the same questions over and over, but is ready to teach them over and over. I appreciate how he is gentle with the kids in college, because whether they realize it or not, they are being indoctrinated by their professors or influenced to some extent by them, but he can get a little more bold when dealing with other professors in some of the debate clips. It's a good balance I definitely noticed. Keep it up! Finish the Race.

[gloryboundkev]

Good answer. This world is temporary. Sometimes the righteous are taken to spare them from evil. Isaiah 57:1 Sometimes calamities come as judgment. Deuteronomy 28:24 Sometimes hardship comes as discipline. Hebrews 12:7 Sometimes hardship comes as a test such as in the book of Job. Circumstances can build your character. Your character is more important than your circumstances because lasting joy, peace, hope, and love are not dependent on temporary circumstances. They are the fruit of a godly character. Everyone faces difficulties and seasons of struggles, but the difference is that the godly trust in Christ, turn to Jesus, receive miracles, and demonstrate love, eternal hope, and peace in crisis.

[hewhositsuponfroggychair]

Well, one of the punishments after Eden was that the world would be out to get man.

[ertfgghhhh]

Ripple effect:

Saul did not kill everyone like he was supposed to. The queen got away. The descendant of her baby she carried with the man in Babylon that persecuted and tried to kill all of the jews. Esther saved them.

[MetalGearDavid]

Now that raises a whole 'nother question is why do Christians pray when there is a natural disaster? If God already set these things into motion, why would you ask him to change course? Do you just pray to feel comfort? If that's so, then that makes sense, but I really can't understand why people actually believe praying for something to happen or something not to happen will work.

[jackdupwnycrew]

Frank is the man. Truly the reason I have pushed my spiritual gifts to the next level. He inspired me to join a ministry and create videos as when. Thanks Frank for all you do to defend the faith.

[thebottomline]

It's funny how he doesn't use tragedies like 9/11 as an example of a bad thing leading to something good. He knows people would be offended.

[actingfan]

“What kind of world would this be if everyone was indestructible until you’re 80” never thought about that. That’s a really good response!

[ashleyelizabeth]

God is infinite and we're finite... Legit truth!

[francismausley]

Excellent theme... Not always, but perhaps too often: "...when man breaks his promise to God, in other words when he “violates the Covenant, ” the effect is physical, and calamities appear.” ~ Daily Lessons Received at Akká, Bahá’í Faith Publishing Trust

[Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

We can't see the ripple but what if replace the R with and N?

[mineandshot]

Ask these questions to God Himself, only he knows the answer.

[elsainnamorato]

It is important to thank appreciate and give credit to God for those wonderful and moments and miracles, he blesses us with. In order to understand and cope with natural disasters is a good place to start is man fallen nature and the consequences of our sins.Jesus is with us from the very start to the very end. Everyday we must strengthen our faith. He will bring you clarity and peace of mind and understanding to these very difficult questions. also don't underestimate the power off prayer because I think this is the only thing that is holding this world together. God bless you

[anthonymitchell]

Why do I continually get sucked into watching Turek not actually answer questions, make baseless assertions, and spew word salad?

Seriously you have to completely let critical thinking die in you to be impressed with this guy.

[larrywilliams]

I wonder if people say, as long as it happens to someone else I’m good……..?

[paulrock]

I am amazed by how people think God owes them an answer. How did he answer JOB? where were you when I laid the foundations of the world.? He offers Grace for Salvation without a reason, jump on it. What's in it for him? what's in it for you. He gets to forgive you & cleanse you, you get eternal life. Wow...that's fair. I get to live forever, & he

[declan.mclean]

Also sin is the reason crazy disasters happen.
When a country Sins badly and Does so much evil they will reap what they sow.
God doesn’t do anything, it’s actually the people who are the victims of A hurricane that sow it and bring the curse unto themselves.
Just like in sodom and Gomorrah, but God is so gracious that even if One man out of of those sinful people is righteous he Would spare the town.
But As today Most people are Evil and phew are righteous so this is why you see Hurricane attacks, volcano explosions...floods, deceases happen to certain people out of nowhere, its simply a Reaping of what all the evil people hath sowed on this earth.

And there are obviously different answers to this.

[sonburst]

I find a better answer simply in "We live in a fallen world, " as you stated. Going beyond that you enter into an intellectual argument, which may be useful to some people, but the apostle Paul answers this nicely in Romans 8:19-22 saying, "The eager expectation of the creation waits for the appearance of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but by the will of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now." We see hear the things of creation, although not partakers of sin, became cursed along with man. So, creation "groans and travails" even now until our Lord returns and all things are set right again. This is why we have natural disasters. Like everything else, it goes back to the original sin.

[sonofyahgabe]

Wish there was a more spiritual response behind the answer. Using the example of Christ rebuking the storm. Jesus won’t rebuke something of God because He’d be going against Himself ( kingdom divided won’t stand Matt 12:25). Also gotta look at the wickedness of that certain land because it can also be judgement God allows

[MrJimMajor]

His answer to why God causes bad things is "I don't know". At least that is fair. But imagine you are God and have the abilities to make a planet with any environment possible with the nature and characteristics of those inhabitants up to your discretion. The earth would be tranquil and beautiful. If you were God would there be hatred, disease, hurricanes? Not if you are merciful because you can exclude those from existing. If you think life needs to be a test, well I can think of no reason for that, either. Do you think you would become bored if there were no starvation, diseases or hurricanes to worry about? If you are God there is no emotion of boredom because you never concocted it. Does disease and hatred exist in the human concept of heaven? Usually not and no one worries about becoming bored.