What a fricking religious nightmare we live in today! Wheres God in all this, I mean, he certainly has the power to clear it all up...right?
He could come down right now and destroy all the differing religious scripture and either leave us with none, or unify it all.
Muslim man "He did, he gave us prophet Muhammad and the Quran!"
Guess what Einstein, Allah could remove all doubt and just do it himself! No ugly human go-between, nooooo....he could literally make all differing scripture vanish! Right?
"Oh no, he prefers to send us an illiterate slave owning warlord to clear up the matter. Hes testing to see whether we will fight to establish his righteousness"
Why would Allah want to test our willingness to follow other humans who claim to be religious? After all, most Muslims do just that, they simply conform to the religious order and dont study their religion in great depth. What kinda stupid test is this?
Maybe there is no God....
2007-01-25 08:11:32 · 18 answers · asked by Savior 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Setting aside the comments and just answering the posted question...WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE IS NOT? MG
2007-01-25 08:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Morning Gloria 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The only reason we have this "religious nightmare" is because almost the whole world has rejected God's Word - even most of Christianity! What a wonderful place this world would be if EVERYONE obeyed the 10 Commandments! There would never be any murder, adultery, jealousness, different religions, different doctrines, no more crime, drug or alcohol use, abortion, etc. But the Bible tells us that these things will continue to happen until Christ returns.
2007-01-25 08:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Qur'an , Sura 98 (The Evidence.)
Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, were not going to depart (from their ways) until there should come to them Clear Evidence,
An apostle from God, rehearsing scriptures kept pure and holy:
Wherein are laws (or decrees) right and straight.
Nor did the People of the Book make schisms, until after there came to them Clear Evidence.
And they have not been commanded but to worship God, offering Him sincere devotion, being True (in faith); to establish regular Prayer; and to practise regular Charity; and that is the Religion right and straight.
Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in hell fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.
Those who have faith and do righteous deeds, they are the best of creatures.
Their reward is with God: Gardens of Eternity, beneath which rivers flow; they will dwell therein for ever; God well pleased with them, and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and Cherisher.
2007-01-25 08:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by Kimo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
God gave free will!
No one would be happy if He took that away. It states in the Bible that free will is given to all man. We have the ability to cause ourselves such problems and God need not take part in it, if we cause war of religion then we are no better than murders, adulterers, and people who commit other grave sins. We are put here to serve God, and creating war and imposing doubt is not doing that. We have the duty to have faith and to live our lives in a moral manner. If God came here and told us what to do right this minute, I highly doubt most people would even listen!
God sent Jesus here, then we got Catholicism, yet no one cares to listen or pay attention 2000 years later. The Jews deny Jesus as the Messiah, the Islams, heck, I don't even know where to start, and all of these other Christian religions were formed because they wanted to pick and choose what to believe. Blame humanity and people, do not blame God.
Allah does not exist either. :-/ Sorry. Such a God that would reward terrorists and murderers with heaven and "virgins" is either the devil or does not exist. God does not tell people to murder in the name of their religion and such acts are mortal sin.
2007-01-25 08:25:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I forgive your ignorance sir,
The Qu'ran clearly states,
[016:093] And had God willed, He could have made you (all) one nation, but He sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. But you shall certainly be called to account for what you used to do.
[005:048] And We have sent down to you (O Muhammad [Peace Be Upon Him]) the Book (this Qur'ân) in truth, confirming the Scripture (Books) that came before it and Muhaiminan (trustworthy in highness and a witness) over it (old Scriptures). So judge among them by what God has revealed, and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way. If God had willed, He would have made you one nation, but that (He) may test you in what He has given you; so compete in good deeds. The return of you (all) is to God; then He will inform you about that in which you used to differ.
Jesus Son of Mary will surely descend and show you how astray you have gone.
Wait. We too are waiting.
Peace Be With You
2007-01-25 08:27:52 · answer #5 · answered by onewhosubmits 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is written that God gives some prophets some apostles teachers and others with gifts.
but some sects and denominations refuse the gifts of prophecy, saying it is none of it true.
So with people who believe in LIES and call the lies truth, there can never be Anything Cleared up. But God still sends prophets and most of the world doesnt believe their testimony.
Most christians believe the TWO Witnesses will be an attempt to clear things up, but then again most people wont believer THEIR testimony. Even if Jesus were to appear today, Most people would crucify him again because they believe LIES and false teachers, because many people folllow the church of satan and babylon and Mammon. See Rev 18:4
2007-01-25 08:21:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You have come to the correct conclusion. god powerful enough to create the laws of physics and gravity and solar systems and molecules and atoms and bacteria and make everything inter-dependent but so stupid he can't prove his own existance, and keeps playing games with his "children?" The idea of a personal god is ridiculous, and it's time everyone realized it.
2007-01-25 08:23:24 · answer #7 · answered by atheist jesus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God already has made it clear. Most people just don't believe. Jesus is The Truth. He will return and set everyone straight when the time is right. Allah can't.
May God Bless you.
2007-01-25 08:20:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
To answer your first question - I believe He will.
Read from the Book of Revelations below:
12"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
14"Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. 15Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
16"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
17The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.
2007-01-25 08:16:02 · answer #9 · answered by what's up? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is a God...
ya he has the power but he wants us to have the choice of him or death. He will take care of it after the final war between him and satan though.
2007-01-25 08:22:36 · answer #10 · answered by Jen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God tells us in the Bible that He's a jealous God. But, He also doesn't want us to be forced into religion. He wants us to chose Him, not be forced towards Him.
2007-01-25 08:19:00 · answer #11 · answered by Sarah 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋