Why can't god destroy the devil? Does god like having an enemy? God just had to send Jesus down to get beat and tortured. How nice. He couldn't find a more peaceful way to die for your sins(murder, rape ect). What kind of mentally stabled god would give us free will and turn around and have us punished for it? How could our lives be predestined if we have free will? If god knows all, Why didn't he expect eve to bite the apple? God screwed up or he wanted to screw things up. God must need medication
2006-06-28 20:49:55 · 14 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think so, but I bet he can spell. :)
2006-06-28 20:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by K M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The law was not around when Satan rebelled. God will destroy the Devil, you make it seem as if it will never happen.
You make it seem as if God decided himself how Jesus would die. We as humans did that to him, not God.
God doesn't punish us for having free will. We reap what we sow. If we sow pain and suffering, we will get it back.
The bible doesn't say our lives are predestined. If they were free will would not exist. God is smart enough to know every possible road we can take but he does not decide which road we follow along. We do.
It wasn't an apple for one lol. When he gave them free will, he put his trust in them to do the right thing. Unfortunately, they failed him. He was trying to teach us and we failed as humans. WE screwed up...not God.
A lot of people then wonder why God made us at all. Well, think about it and put yourself in God's shoes. Nobody around with his type of spirit and mind, no companionship. Sure he had angels, but they are not like him or us.
God created us because God has the same desire for friendship and companionship that we do. If we are created in God's image, that must be true. Though not in a physical sense. Contrary to popular belief, God is not a vengeful angry being sitting on a thrown waiting for someone to punish.
God sees us as a parent would see their child. Why do we have children? Why do couples decide to become parents? Is it really just a physical desire or is there something more to that? When you realize that answer, you will understand why we were created.
2006-06-28 21:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by antijihad2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No man, you're not getting it. God doesn't wanna destroy the devil. That's something the devil would do. Also, yes, he does need an enemy. Evil brings balance to good, that's why he placed the tree in the garden of eden. The oposition of forces, be they physical or supernatural and it important and essential part of any system or universe.
As for the whole Jesus thing, God send him to lead by example, and Jesus wanted to teach us humility. Death is an important and integral part of life on Earth and sacrificing yourself for the good of another is the purest act of love you can commit. It's as Masoch said: Submission is the purest form of love.
God isn't responsible for what happened to Jesus, the Zealots are, whether there was a pregnant hooker involved or not.
Also, who said our lives were predestined? And even if they were, destiny is not a definition of a person, it is merelly a path laid out before one that one may choose to follow.
As for punishment, we're not punished for excercising our free will, we're punished for willingly comitting evil acts. God gave us free to teach us to take responsability for our actions and the most important part of that is being man (or woman) enough to handle the consequences.
God didn't care whether or not Eve bit the apple. He cared about having her make a rational decision, which she didn't. Unfortunatelly, neither did Adam, so they were made to suffer the consequences,
God didn't screw up. Nothing he made was perfect. It was only good. You're expecting the wrong things from him. He gave us free will so we can figure things out for ourselves and not rely on him to do it for us.
2006-06-28 21:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by Alex M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Lord has done worse than kill the devil. He has damned him to an eternity of being in hell, that to me is worse than non existence. Also, jesus, before he was sent to trail asked God if there was some other way "Let the cup passeth from me" but...there was none. Now the whole free will and destination, it's widely debated by christians, but its all part of his divine plan. See the thing is that with our human minds, Me and you, do not understand. But God understands with divine intelligence.
2006-06-28 20:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by Caleb B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, God does not need phychiatric help
God and the devil are playing a little game right now. it says in the bible, every knee will bow, every toungue confess
nope, to forgive sins in the old testament, you needed to sacrifice a pure sheep
Jesus was the sheep that died for us
God doesnt punish us for our free will but He punishes us for using our free will in the wrong way
predestination is what you do, you cant change it
he also gave Eve free will, like a father, he watched her do it and scolded her after
2006-06-28 20:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by 0110010100 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus died to save us from our sins. Sin = death and God didn't want us to die. God didn't leave us we left God from the beginning. Look at Genesis and Adam and Eve. You are taking a human perspective to this question also you can't do that. God never does anything just to do it. There's always a reason even if we don't understand it.
2006-06-28 20:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by luckycharm570 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man creates god!
In societies, some leading figures create religions and thus they rule!
If there is only one god, then the ruler will soon loose his power, thus devil was invented! Devil plays the role of the "other" god, other side, the bad, criminal etc., ones.
Thus, god is neither inferior nor superior to devil!
Everyone is obliged to follow the implied religion of the state, otherwise he will either be excommunicated, killed, put aside, etc.
2006-06-28 20:53:57 · answer #7 · answered by soubassakis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are asking a question in time. Lucifer did what he did out of time, therefore there is no time for him to repent.
Who are we? Who is God? I don't know all the answers but I know God knew who would accept Him and who wouldn't, even before we were born. Our eyes were opened to Him on this earth in order to believe and be saved.
He reconciled us unto Himself by giving His only Begotten Son to die on our behalf, even after His Son begged Him to take this cup from him if at all possible, but His Father held fast and let His Son die. Reconciled is past tense, all we have to do is accept this.
Jesus asked His Father to forgive them because they know not what they are doing. I believe this is for everyone who rejects Jesus as their savior, everyone will get a chance to accept Him or reject Him....a fair chance.
I know that God doesn't need psychiatric help but psychiatric help does need God.
2006-06-28 21:41:26 · answer #8 · answered by Debbie S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps that which is God created the scenario where suffering APPEARS to exist?
If the worst that could happen to you is that you DIE, and you are of the faith that places you in the presence of God at your death, just how badly have you truly suffered? Really?
So perhaps, in the grand scheme of it all, YOUR decisions are what determines YOUR level of suffering, no?
Faith is its own reward...
2006-06-28 21:01:48 · answer #9 · answered by fitpro11 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont agree with you at all - in fact I think you do need psychiatric help (pls note the correct spelling, eh)
2006-06-28 20:58:17 · answer #10 · answered by young_friend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he does not.... god has planned whatever he does and there is something leading to it.. so he does not need it..
2006-06-28 20:55:42 · answer #11 · answered by Attu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋