If our transgressions and sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we live?
Repent and put your faith in our Lord Jesus Christ TODAY!
“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15)
If your false god didn't take pleasure in death then why did it make so many animals that have to hunt and kill for food? Seems like he loves death and violence to me.
"bad stuff happen so no god" is not a very convincing argument.
It is a convincing argument against the god of the bible, who claims to be all powerful.
It's a solid argument, but not a convincing one.
The fallacy of the argument, though, is the unfounded belief that a biblical God would WANT everything sugary sweet.
First, God would have to end free will in order to end suffering caused by our fellow man. He could have made us like robots, only able to do good.
Secondly, just like suffering towards a goal makes it more meaningful when you achieve it (ask any victorious athlete who trained hard for a victory) suffering turns us towards God. After all, if God was responsible for the creation of the universe, then nothing is possible without his passive or active will.