If God knows the beginning and the end of everything as christians claim he does. Then God must know that the majority of people he created will end up in hell. If God knows this then why does he make those people who are doomed to go to hell in the first place? Isn't this evil? If God is evil, why do people call him God?
2006-08-20 06:23:39 · 20 answers · asked by creamy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He is not evil...God creates His children becuase He loves them, and has faith that they will try to follow Him. He gave us free will, it's up to us whether or not we use it to follow God or not. The Lord will judge you when you die, not be a fortune teller while your alive. Everybody has a purpose, and we are all born for a reason.
2006-08-20 06:31:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm agnostic which does not mean i do not believe in god, i am unsure of my beliefs at this point in my life, but i'm guessing you're asking in the wrong spot i have a feeling you may be bashed by many bible thumpers, lol id like to see the response though
religious debates are the best because nobody KNOWS for sure ;-) so everyone has their own opinions, i mean what i dont understand, if god created everything and god created man, and woman, how did races come to be? different areas different pigments? you're looking in the wrong place for this answer haha, because nobody knows the answer wait until you die and find out oh yeah, and i didnt know god made everyone that came to be i thought it was the STORK!?
2006-08-20 13:35:58 · answer #2 · answered by ozzkat2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have no idea what u r talkin about ..
I will tell u the answer ..
in Quran ( islam) god surely knows the beginig and the end of the universe..
and he knows if someone is going to the hell or the heaven ..BUT
if god desided just to end this world and to throw all the people((that he knows that they r going to end in hell at final)) into hell without giving them the chanse .. these people will be like( y we are in hell .. without even being tested ??) it would be so unfair if god did it this way ..
and becuz of god is so fair he did not do that ..
god isn't evil ..
that's in islam .. I don't know about christians..
have a nice day ..
plz email if u have any other questions ..
2006-08-20 13:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question gives atheists a reason to not believe, and the only reason they think this way is because they do not understand.
God gave us the right to choose our own destiny-to CHOOSE whether we end up in Heaven or Hell. If we did not have a choice, we would be robots, controlled with no rights to take control of our own lives. We wouldn't like it, and He wouldn't. When people love Him, God wants to know that they REALLY love Him...not that they have to.
Just as there is law and punishment on earth, there is law and punishment with God. If a man committed murder on earth, and lived in a state where they practice the death penalty, people wouldn't say, "Well, he really should die because of his actions-that's the law-but we can't do that to him. We should just let him go."
God does not want even ONE soul to be lost. But He gives us the choice. It is up to us what we do with that choice.
2006-08-20 13:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by hopewriter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is Righteous ,God changes not he is the same today,yesterday
and for eternity.
God sends NO ONE to Hell!! Everybody that goes to hell will do it
their self in spite of what God has done to save them.They will see
a church on every Conner and still trample under their feet the Blood of Jesus condemning them for eternity.No neighbor God has sent NO ONE
to HELL they choose to go there their selves.but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Joh 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Why do people call him God? Because HE is!!
In Christ in Love,
TJ57
2006-08-20 13:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by TJ 57 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God knows all things that will come to pass, however, he did give us free will. So, to me that sounds like he may not know exactly what we will decide. He knows events, not necessarily our choices.
But, yes, he does know that most people he created will go to hell, because we are weak, and are prone to making the wrong choices. Yet, he gives us that chance. Wouldn't you rather get the chance to go to Heaven, rather than just given up on before you are even born?
I like the idea that I have a choice in my destiny!!
Not really a tricky question.
2006-08-20 13:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by redeye.treefrog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your question is proof enough that god, satan, heaven and hell cannot possibly exist. What you speak of is predestination, an absolutely ridiculous idea. If god was so loving, it wouldn't create people who were going to be separated from it for eternity. That act would be the result of a corrupted god who tortures his creations for it's own amusement.
2006-08-20 13:33:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not tricky at all, not even close.
God know all things, but He let's you make your decision's here on earth, He's testing you, to see if you want hell or Heaven, God is love, and compassion, He'll give you every chance on earth, and in Heaven to change, after that it's your tough luck, if you end up somewhere you don't want to be, crying for a drop of water, and if mommy is in Heaven she isn't going to run to Hell to you. The devil made his home hell, not GOD, you chose to go to hell, if you end up there.
2006-08-20 13:49:01 · answer #8 · answered by inteleyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok I think basically God sets a path for our lives just as perhaps we would for our children like say we start a savings account for their college education the day they are born. God wants us to follow this path but sometimes we don't like our child might grow up and run off and get married and decide not to go to college. It is disappointing for us as parents but do we love our children any less because they didn't do what we planned for them to do with their life? And I don't believe that God would predestine anyone to go to hell and you nor i know who is going to go to hell or heaven that is up to God to decide. So say later on the rebellious child comes back and says i want to go to college now even though maybe they are thirty so then do you give them their college money or have you already spent it? Or did you give it to them when their first baby was born or something like that. See the kid gets back on the path later on in life and we are just like that and God is like a parent to us.
2006-08-20 23:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by snail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always loved this question!!! It speaks to a lack of perfection in everything. The only answer is that God is either not perfectly omiscient or not perfectly omnipotent or not perfectly loving. No matter what anyone tries to say, they have to come to that conclusion. Either God doesn't know who will go to hell, or when he gave us free will he subverted his own power, or he's a sicko.
2006-08-20 13:47:13 · answer #10 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God isn't evil. He wants to see if the people will change. He knows if they will or not. It's all a test of our faith reallly. Our mission in life is to honor and worship God. People need a chance to discover God.
2006-08-20 13:31:47 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋