god loves all eh?...........right..........?

Question

if this god loves everyone, why are you forced to believe in him, in order to get into heaven.

how could he send his son to earth just to get killed, why do you never see a picture of him.

why does he allow nonces to become preists

why must nuns be celebate, and not fully enjoy their life, just to feel that they are doing his work.

he threw adam and eve from the garden of eden because they made a choice

do you see a pattern here?

apparently christianity equals freedom, but all this god does is censors you.

and what about all the kids who die from starvation and war

i'm not mocking him or his believers, but i feel i have a right to question something i don't understand

i do have anger issues, but not with god or religion or peoples beliefs.

Answer 1

1. if this god loves everyone, why are you forced to believe in him, in order to get into heaven.

God loves everyone, even those who choose not to love or follow Him. A person is not forced to believein God, they have a choice. If you choose not to believe in God, how can you believe in Heaven?

2. how could he send his son to earth just to get killed, why do you never see a picture of him.

He sent His Son to die for us, in order to save us. Our human nature, because of sin, is to not always follow God. This was God's way of redeeming us. As a Catholic, I see alot of Christ statues. Those are like pictures or reminders of what Christ did for us. His great love for us is the reason he chose to die for us.

3. why does he allow nonces to become preists
Not too clear as to your question here.

4. why must nuns be celebate, and not fully enjoy their life, just to feel that they are doing his work?

Who says celibacy causes unhappiness, and who says they don't fully enjoy their life? I am looking into becoming a nun. They are (for the most part) the happiest people I ever met. Sex does not necessarily make a person happy. There is a difference between true happiness, and short-lived pleasure. Sex is a wonderful thing, when brought into the sacrament of marriage, because the man and woman who are sharing their love can bring both true happiness and pleasure, but the pleasure is not short-lived. Most people who have sex outside of marriage regret it (even if they don't admit it, even to themselves), because if the relationship ends, the two people have lost a part of themselves that they gave to each other. Every time you have sex, you promise a part of yourself to another person. Within marriage, you can be sure that the two people will give themselves to each other fully. Outside of marriage (even if you are sure that marriage will happen), it is impossible to fully give yourself up to the other person.
Anyways, nuns work just like anyone else, and they are happily married to Christ. Work can be fullfillment for people, and they also trust in the protection and love of Christ.

5. he threw adam and eve from the garden of eden because they made a choice.

Were you ever punished as a child for doing something wrong? well, they made a choice to disobey God (their Father), and so they were punished for it, by being thrown out of the garden of paradise. Their son, Cain, continued the disobedience by killing his brother. This is why Christ came into the picture. He obeyed what God wanted of him, and so he redeemed us. God never stopped loving His people. He punished us, in unconditional Fatherly love. And He rewards us now, because we go to paradise (the garden of eden) when we die.

He loves us no matter what. Whether we choose to listen to Him or not.

Answer 2

you seem confused..You have a right to question any religion but you are saying you dont understand. maybe to try and come to a conclusion about whether God exists or not, use your head and gain knowledge to become certain in whatever you feel. Maybe you do not understand becuse nothing adds up or makes sense..To be honest this is exactly how I felt at times. I was Roman Catholic but for a long time I was like you, I never received proper answers to these kind of questions, the answers given to me I were never fulfiiled by or never satisfied me and felt most things contradicted.. (also to mention no offence to christianity I do respect this religion like others but this is how I felt)... After a long time in this state I had embraced Islam, it wasnt easy but il never regret it. I cannot say enough that this is the most rational religion despite all the bad you hear about it. There are other religions out there maybe you are not in the right one.. I hope you get on the right path and get the answers you need. I was a lost soul like you before but I embraced what I feel that is the most divine religion and I am content and firm in belief that there is a God..with patience you will persevere. If you really dont beleive there is a God then fair enough, but you would not be on here if you were questioning it. Think about this, nothing else in this life is guaranteed, except for death. why is that? Try and gain more knowledge you will not lose anything...soz fr all this rambling, i am not trying to give you a religious talk but to look in your inner self a bit more and open your mind.

Answer 3

1) I believe that heaven is being with God. And though he wants to love and be with us all, he wont force that on us. So we aren't forced to go to heaven, we are given the option not too. (But I don't know why someone would want to take it)

2) He sent his son to earth to die because it is the only way the rest of his children could be with him. What sort of picture? Cameras weren't around then and an artistic impression would be as reliable as the bible. If you don't trust one, why would you trust the other?

3) Priesthood etc is all done by man, not God. I don't think I can make any other comment than this.

4) Nuns make a decision to be celebate because they feel that the path they choose allows them to fully enjoy there life. Just because you wouldn't be happy in that lifestyle doen't mean that others couldn't find happiness that way.

5) That choice was something he had specifically asked them not to do, which means they betrayed his trust. (And a lot of people take this story as a metaphor created by man)

Choosing God to be in your life could be the best decision you ever make. Of course you are entitled to your opinion, I just don't agree with it, and I hope this helps you to see a different way of looking at things. Feel free to message me if you have other questions etc.

Answer 4

God does love everyone, but NOT everyone loves God, but I am sure He will tell you at Judgement Day.

You aren't forces to believe in Him, and believing in God won't get you to Heaven,

The only way to Heaven is through Jesus Christ, and by your choices while on earth.

I don't know what a nonces is, but if they are willing to change, and follow Jesus, they can be Priest, the Nuns chose Christ as their Husband, so to have sex would be adultery, Adam and Eve got throw out of Eden because they sinned, again their choice.

But God forgave them, and He loves everyone.

Answer 5

first of all, your not forced to believe in him, or else you would be believing in him rite now.

You never see a picture because you believe by faith and not by sight. If you could see him, everyone in the world would be a christian and theres is no longer a choice to make. He sent his son to be killed so he could save our sins and let us enter heaven through him. He threw adam and eve from the garden because they disobeyed him...not just a random choice.
Btw...i am a christian so catholics are a whole different thing so i dont noe about nuns and stuff.

You dont have to see Jesus to believe...when you see a building...you noe theres a builder...when you see a painting... you noe therse a painter-- and so you see earth and people and you know there is a god.

Answer 6

You bring up some valid points. Please remember, MANY of the things you listed above are the beliefs of man - not the God of the Bible.

We know we are created beings. There had to be a beginning. We are creatures of thought, love, emotion - traits of a spirit, not possible from simple flesh. There is something inside us.

God created man with free will. This is real love. A choice. You cannot make your spouse love you - it isn't love. God longs for us to come to him in spirit and truth.

Jesus was a real person - verified by science (archeology) and history. He truly died for your sins so that you don't need to pay the price of sin and upon death, if you have accepted the free gift can enter into God's presence.

Answer 7

The Lord didn't make sin, it was the devil in the garden of Eden. He gives us a choices about our life because he wants us to be happy. He sent his son to earth to die for us so that we could stand in God's presence. The Bible says:
"Consequently, just as the result of one trespass was condemnation for all men, so also the result of one act of righteousness was justification that brings life for all men. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. " (Romans 5:18 & 19 NIV)

We are condemed by Adam's choice and save by the gift of Jesus Christ. Adam was thrown out of the Garden of Eden because sin cannot exist in the presence of the Lord.
This also helps explain why the Lord gave us son so that we could live and be in a relationship with him.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whomever beleives in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16 NIV).
Imagine someone who loves you so much that he would give everything for you... and has given everything so that you can love him back.

Nuns are asked to be celebate just like monks...so that they are soley focused on Christ. So that they are set aside and devoted to the service of the Lord.

We all make choices but the real choice is life or death...love or...the world

Answer 8

It sounds as if you are very angry with God! Do you believe in God? If not, then whats the harm in other people having something to believe in? If the answer is yes, then perhaps you need to spend a bit of time asking why you believe him. From what you say it sounds like you don't have much reason at all.

And by the way - Priest is spelt IE not EI :-)


Live and let live!!

Answer 9

What you have done is made yourself into God's image. You demand from Him what is His to demand from you. In your mind, you are the arbiter of truth. That, however, is God's job.

He has made Himself available to you, and has given His revelation to you. When you reject it, you take away the only road that leads to Him. And then you blame Him for that! How arrogant we can be!

As to pictures of Jesus, you must understand, Jews (of which Jesus was one) were prohibited from making graven images. That includes pictures.

As to nuns, celibacy, and such, those are man-made rules, which have little to do with godliness.

The choice that Adam and Eve made was the same as you are making now. They thought they knew better than God.

And yes, there is a pattern here; it is one of human arrogance and disobedience, thumbing our noses before an Almighty God.

Answer 10

You seemingly have anger issues.
You're not FORCED to believe in Him. Consider this.
It's HIS heaven. If you reject Him, why the heck would you want to spend eternity with Him?

He sent His Son as propitiation because that was the only way for our salvation. The only way.

Picture? Who would take, or paint, a picture? That would be reducing His awesome glory to an icon of our making. I have no issues with the religious pictures hanging in chrches and such, but, aside from helping one to relate to Him, it has no basis in reality.

The priests and nuns issues are Catholic. I can't speak to those.

Yes Adam and Eve were banished from the garden because of their freewill choices they made. He wants us to come to Him of our own free will - not as puppets.