As most of you know, there was an attempted assassination on former President Trump. Trump survived. Corey Comperatore, a firefighter, was struck by the bullet and died.

Many Christians say that Trump is alive because of divine intervention. As a non-believer, I believe that Trump was incredibly lucky. The guy does have a lot of people praying for him. But why couldn't God have also saved Mr. Comperatore?

I don't think it would be fair to say that Mr. Comperatore died because he was a sinner because everyone dies - the good and bad. But still some would still want some answers, if not some rationale at least, for God saving Trump but not others at the campaign rally.

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Why didn't God protect everyone at the campaign rally? Why would God choose to answer some prayers and not others at least when it comes to protecting someone from injury, esp. a fatal injury?

Also, is it possible that God would protect a non-Christian? I ask because some would argue that Trump is not a Christian.
 
Is it valid to say that God wanted Trump alive. Perhaps he has further plans for him. As for those that died, God wanted them dead or had no plans for them?

I don't want to make it sound so simple that people live because God is using them while people die because God is done using them. This gets into the question of the way that God is in control. Does that mean that he's orchestrating everything? Or does he just let everything happen on its own without intervention, like deism? Or does him being in control is general and/or he also intervenes at times - for some more than others?
 
Some conclusions I can draw based on how the real world works and on theology:

- God does not want everyone to live forever, so therefore there is an appointed time for everyone to die.
- God even lets good people die, and it could be in a good or bad way whether the death is caused by natural causes/old age or from some tragic accident.
 
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God says His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. From where we stand now, we may never understand why God does what He does. I believe your above conclusion is as spot on as any theologian could offer.
 
God says His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. From where we stand now, we may never understand why God does what He does. I believe your above conclusion is as spot on as any theologian could offer.
Thanks!

I think plenty of theologians can get themselves into trouble when they offer a theological view that doesn't square with how things work. For instance, some might say that God only protects good Christians. That may not square with reality if God protected Trump, for instance and I'm assuming Trump is not a practicing Christian.
 
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