If there is a god and he is almighty, why doesn't he show himself and tell the world which one he is in order to stop these stupid wars in the middle east?
The answer is simple, there is no god and holy wars are a usless waste of life.
2007-04-18 06:04:49 · 13 answers · asked by itsmyitch 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can certainly agree with you that so-called holy wars are a waste of time, but they have nothing to do with any God, it is the people and their predjudices, their fear and hatred of anything different from them.
People make war, not Gods!!! They just use any God as an excuse to destroy those they hate.
2007-04-18 06:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by meg3f 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all, just like most religious zealots here, you're not really asking a question, you're phrasing your own beliefs in the form of a question that you think pokes a big hole in someone else's belief system. You may think your "rational" ideas make you better than them, but your behavior is exactly like theirs. You're basically exactly like them. If you want to represent rationalism versus superstition, you must rise above cheap tactics like this. Cut it out.
So first, there's no point in answering your question, since you aren't really asking it. What you're doing is cloaking your opinion in a question, and your opinion is that "there is no god and holy wars are a useless way of life." Since it's pointless to answer your non-question, I'll address your opinion.
The conflict in the middle east is only secondarily about religion. Muslim, Jew, and Christian live side-by-side all over the world. The conflict in the middle east is about land and sovreignty. Religion inflames the issue, but resolving the religious conflict would never solve the core issue. If the conficts over land and sovreignty were resolved, the religious conflict would disappear.
And as to "there is no God"--says you. Presumably by this you mean that the conflict in the middle east iteslf proves there is no God. Ridiculous. This attitude supposes that God wants nothing but peace all the time. That's a big assumption. What do you base it on? If you don't respect the Bible, where do you get this "God wants peace" idea? If there is a God, I'd bet He wants things pretty much exactly the way they are right now.
2007-04-18 08:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by jessewclark 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer isn't simple...what if he's the same God and it's the people screwing it up? What if each group is pissed off because the other groups won't believe EXACTLY what they believe? You can sit through a church service and talk to 20 people afterward and get 20 different interpretations. I say that it's the human element that's at fault here. Wars wouldn't be an issue either if the men who start them are the same men that fight them.
2007-04-18 06:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by Kris879 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They all believe in one god. but christians also believe that he has a son. some also believe that the holy spirit is part of god. i dont know much about what Jews believe.
God does not need to show him self to us to prove his existance. I dont want to go scientific here, but everything around us including ourselves is a proofe.
The war in the middle east is much more complicated than the religion issue. you have oil, stratigic location, arab-Israel conflict, cold war, holy places and many other things that feed this war.
If people were more educated and open minded, the war can be stoped without asking god to come to stop it.
2007-04-18 06:33:24 · answer #4 · answered by Moslem 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe God is an equal opportunist and is allowing man (of each race and religion) the chance to govern himself knowing full well that we can't.
If we are failing by using wars/hate/greed/power, don't blame God. He allowed you the chance. Remember these are man's ways not God's. He told you what to do in the Scriptures. Man did it his way.
God is the Ruler for eternity. You are either for or against Him.
2007-04-18 06:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there are various gods, a number of them are even stated by using call interior the Bible. they're oftentimes referred to as fake gods or idols. there is entirely one, authentic, residing God. I even have on no account theory that Genesis a million:26 referred to any fake god, yet quite to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, for this reason one foundation for the Trinity.
2016-12-29 07:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by latourette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bind you Satan in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to stop poisoning the minds of the children of god. God is giving you a choice today to believe on him or the Devil and all his lies. It is for you to decided to follow the one true God Or believe the LIES. What is it going to be God wants to be praise with desire and true worship. He will have even if the rocks and hills cry out his praises
2007-04-18 06:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by hottie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He will show Himself one day...and I hope you're prepared for that.
And if I might say so, not believing in God takes more faith than believing in Him.
2007-04-18 06:08:32 · answer #8 · answered by adrian♥ 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes they both believe in god! but not the same god.
2007-04-18 06:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
HELLO! He did show himself... he came down, walked with the people and they put Him up on the cross.... it doesnt matter what He does people will choose to follow themselves and their own desires
2007-04-18 06:13:07 · answer #10 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋