Sin is in our nature, our instincts and desires. There's no way people won't get hurt unless everyone are reflections of Christ. And it bothers me that you, among many others, assume that just because God is a benevolent and loving God, He has to work according to your rules. Here's the fact: *we do NOT matter*. We're less than a grain of sand compared to Him. And He has every right to just kill us all in a flash because sins, no matter how great or small in our eyes, are all equally abhorrent in His eyes. But He didn't. He so loved us that He gave His only son to die for us. And, sometimes we need to go through hard times to grow closer to him, if only because we won't listen otherwise.