Does God discriminate against living non-believers?

Question

Maybe someone can explain (without resorting to quoting text) just so I can understand a thumbs down from a previous answer...
I accept that Christians believe that they will get preferential treatment when they die - this is evidently difficult to prove or disprove! But supposing a Christian and an Atheist have exactly the same 'problem' on earth, e.g. they both want their mothers to be cured of an illness. If only the Christian prays (even though his mother may not be a Christian), does this mean that God will only consider doing a favour for his mother and not for the atheist's mother?

To Passionfire - "Atheism - disbelief in the existence of gods"

To Ian - the atheist isn't expectant of any god. The question assumes there is a god, which the atheist doesn't believe in.

To Neil - I am not a fan of the argument, "everything good is God's doing, everything bad has nothing to do with him". Way too convenient!

Answer 1

Statistically probably not. Every swamp on earth has its share of screwballs and secularists. Some of the screwballs are good people abd some of the secularists too. Others are real wallies whilst some are really horrible people. The difference is that most secularists don't think they are 'special'. They know that they're human beings like everyone else.

Answer 2

I ask, how can a 'higher' being have a cure for something that advanced medical treatment and research havent found. If your 'problem' was applied and 'God' did treat the Christians mother then surely God would be sinning as someones life was taken in favour of another. Horrid things happen to good people, to 'belivers' and 'non-believers' and there is no way of telling when your time is up, a God couldn't decide when to 'let you go,' because there would never be a right time.

Answer 3

Its difficult to answer your question about Gods view without quoting Gods words.
At James chapter 1 we see that the wrongs that happen in this world are not the fault of God. We can pray for strength to help us get through a difficult time but God's will for this earth is not being done right now. How could it be when the world is full of violence and cruelty. However, on a daily basis we see prophecies being fulfilled that show we are nearing the end of the current system of how the world is ruled and soon God will remove all ailments. What must we do do receive these blessings? The bible goes on to show that its not a persons words but his actions at Matthew 7:21-23. Now is the time to act. Whatever we currently believe, we need be humble and do Gods will now and gain his favor if we hope to be in line for these blessings.

Answer 4

I don't believe that it is the actual prayer that heals people, but the power of the faith behind it. So the religious inclination doesn't matter.

Christians, like most traditional religions, believe god to be outside of themselves. But I think we are all devine in our own way and our minds have great powers of manifestation. However this manifestation takes place is really irrelevant. It could simply be that the religious minded are aided by their faith to achieve their will, while an atheist cannot really see what he desires, so he can't manifest it.

And sadly, all religious groups think they have preference in heaven. That's the basis of their faith.

Answer 5

Well if someone doesn't believe in God they can't pray to God so how are they going to ask him for help. It's not discriminating. It's obvious God wants non believers to believe in him and follow the right path. But even so, good things happen to non believers too don't they? If a non believer wants 2 pray their welcom 2 as long as they are truly doing it because they believe.

Answer 6

hmm. nicely i'm specific i might relatively adventure this if persons relatively knew i replaced into an agnostic atheist. regardless of if, because of the fact i do no longer possibly point out it except this is stated, human beings do no longer possibly understand, so i've got no longer experienced a lot difficulty from this yet. additionally many human beings I relatively have met right here that are my pals basically befell to additionally be non-believers. i do no longer think of there is an quite enormous religious community at my college. i think of it relatively is greater the norm right here to be non-believers. regardless of if, i understand for a certainty that if my mom's fringe of the relatives found out I in all probability be hated and outcast. btw did you get exhilaration from the e book? i've got no longer relatively study it, yet I relatively have seen relatively each and every video on Hitchens there is, so i've got seen and heard all his arguments and positions. he's staggering and particularly smart.

Answer 7

why is it that everyone says atheists are non-believers? it has a label doesn't it? Atheism, is that not something they believe in?

oh sorry I didn't answer your question...according to christians they will say that it doesn't matter, god loves everybody so he will help both...which I find funny because they also say that atheist will go to hell for not believing in their god. I know it's all contradictory, but if you want an answer for why that is you're gonna have to ask one of them

Answer 8

Not necessarily. Sometimes God reaches out to non-believers by delivering them from their hardships, thereby winning their faith and confidence. Sometimes God allows bad things to happen to Christians to test their faith. I do not claim to know the mind of God, but that is what I believe.

Answer 9

This is kind of like asking: Your child needs an operation and so does the homeless man across the street. Which operation will you pay for?

Certainly you're child's without a doubt -
but maybe the homeless man's too.

He loves those who don't believe and in many cases DOES answer their prayers.

Answer 10

If God was discriminating against the unbelievers, why would he make the same information available to all? He is not. In fact many believers were former unbelievers attracted by God's non-bias.