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do you believe in god? and did he give us freewill, as some people say? or are our lives pre-ordained, where everything we do has been carefully planned out ahead of time, by god?

2007-03-22 04:17:18 · 19 answers · asked by Berkly M 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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If God is all knowing and the creator then there cannot be free will.

It is an impossibility

God creates people he knows are destined for hell, he does it willfully and with great disdain for their well being.

Some state that this highlights his sovereignty, I guess it highlights that he is in charge, but it also highlights exactly how cruel he is. Imagine breeding an animal in order to torture it. That is exactly what God is doing with humans, but instead of torturing them to death, he is torturing them for all time. That is immensely more cruel than the worst human ever. Hitler tortured and killed millions, God is ensuring that million upon millions upon millions will be tortured for eternity. Which is worse?

Its either that or there is no God.

2007-03-22 04:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1 1

"do you believe in god?"
Yes. I do a bit more and that's actually crucial, I trust Him.

"and did he give us freewill, as some people say?"
Was it you that decided to ask the question? Of course we have freewill. We have the choices that people tend to have in this day and age. One of those choices is; go His way or our way.

"are our lives pre-ordained, where everything we do has been carefully planned out ahead of time, by god?"
I believe that God ordered the day. That does not include what it is we do, as we have freewill. But God knows what choices we make in advance; hence prophecy is made out of the events that will take place in the future. Even if we decide not to do whatever He wants us to do, He can make His will come out. He always proves His word to be true. He's trustworthy.

2007-03-22 04:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0 0

I believe in God.

Yes, He gives us free will. That means we can do whatever we want and whatever we think it is right. However, we will have consequences to what we do wrong. If not in this life, certainly in the next one.

Yes, when we are born we have a plan ahead of us. Not everything, though. The family is in the plan, some friends, spouses and children. Accidents or terminal diseases are also part of what was planned. Religion is not in the plan... this is free will, but God puts us (or some of us) in different situations that might shape our necessity to follow this or that religion.

My religion is Spiritism.

Peace!

2007-03-22 04:26:36 · answer #3 · answered by Janet Reincarnated 5 · 0 0

Yes, I believe in God, and I think he gave us free will. He didn't pre-ordain anything, but he knows what our lives have in store for us. I compare it to a human leaving out food for a dog; the human didn't make anything happen, but common sense tells you that eventually the dog will eat. God knows what our actions will be in a similar way, but much more so because he made us, and knows every thought and desire in our heads. He knows how often every synapse fires, how much of every hormone is released, and, more importantly, how these things will affect our behavior and our future.

2007-03-22 04:27:08 · answer #4 · answered by John F 5 · 0 0

If you say pre-ordained, you're misinterpreting predestination entirely. Calvinism would state that we do have free will, but no ability to look to God for salvation, so we have a singular destination of hell save for God's grace. God saves some, not all, so this means that Heaven is in store for God's Elect, but the rest of the world is left in its sins and (righteously) judged by God. He never did have to save everyone, but it's still his call, not ours, as to who will be saved.

2007-03-22 09:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0 0

You are talking like a baby girl with freshly milk smelling on her mouth. You have always been questioning God of his existence. You could not only imagine where you came from because without God you are nothing in this world
You should be thankful that God has given you life to enjoy in this world of sins.
jtm

2007-03-22 04:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 0 0

Depends who or what god is for you. I don't like to talk about him as a person, for me it's .... I would describe it a s "the origin" I mean, scientist can find out why amtons behave like this and this, or what aminoaccids do if ... ect, but what makes them to? What's the very first root?
So if you want to give it a name then Yes, I believe in god and we do have a free will.

2007-03-22 04:24:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I believe in god and I believe he has plans for us but our freewill lets us choose to follow him or not.

2007-03-22 04:21:08 · answer #8 · answered by mikentammy76 5 · 0 0

where did human"s ability to be obesessed with god come from?

Respect atheists" depise on religion .

even if you repect the depise , your doubt still remains, then try another way.

Our doubt and obsession are related with our deep rooted quest about " who really we are?"

can you expect that you can get the answer from those scornful empty cynic attitude of atheism?

propaganda from dogmatic christianity isnt answer either.

I believe in something superb, but nothing is planned.

2007-03-22 04:33:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Yes, I believe in God. I believe that He wants us to follow His plan for us, but we have the free will to make that choice. Things will go much smoother for us if we follow His path.

However, just as our plans don't always work out, God's plans for us don't always work out. But when it really counts, it does work out. God's plans fpr Jesus worked out, but we are more human than He was.

2007-03-22 04:22:54 · answer #10 · answered by GLSigma3 6 · 0 0

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