Surely when god is to be praised by his creations the simplest thing for an omnipotent being would have been to programme them to worship him.
Instead they are advised of a just god sending them to hell for not believing.
I dont understand this does anyone else?
2007-02-02 02:35:34 · 23 answers · asked by laughingspam 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dont want robots. Make free choice. Not much of a choice is it? Worship me or perish.
God realized He could not create true love or forced it upon a being, but true love would only manifest in sons of freewill. The wisdom of God also knew it would be necessary to govern sons of freewill by laws that are fair and righteous, to hold them accountable.
I thought god could do whatever he wanted but cannot create true love on his own terms.
2007-02-02 03:06:37 · update #1
The gift of free will is an act of love. Very simply, God created us and wanted us to love Him of our own choosing, not because we were forced to or just built that way. If it was by force, it would not be love.
2007-02-02 02:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by Danny H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were the only creature in the universe you would get pretty bore and pretty lonely.
He created the angels and they worshipped him completely. That got pretty boring after a while also though.
So he tried to give the angels free will but some of them became too powerful and rebelled against him so he had to cast them out.
He decided that for his next creation it would be better to create a seperate world with natural laws where they would evolve. The best creations would eventually be granted entrance into heaven and the worst be deemed failed experiments and not be reconstituted during the rapture.
He created the concept of hell as way of motivating his creations to pursue and upward path of growth and morality and to prevent them from destroying each other and creating a hell on Earth.
2007-02-02 02:48:31 · answer #2 · answered by aiguyaiguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because He didn't want robots.
You can put a recording on a tape recorder on endless loop that says, "You're a great guy; I love you!" to you over and over again, but it would be meaningless. It doesn't mean anything unless it is sincere and comes from a real person.
As for "sending people to Hell", they only "go to Hell" because they choose to, and God just gives them what they want. They have consciously chosen to live without God and His love; they think that complete cessation of existence would be better. An unsaved person would be miserable in Heaven, so it's really for the best. (BTW, people are not "tortured forever" in Hell - the Bible says that Hellfire doesn't come until the end of the Millennium, and it will rain down from Heaven and completely consume all sinners, including Satan. They will never exist again.)
2007-02-02 02:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe mankind will create the idea of a supreme or omnipotent being to allow them to avoid the reality of life.
For example, to turn arguably the worst event that can happen to life on earth, Death, into a belief that it is the start of an existence far superior is in my mind humankind's way of dealing with a tragedy that they either cannot or do not want to deal with.
There is so much more you could cover with these thoughts and opinions but inevitably people will believe the things that make them feel comfortable and at peace with their own life.
2007-02-02 02:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is eternal having neither beginning of days or end of life, a Spirit fire or light called life. The Word begins with thought from conscious awareness I am, acquiring wisdom to reason thought to self with the Word. The Word was with God and the Word was God. This wisdom of thought with words is not any substance or matter but Spirit, the Holy Spirit. God is One, by Himself or alone with His Words the Holy Spirit. This timeless existence of reasoning wanted company and God’s thoughts turn to creating company or sons. Sons to behold, abide with, and communion with. God discovered love, not of the thought, but of the sons He envisioned. God felt this love, the magnificence of it and wanted His sons to love Him. God realized He could not create true love or forced it upon a being, but true love would only manifest in sons of freewill. The wisdom of God also knew it would be necessary to govern sons of freewill by laws that are fair and righteous, to hold them accountable. God was willing to risk rejection and rebellion against the law. Sons of freewill could choose not to love Him but must obey the law. The sons would need a place to abide, explore, and grow. God created the heavens and the earth, His kingdom.
2007-02-02 02:41:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's undeniable that we have free will, but not that we were created by an omnipotent entity. All the heaven and hell stuff was invented by Roman Catholics - it will always amaze me that we are the most intelligent species on the planet, yet we are prepared to believe in God and Jesus with no concrete proof, just blind faith! I don't think so.
2007-02-02 02:49:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a HUGE part of the purpose of this life is for us to learn and grow, and that's impossible with out choices and the ability to make them.
Yes, sometimes the consequences of our choices are hard, but at least you can know the choice to have them was yours, and you weren't forced into anything like some robot.
2007-02-02 02:47:51 · answer #7 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the point of having robots programmed to worship you. Free will creates tension and contrast, and that creates beauty. Free will is both a gift and a curse, depending how you look at it. Somebody's free will could kill me, but somebody elses can enrich your life. It's a complicated tapestry.
Added- I'm pretty sure of God wanted it too, he could create human beings programmed to adore him 24/7. It's not that he lacks power, it's that he chooses not to use it. As a creator, God can destroy what he created. So I don't think he lacks the power to create true love and obidience; we toss out the conviction to choose sacrifice in order to be loving and obidient.
2007-02-02 02:42:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
God made the animals.
They run on instinct.
They can't help but do what they do.
God created man with free will because he wished to have a life-form co-operating with Him, honoring Him and obeying Him VOLUNTARILY ....out of choice, not instinct.
Man made another choice.
However, God does not send them to a fiery hell.
Please note God's reaction when pagans offered their children in fiery sacrifice:
"They built the high places of Ba′al in order to make their sons pass through the fire, a thing that I did not command, neither did it come up into my heart to do this detestable thing,. . ."
Jeremiah 32:35
"did not command"
"did not come to my heart"
"detestable"
The choice is not torment or heavenly bliss.
The choice is existence or non-existence.
2007-02-02 02:53:07 · answer #9 · answered by Uncle Thesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think man is capable of seeking out God, you are at odds with what the Bible says about man's condition, and I wish you luck in finding your own resolution to God's omnipotence working with man's apparently "sovereign" ability to save himself by accepting Christ.
Free will exists, but only as day-to-day decisions that have one ultimate destination; I think you can figure out easily enough what the destination is.
2007-02-02 09:01:05 · answer #10 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋