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Questioning not God's character, but our understanding

I think I see what you're saying. I don't seek to question God's character, but us humans' fallible understanding of God's character and what the Bible reveals about God's plan.

God is righteous, but we humans struggle to understand it. We don't need to be afraid to ask these questions—God is gracious to allow us to, and it's good for us to ask for answers from God (and search out the answers in His Word).

The Bible records some of God's servants expressing some of these challenging questions of life. In Jeremiah 12:1, the prophet says:

Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You;
Yet let me talk with You about Your judgments.
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why are those happy who deal so treacherously?

King David also asks God in Psalm 13:1:

How long, O Lord?
Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?

Both asked these tough questions, but pressed on in faith, and eventually (I think) were blessed to know answers to these questions.

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