Why do people limit God, and yet agree He's all powerful.
Why couldn't God grow money trees instead of churchs begging for money, people actually healed after prayer, and any other thing in the universe?
And when we ask these questions, why is the answer always "It's not God's will" or "In God's time not yours".
God could release gravity, wipe out all of us and start over, or
ANYTHING the human mind could or couldn't comprehend.
Why do we limit God? No specific religion is less guilty than another.
2006-10-24 07:39:58 · 16 answers · asked by Cookie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have hit on the great paradox of faith. If God is the supreme good, if he is perfect or not imperfect, if he not evil but beyond good what is he? As you might have noticed my limited imagination has already put a limit on God, using the pronoun “he”. God is supposed to be sexless, or not sexless, due to our limits of trying to understand the mind of God, if this not sexless non-being who does not not exist has something that we could call a mind
2006-10-24 07:51:36 · answer #1 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be that confusion sometimes stems from the fact that people often feel that all-powerful means God can do anything at all. In truth, he cannot. For instance, God cannot lie. He cannot be disloyal. He cannot die. He cannot violate his own justice. Obviously, these are limitations on Him but these limitations have not been put there by humans. Neither do they prevent God from teaching us to benefit ourselves or from playing an active role in that beneficence.
Let us suppose for the moment that God made money trees grow. For what purpose? To what end? How much confusion would that cause? How much greed would manifest itself? Who would authorize the money as valid? God? But how would the people feel about that? It is the governments of various countries which authorize and validate their respective currencies.
Let us suppose that healing was the result of every prayer. What would that solve? To what end? If that were truly possible, why did Paul instruct Timothy to take a little wine for his frequent sicknesses? What is the reason behind sickness anyway? And would prayerful healing deal with the root of the problem? These are valid questions to ask when we try to understand God's limitations, his seeming lack of interest and what we may perceive as his slowness to act.
Hannah
2006-10-24 07:54:31 · answer #2 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why limit God to working on a money tree?
2006-10-24 07:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
His ways are not our ways. We ask for things and have no idea how what we want will effect others. God can and will do whatever he wants. All we can do is pray that we can accept his will. The earth as we know it shall pass away (Revelations) he tells us how but not when (the exact date). But if you read this chapter you will see signs that the end is already coming to pass.
There are no limits to God, we just don't believe that.
2006-10-24 08:01:05 · answer #4 · answered by monetmonroe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We limit God or those that do because of lack of faith. It doesn't take away the fact that God is ALL POWERFUL and ALL KNOWING.
But what would a money tree prove? I mean you want God to do frivilous things. God doesn't just do things because you want to test Him. Come on now ... who are you that God owes us anything more than He gives us already, Daily? (this statement goes for me, too).
2006-10-24 07:42:51 · answer #5 · answered by CuriousGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God could wipe us out...but He made a promise to Noah; we have a rainbow to remind us of this. The living God is a covenant keeping God. When He makes a promise...He keeps it.
2006-10-24 07:44:11 · answer #6 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greeting sister in Christ. I am Motombo from church of fish and bread.
Motombo wonder why some people ask "why would God..." or "how can God..." and so on. Motombo trust God can do all and for good reason.
Peace and blessing from Motombo
2006-10-24 07:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Almighty created Heavens and earth. He is all-powerful. Go to church Sunday school to learn God's ways for living hopeful and peaceful life. God loves you, and you are precious to Him.
2006-10-24 07:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by Moriahho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD is loving. He does things to make us great people he does not spoil us. Yes GOD can do anything but what would be the point.
2006-10-24 07:49:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth was perfect indeed before man sinned in the garden. Money was not needed. Everything was free for the taking.
This earth is going to be purified by fire to once again be that perfect place for the true believers.
2006-10-24 07:46:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋