consider the analogy we are like children and god is our parent.. we only have one opportunity to make the right choice otherwise we get eternal punishment
normal parents usually dont give up no matter how many bad things/mistakes their children make and certainly wouldn't punish them for life for anything..
so God is like a military style dad who will only love us if we are perfect and worship him?
2007-02-23 23:08:17 · 12 answers · asked by Bad Church Lady 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so if we disobey God, he'll whip us??? hahaha, thats not very loving.. its kind of sad the whole concept of "God-Fearing" is still around..
2007-02-23 23:24:53 · update #1
god is the parent who puts cigarette butts out on his kids and puts their hands to the hot stove.
mmhm
2007-02-23 23:17:38 · answer #1 · answered by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are giving God human characteristics. God is not human, he is God. the bible says that God is love. His love is far greater than anything that we can understand. God never gives up on us. We do have multiple opportunities to repent and come to his glory. God, our Father, will chasten rebellious children just as any earthly father will. God does not expect us to be perfect, which is why he gave his only Son for our sins. He wants us to walk in holiness, and when we fall (which we are sure to do) he wants us to come to him for his forgiveness. He wants us to depend on him for everything. He is a good, loving Father.
2007-02-24 07:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but that is soooo not true!
God is a loving father who does not want to see us fail. I believe that those who preach condemnation and use scare tactics to try to beat religion into us.....they mean well....but, are so misguided.
All parents know that there comes a time when we have taught our children to the best of our abilities...and that we must push them outta the nest and let them find their way on their own.
God is always with us....always watching over us....but, allowing us to find our own way.
2007-02-24 07:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by treefrog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well yes that is what a father does though - he disciplines his children. The mother is all about love and tucking their child in. God is our father, meaning if we disobey he will whip us, and if we do obey he'll play catch with us.
2007-02-24 07:21:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bro, god is loving an his mercy is more than anything. he is not our father as a sence of father, he is our creator. he created us all submitive to him. but its our choices whether you follow or not , and hence the consequences.
he created us and created heaven and hell, and his mercy on us is that he told us, and he send prophets and mssangers for that.
whatever sin you do, god can forgive it if u go back on the straight path.
but those who choose not to follow, if they are not promised wit punishement then the whole world will be in chaous. no rights, no conscience... think about it.
2007-02-24 07:18:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are gods children, and he does not ever give up on us, just as with out earthly parents when we sin or misbehave we do get the consequences of it, we do have to repent it and be accountable. in life we do make bad choices but i do not feel we get eternal damnation, i do feel we get the consequences involved, i do feel our choices create our destinies. i think we create our own punishments based on our choices in life. when we sin we are separated from our father god, if we get separated from him we aren't happy and can't live the life we were destined to. god loves us regardless if we are perfect or not, he does discipline us from time to time to get us to move closer to him, so we will seek him and depend on him.
2007-02-24 07:23:47 · answer #6 · answered by jude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is not true, God is not a military God, he forgive us time and time again. just like our parent will and even our parent punish us after we do n't stop messing up. God give us a guide to live by just like our earth parents and if we disregard them too much they Will give up on us. God never give up he keep forgiving us but if we are not right on judgment day that is on us. God have given us signs to go by to let us know the time is near. and why should God have to put up with anyone that knows his words and not living by them. just try to do the right thing , he also knows your heart. it is not God that gives up on us, it is us who gives up on him.
2007-02-24 07:28:17 · answer #7 · answered by BLUE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-24 07:13:58 · answer #8 · answered by dr_nitin_sahajayogee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen Preacher!
2007-02-24 07:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by birdwatcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay yeah, you choose once whether or not to accept Him, but not once to choose right. You choose between right and wrong every day, and if you make the wrong decision then you ask for forgiveness and you get it. Whether your father is in heaven or earth.
2007-02-24 07:15:20 · answer #10 · answered by JosRenee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋