God is all knowing. He knows everything way before it happens . He knew Adam and Eve were going to mess up ,so why not just cancel the plan on the human race. He knew there would be lots of suffering and hatred. He knew we were going to mess up..we are a mess you know! He knew we would make HIM cry so why go thru with all of this?? I hope someone out there understands what I'm trying to say.
2007-03-08 14:16:21 · 17 answers · asked by nellie 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, I think he made the world full of problems so the truly kind and deserving people that were put in this world can fix them, maybe a 'test' to see which of us is worthy for heaven?
I'm only a kid though, what do I know? LOL.
2007-03-08 14:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by taylor ray. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you know God's full plan? With all the messing up, God made a way for things to get "fixed." The Bible says there will be a new heaven and a new earth. The Bible says that the lion and the lamb will be able to live together. It says that sin will be eradicated. We will have bodies free from the temptation to sin.
In the end God will have a people, who of their own free wills, and free hearts chose to have a relationship with him.
2007-03-08 22:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, God is all-knowing but He gave the "gift" of freewill to us. He is able to "divest ' himself of control over the situation here on earth and allow for our freewill to exist. Because He sees the past, present and the future in a simultaneous and continuous panorama, the answer for our sin is viewed even while we are commiting the act of sin. In other words, Eve is offering Adam the forbidden fruit, Moses is crossing the red Sea, Jesus Christ is rising from the dead and you are asking this question at the same exact time.
2007-03-08 23:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by vizavis321 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Garden was no small garden to say the least. And the fact that thy could eat from any tree in there. Any. Now the first simple, common rule was not to eat from one tree. (Tree of Knowledge) But, (With the help of the "Serpent" or Cunning One) they broke that one simple rule. Understand where I'm going? It wasn't their fault, nor can you blame Eve. So that is a reason why God didn't destroy them. (The rumor is "God is Love.") Would you punish your child for something that wasn't their fault?
2007-03-08 23:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by Da Mick 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is beyond human emotions.
Yes God knew that man would fall before He created man, but God also knew that He would restore man back to their place in the kingdom of God when He became flesh to shed His blood for the sins of man, and man would dwell with Him forever in the end.
So although man is messed up, God's grace is greater than man's sin.
2007-03-08 23:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by Q 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creation forms when energy explodes
and interacts with invisible forces known
as laws of physics.
Time and space are merely by-products
of this reaction.
God only writes the genetic code up to the
point where water shows up.
After that, each species are on their own.
If your plan isn't working for you, change
the plan.
Myself, I don't think anything beats waking
to a day I've never seen before.
2007-03-08 22:27:41 · answer #6 · answered by kyle.keyes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We may see us as a mess on a microcosmic level, but in the grand scheme of things, of All That Is, we are part of the total perfection of being. We are not in a position to , nor do we have the proper perspective to see it.
2007-03-08 22:52:02 · answer #7 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I appreciate this question, as it is something I ponder.
This is the problem I have with the philosophy of pre-destination:
Calvanists state that God plans and controls every aspect of the world. As such, he controls who sins, and who goes to heaven.
If this is true, he creates humans, causes them to sin, and then sends them to Hell.
I fail to understand how this fits in with the concept of a loving and merciful God.
2007-03-08 22:27:49 · answer #8 · answered by Dani 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because if one person desired free will, everyone would have to participate or there's no world. Maybe the person couldnt be convinced they should learn to practice the will of God without experiencing life with free will
2007-03-08 23:35:42 · answer #9 · answered by isis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's called free will. we have the choice to make good or bad choices. and these choices we make affect people. remember, the most important thing is not here, but what we do here. help others and trust in Him. heaven will be your reward.
peace and God bless
2007-03-08 22:24:59 · answer #10 · answered by Shadow Lark 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋