If God is infinitely good, what reason do we have to fear him?
If God is infinitely wise, why should we have doubts concerning our future?
If God knows all, why warn him of our needs and fatigue him with our prayers?
If God is everywhere, why erect temples to him?
If God is willing to help us because he loves us, why won’t he stop atrocities?
If God is infinitely powerful, why won’t he help his loved ones?
If God neither, has the power or the will to do anything, then why call him God?
If talk about him or her, which is one of the most absurd character of all fiction, then why do we fight over this nonsense?
2007-01-05 17:01:11 · 18 answers · asked by me 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hah, good questions. The only answers youll find though are people saying " You're going to hell!" and stupid stuff like that, you wont get any good logical answers.
2007-01-05 17:03:50 · answer #1 · answered by rocklobsta 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I have said this many many times, but I'll say it again. I do believe because we had to come from somewhere. I think the reason we all have so many questions and fears is because our guild the Bible is written by man and leaves us with no choice but to have doubts. Some people fear God like some people fear their fathers. Doubt in ones future may not concern God but it will us because He doesn't reveal His plan to us. We tell God our prayers as a way to stay in touch with Him. Temples are just another object man has made up. Gods powers shouldn't be measured by all of the things we believe He doesn't do. Some of the horrible things that happen in this world may be lessons. I think there are people out there that need someone to believe in and someone to blame so why not God? If God is just a placebo than everyone should get a glass of water .
2007-01-06 01:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by quel772o 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Q-1 If God is infinitely good, what reason do we have to fear him?
A-1 We have much to fear if we do not believe on Christ as He commands - Hell is forever.
Q-2. If God is infinitely wise, why should we have doubts concerning our future?
A-2.I have no doubt about my destination - God has promised Heaven to those who trust in Christ, and what is the worst that can happen to me here - death, right? It's a big "so what?", because the believer goes straight to be with Jesus after death - so I get promoted. All fear of death is gone.
Q-3 If God knows all, why warn him of our needs and fatigue him with our prayers?
A-3 That we would learn to trust in Him and count on Him. Oh, by the way, He never slumbers nor sleeps, and He invites us to ask, seek, and knock, and to keep on doing so. The prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Q-4. If God is everywhere, why erect temples to him?
A-4. It isn't a matter of erecting temples, at least not for our assembly. Most groups of believers have somewhere to meet. Early Christians met in houses and in the catacombs in Rome, among other places. Where should we meet - outside, in all kinds of weather? Sports fans/fanatics go to fancy arenas and stadiums, and I never hear any complaints about elaborate and expensive stadiums that are erected today. I do not wish for a fancy arena or building, but in this day and age you either must rent facilities or buy land and build your own - I see no violation of any Scripture if a church group puts up a building or meeting place.
Q-5 If God is willing to help us because he loves us, why won’t he stop atrocities?
A-5 It would be arrogant of me to try and tell the Creator of the Universe what to do. Do you know better than God? Not hardly. God is infinite, holy, and righteous, and every decision He makes proves it. Many heartaches and problems stem from bad choices people make. If He did stop all atrocities, He would have to stop us from making bad choices - and would you be complaining about God tampering with your "free will"? What are you and I doing to ease the pain and suffering of this world, or do we just sit back and officiate and analyze?
Q-6. If God is infinitely powerful, why won’t he help his loved ones?
A-6 He does help His loved ones - but what is help? God’s goal for every believer is to conform them to the image of Jesus Christ. You must understand that Christ-likeness, character, and valuable life lessons are very often learned through trials and tribulations - and not by an easy cruise through life.
Q-7. If God neither, has the power or the will to do anything, then why call him God?
A-7. I am not sure what god you are referring to or what Bible you are reading, but mine says that His sovereignty rules over all, that He is the Almighty Creator who owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and He needs nothing. There is none like Him; He spoke and the worlds came into being. All His plans will be accomplished and His will cannot and will not be frustrated, neither by Satan nor finite men.
Q-8. If talk about him or her, which is one of the most absurd character of all fiction, then why do we fight over this nonsense?
A-8 It isn't nonsense. We are fools for Christ's sake; but tell, me, whose fool are you? Do you lean on finite man, liquor, drugs, or materialism to give your life meaning? When all is aid and done, and all are gone, who do you count on? If you died tonight, are you sure of Heaven?
...I your recommend you study up on Jesus Christ. When you do, you will find that He was a real, historical figure, and witnessed by the Bible, secular historians of His day, and millions of Christians whose lives He has changed. He claimed to be God and the only way to God - who is He to you?
Is He a liar, a legend, a lunatic, or is He Lord as He said? If He is Lord as He said, then you and I are in desperate need of a Savior to rescue us.
...I urge you to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
...Whosoever will, may come.
2007-01-06 01:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by carson123 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Fear His judgement. For it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God. Fear not he who can only destroy the body, but fear Him who can cast body and soul into Hell.
2.We should have no doubts about our future, the Bible teaches this. We only need to fear our future without God in it.
3.This is known as conversation. When you love someone you want to spend time with them and commune and communicate with them. It is also known as exercising your faith. Faith is a muscle which must be exercised. Cast all your cares on Him, for He cares for you. It's also our way of showing our complete trust in and dependence on God
4.No ye not that you are the temple of God? if the Holy Spirit dwells within you. Churches are merely a place where Christians can be taught the Bible and to praise and worship the Lord together. Churches are also a place to fellowship with other believers. They are sort of like safe havens of rest for a day.
5. Atrocities are the result of sinful man and Satan, not God. Job struggled with this same issue and you would do well to read the Book of Job for the answers.
6. Who says God does not help those whom He loves. "I will never leave you nor forsake you", He promised. When tough times come we must recognize these times as a time of testing. Either these things will strengthen you as a Christian, punish you as an unbeliever -chastise you as a Christian- or you can let these opportunities decimate and destroy you. It all depends on you
7. God does and has helped those whom He loves. We can not possibly, being finite creatures, know the mind or purposes of God; nor is it possible for a man to judge God. He is God because He is God, not because we call Him God. Nor is He God simply because we believe He is God. As God Himself said in Exodus, "I Am that I Am".
8. What is the most absurd, fictitious thing in existence is the hypothesis of evolution. When one seriously and honestly examines all of the avilable evidence it is plain to see that the only possible, logical explanation for the universe and all it contains is that the Almighty God of the Bible created all things.
2007-01-06 01:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by utuseclocal483 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have some very good questions that all point towards a god that is non-existent, apathetic, or non-anthropomorphic. If you are really trying to refine your belief in God (just for the sake of argument), I think you're on the wrong train of thought. You're coming from a questioning mentality. Faith requires an accepting mentality. What you'd want to do is anesthetize your curiosity to all you can hear is your own wishes, and then God will be clear to you. And because each personal conception of God is based on personal wishes and imagination instead of facts and logic, the conceptions aren't replicable, and the incongruities leads to the fight over nonsense.
2007-01-06 01:13:15 · answer #5 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
1. To fear God means to respect him. Fear is used in a different context in the Bible than our normal understanding of fear.
2. Because we have free-will, one of Gods greatest gifts.
3. Because we need him, not because He needs us.
4. Our body is our temple.
5. Because of free-will in a sinful world.
6. God helps people by inspiring other people, which creates character, charity, mercy, and good-will. What good would it do man-kind if God did it ALL for us?
7. I call him God because HE IS (I AM)
8. I don't think God would like us fighting over HIM, however he can not take our free-will away from us....that is the only way we are able to learn, from our own experiences.
2007-01-06 01:12:35 · answer #6 · answered by Christine5 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If you love your dog with all of your heart and you tower over him with a stern face, how does he respond? why? its called respect!
The only ones that doubt their future are ones who do wrong.
If your dad knows you need money for a date, does he come up to you and expect you to ask him? no, he waits for you to ask. why? because if he comes up to you and offers what you want, he is catering to you, when it should be the other way around.
we erect staues for men, but should not honor God with temples?
the atrocities will end, permanently. those that seek God amongst the darkness, will receive his light.
He always helps his loved ones, especially when they call out to him.
That one was already answered.
2007-01-06 01:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God doesnt want us to fear him so there's no reason to. God=Love. We should fear an absence of God.
2007-01-06 01:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by Bahaus B 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
excellent! You are all right, but all these above question arises only if you question God as depicted in all the world religions...That is why God is not who we all think he or she is...
2007-01-06 01:08:03 · answer #9 · answered by Nesh 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nice
2007-01-06 01:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Too...many...questions!! GAH!
2007-01-06 01:02:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋