This is a question for everyone who has a god including myself have to answer.
Why does your god or gods allow evil, suffering, and death?
Free will.
A desire by creation to experience a world without God as if that is reality.
In Reality, it is an illusion.
Did this originate with gods initial plan?
No.
Did god just create us and abandon us?
No
If our god(or gods)is good why are all these evil things still happening?
Already answered above. Again: this is the desire of creation and allowance of Free Will.
The Way out of this self made mess/hell was provided before the illusion (entire universe) was established, but the desire was great enough to establish the universe. In essence, the Way out, the undoing has already occurred, but due to perception of self, it appears as if there is still a lot more to come before any undoing is realized. In Reality, it is realized already.
We can all criticize our texts and spit on other people's faith but does your own religion answer this difficult question?
Not really a religion, but yes.
I fully believe the Knowledge of this is within All, and not kept secret. But it can be incredibly challenging as the denial around "I made this, I want this (existence without God)" is very strong. Treacherous in fact.
The reasoning behind these questions Is basically being comfortable with these responses.
God created us to die?
Not accurate. Creation cannot die (in Reality).
God created us to test us?
Not remotely accurate. The 'testing' concept comes from remembrance of Self (as God's) and desire to stay consistent with that realization. When seen as very challenging to stay consistent, the 'test' concept takes shape. The test is really upon us, but is not entirely a faulty concept, just that it is not remotely accurate to suggest the Father has placed the test upon us.
God created us to suffer?
Not remotely accurate. A (or our) desire to be 'without God' is the desire to suffer, but of course not spun that way when first considering the notion of being without God. Instead seen as a way to live 'freely' or experience existence without (unconditional) Love.
none of the sound plausible to me. These do not sound like a good god to me.
Please Explain your faith.
An attempt to be without God initiates an idea (universal paradigm) that God has opposition / an opposite. This is then projected onto the Father as if God is opposing Creation. God's Answer (the Holy Spirit or Voice of God) is then perceived as threatening a way of life that seeks freedom (from God). Because of the profound confusion that permeates the universal paradigm, when not only is God seen as separate from Creation, but Creation is separate from Itself (and all things), then all that is existing (foremost God) plus all things perceived as existing (but are actually illusionary) are a threat to Self: a double edged sword, or a possible defense that could provide support but are known to have side effects that harm the (little) self, and could be used as an attack because, as the logic goes, a good offense makes for a great defense. The Holy Spirit reminds All (all the time) that within is Christ, or God's perfect Creation and that it is not possible to be without God (Supreme Love). As this may not be understood as the Answer it is, to the self-made problem, then forgiveness becomes the coinciding/alternative solution or the only sane defense. In Reality, no one needs forgiveness for God is not insane and does not witness to the opposition, the suffering, the guilt, the fear. But seeing that we do (or perhaps more accurate to say I do), then forgiveness overcomes this, but does depend on utilizing it in all situations and with sense of consistency. Forgiveness overlooks the perceived error in others by addressing the fundamental error made by own self (the desire to be without God), realizing that is not possible and in Reality has never occurred. Takes an illusion (or mis-creation) to see world without God as remotely possible, or perceived as reality. Faith and Reason cannot be lost, and so it becomes a matter of where they are being applied. Which Master are they serving?
Nothing Real can be threatened
Nothing unreal exists
Herein lies the Peace of God.
