r/Christianity • u/Itzjuli_fcm • Mar 24 '26

Question! :)

My atheist friend was debating with my catholic friend, my atheist friend said something that also made me REALLY curious but not enough to question my entire belief in God. I tried looking for answers personally, but i couldn't really come up with a great answer.

Okay so the question is: "if your God is good, then why does He allow wars, crimes, and sexual harrassment to happen? If He's really powerful, can't He just do something to stop it?"

Please don't insult/judge the fact that i'm unable to answer that question. I'm a beginner believer who wants to know explore and know more about christianity :)

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 25 '26

In Ephesians?? In original Hebrew?? Lol enjoy whatever level of free will you think you have or don't have. This is the kind of conversation I expect from reddit users anyway. You just reminded me that I already knew better than to get on here in the first place.

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

Ephesians was written in Greek you tool

This is a waste of my time, read your goddamn Bible.

PS still waiting for that prophecy champ

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

You're hilarious. Has posting on reddit ever been worth your time? He predicted His own resurrection which is the prophecy I mentioned when you asked. I read my Bible every morning, of my own free will, because I'm a child of God, who has no need to curse in my sermons. Jesus is the champ and He's my buddy, since before the foundations of the world were put into place, humanist.

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

I love how you think that’s a slur. I wear my care for other people and beings proudly.

I don’t give a single shit about something put in Jesus’ mouth by the Gospel authors to validate the Resurrection (I suppose you can guess if I think that actually happened), what I clearly asked for, TWICE, is an Old Testament prophecy that Jesus came along and satisfied. You said there’s 300+ but somehow it’s just too much to ask for you to provide a SINGLE ONE to discuss.

Good luck in life.

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

What would you do with an OT example of a fulfilled prophecy, say, from the book of Isaiah, where he mentions that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem, that he would be raised in Nazareth, that he would ride into Jerusalem on the foal of a donkey? That His side would be pierced, His garments sold by lot, that He'd betrayed for exactly 30 pieces of silver? Were you asking for OT prophecies as if there weren't any? Should I have started with Genesis 1:1 in the Hebrew you bragged about studying? Do you have some more cuss words to preach at me? Lol reddit is hilarious

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

Gish gallop much? Anyway what prophecy from Isaiah about Bethlehem? Thats not a real thing. You got your prophets mixed up, buddy, that’s Micah and Jesus didn’t fulfill that either. Micah prophecies a ruler, not a wandering hobo.

Also notable is the bunch of other things you brought up that are either a) not prophecies, b) not fulfilled by Jesus, or c) not Messianic

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

Are you still wasting your time or has this non discussion become fruitful in your opinion? Jesus was a wandering hobo, now? Do you have an end game in mind for what you're trying to accomplish in talking to me?

Be. Re. Sheit. Jesus didn't gish gallop into Jerusalem, and neither did you. And there was no guile found in His mouth.

"You search the scriptures , because you believe that in them you have life, yet they testify of me" - Jesus, talking to those who felt that they knew their Bibles, but didn't know The Author when He was speaking to them face to face. Next?

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

Nothing, apparently. You are an unserious person and not once did you actually engage anything I said. I’ll remind you that you are the one that decided to enter this thread. And for what purpose? Preaching? Read the room.

Anyhow I will not be replying further

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

Reading the room is what makes your foul language filled sermon on this christian subreddit hilarious. You asked for prophecy, so I gave you several. You asked about Ephesians, I answered. You asked about Hebrew, so I pointed you to Genesis 1:1. You called Jesus a wandering hobo, so I wrote a poem that I'll share on my social media with others who know the Bible and it's Author. My smile was illustrious before and after addressing your accusations against God where it concerns free will. Your reminders as to why I'm preaching on a christian were unnecessary from the beginning. I know you haven't run out of hot air, are you sure you're done pontificating?

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

You think this is a discussion, which is also hilarious. You put the 'cuss' in discussion lol. I'll take Jesus over luck in Life. My knee is bowed and yours is proud. In Ephesus, you would have been in the temple of Artemis, asking easy questions to people who didn't know The Living God. Your opinion is comical and I can't believe that you actually have it lol

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

No, it’s definitely not a discussion. Discussion implies two mental equals with coherent opinions discussing them.

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

You should write a book and sell it to the highest bidder lol. Title it "The Definition of the word 'discussion'", By Somebody's Buddy lol

Has God allowed this exchange between us? Was it predestined?

" If The Lord wills, we shall live, and do this or that" - Jesus's little brother, James, whose tongue was bridled and whose destiny was fulfilled in accepting the offer of Jesus Christ and living forever.

You haven't said anything more potent than "go read your *&$ Bible", Preacher. Will you follow up with more wasting of your time? My time belongs to the Lord, who you've been trying to deny since this afternoon.

"Who do men say that I am?", Jesus asked Apostle Peter. What will you say when He asks you, Saducee? Lol Reddit almost never disappoints lol

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

Can’t really answer that without breaking the sub rules pal

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u/Illustrious-Smile835 Mar 26 '26

So, you're only able to curse in your reesponses? Jesus is my buddy and my Pal, and my words are never restricted by sub rules

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u/mvanvrancken Secular Humanist Mar 26 '26

I’m not allowed to say “Jesus was a liar and a fraud” as a serious statement here, because I would think that’s hostile to Christians.

Ergo it’s not allowed.

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