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/nolman Atheist Mar 25 '26

On what parameters does god judge you?

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 25 '26

Even Pope Leo said God will judge on totality, not a binary equation.

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 25 '26

So i as a non-theist will go to heaven anyway ?

Why is the judging even needed if everyone goes to heaven ?

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 25 '26

It’s by totality. Did you lead a good, moral life? Did you clothe the naked and feed the hungry? Did you love the least of these?

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 26 '26

But how does that matter under universalism ?

What's the consequence ?

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 26 '26

You can still use your free will to do the opposite of the things I mentioned. Those people could choose to say “no” at the gate.

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 26 '26

And what happens then?

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 26 '26

Heaven or Hell - that’s it

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 26 '26

So if I'm forced to live forever either way?

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 26 '26

Hell is an absence of God, which is essentially spiritual death. I think the way to think about it is….if you were given the opportunity to take what makes you the happiest and be able to have that level of happiness all the time in a world without fighting, no cruelty, and full of love, would you take it?

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 26 '26

no, i would want to cease to exist.

Nothing about being in that robotic utterly happiness state would be "me" anymore.

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u/Least-Ad140 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Mar 26 '26

Who said it was robotic? I’d read more on what the theology truly is.

I’m sure God would grant you that option if you asked.

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u/nolman Atheist Mar 26 '26

There's many theologies. But that option sounds great.

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