I am not defending or denying these comments, just letting them be heard…
Why do people question God’s goodness?
Because of horrible tragedies like the tsunami in Japan.
Because of shocking crimes like gang rape, child prostitution, torture, forcible confinement, etc.
Because of the amazing miracles in the Bible that do not seem to occur anymore (if they ever did).
Because of the horrific atrocities in the Bible that God seems to command and take pleasure in!
Because of the wonderful promises of God that don’t seem to come true (He will not let your foot slip?).
Because of the many testimonies of God’s help and protection that don’t seem to happen to us.
Because of the many, many disappointments that we experience in life, small and large.
Because of the desperate, sincere prayers raised to God that seem to go unanswered, unheard.
Because of the unfairness of life, bad people prospering and good people suffering.
Because God is invisible and silent, but evil and suffering are visible and loud.
Because of the specific crisis or tragedy that we have experienced that has rocked our world and our faith…
And because if we were God, all powerful and all loving, we would do something to help.