Quote Originally Posted by disciple View Post
To state the obvious, this forum and others like it are places where people
discuss and argue over things they believe to be true about God and His
Word. Much of our arguments are based on faith, faith that God’s character
and trustworthiness are as the Bible says and of course that the Bible itself
is reliable. Ultimately though, we cannot prove most of what we believe,
obviously to each other here and sadly to the many who have no use for
God. So this question must be asked as I’m sure it has been in many ways.
Why isn’t God more obvious? There is more suffering and trouble today
than ever, why doesn’t He give the world a sign? God was revealed through
many wondrous signs and miracles throughout the Bible, why doesn’t God act
that way today? Any thoughts?
Three short hand verses, no, four, as I am sure you know them already:

They had Moses and the prophets

They killed the vineyard owner's messengers and then his son

"at least let me go back and warn my brothers". "Even if a man should come back from the dead they will not believe."

The creation itself testifies of God.

So much for the pla***udinal apologetic Last month I watched "Machine Gun Preacher" based on the extant life of Sam Childers. It is a wild ride. He runs an orphanage in Africa where the so called Lord's Resistance Army is reigning terror on Africa. That Sam Childers is alive today is a miracle of sorts. But why no whithered hands being restored? Why are there Siamese twins born today? Why does the LRA get to terrorize as long as they have? The list may be endless and I just do not know.

My hope is that God makes it all right in the end. What I do know is that God is just, righteous, and did not spare His own Son tremendous suffering on our behalf. That, too, is incomprehensible. Maybe that is why. It is incomprehensible that God would do such a thing. The Jew fror 400 years probably wondered the same thing whille captive in Egypt, I am sure they wondered the same thing. To quote Billy Graham's daughter after the World Trade Center collapse "We have for 40 years asked God out of our public systems...". Here is a full verse "Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you."

Perhaps he is distant because people reject Him to begin with. What if all the world were born again?

Grace and Peace,