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Jul 24, 2023 · This narrative should shape how Christians think about God and natural disasters. In Christ, God is “reconciling all things to himself” (Col. 1:20). Earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters remind us that creation groans to be redeemed and renewed, along with the rest of humanity (Rom. 8:19-23).
creatures to death, pain and various calamities was, first of all, one which related only to man’s present life on earth. God did give the promise that, somehow and at some time, a son of the woman would accomplish deliverance (Gen. 3: 15). But it was then vague and indefinite, merely a glimmer of hope, to show that though God dealt severely
Referring to Some Particular Calamities FIRST DISCOURSE: God Threatens to Chastise Us in Order to Deliver Us from Chastisement "Ah, I will comfort Myself over My adversaries: and I will be revenged of my enemies."-----Isa. 1:24. Such is the language of God, when speaking of punishment and vengeance: He says that He is
GOD, AND NATURAL DISASTERS, by Terence E. Fretheim. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic,2011. Pp.160. $19.99 (pa-per). The book’s topic splashes vividly onto the cover with its title’s two-word assertion (cre-ation untamed) and its three players (the Bi-ble, God, natural disasters) perched over a photograph of Hurricane Katrina’s catastro-
about worldwide disasters being apocalyptic (in reference to the biblical Apocalypse and the Day of Judgment), and insurance companies talk of “acts of God,” by which they mean natural disasters 1 that humans did not cause or could not reasonably have prevented (CBS 2015). For insurance purposes, an act of God could be a lightning
- Dónal P. O’Mathúna
- 2018
Disasters should cause all of us to reflect deeply on what matters most in life. They remind us that we are not in control in this world, and will all ultimately face death. The Bible rejects the tendency to speculate about disasters as God’s judgment on past behaviour, but instead calls on people to reflect on where we each stand with God.
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Feb 9, 2023 · Absolutely! Does God sometimes influence the weather? Yes, as we see in Deuteronomy 11:17 and James 5:17. Numbers 16:30-34 shows us that God sometimes causes natural disasters as a judgment against sin. The book of Revelation describes many events which could definitely be described as natural disasters (Revelation chapters 6, 8, and 16). Is ...
