If our Heavenly Father really loves us and wants us to be saved, why does he make it so hard to believe?

Question

I don't understand a Father who speaks only through the unclear words of people appointed to speak for him. The words are inevitably confusing and open to a wide variety of interpretations.

If He was a truly loving father, wouldn't he want to make it easy for everyone to become converted to His one true religion? Why not just descend, clearly state within everyone's view and hearing distance what he wants us to do, and then leave us to obey?

Yes, we wouldn't agree 100% on what God said during his visit, but if he really said the same thing to everyone at the same time, we would certainly agree 95%, wouldn't we? And then almost everyone could return to live with their loving Father--wouldn't that be nice?

Answer 1

Hard to believe? Let's make that impossible. I couldn't believe if I tried. You are absolutely right. This "Heavenly Father", who is supposedly all powerful, doesn't seem to have wanted two-thirds of the world to believe in Him.

Answer 2

Question: What attitude did the Hebrews have after God liberated them from Egypt?
After all the things that they had seen with their own eyes, they still had Aaron build an idol and give it the credit for their freedom.
People are going to be people regardless.
Really, the words aren't unclear. They just don't reflect God the way people want Him to be, so they twist them into what they want them to say and get others to think the same way.
Also, what about the future generations? Do you want God to come every twenty years to tell us what He already has?
And try to remember that the Bible was not specifically written for 21st century Americans. Take it in the context it was written in. And try studying for yourself along with hearing a preacher. When you were in school, did you attend classes or just take your algebra book home and figure it out yourself?
But at the same time, when you hear a sermon take notes and study it out for yourself. You are responsible for your own accounting to God, not the preacher. He has his own accountability. And if he teaches falsehoods, he will be answering for that.
Also, just like in school, the more you study, the better you'll get. Unlike school though, what you learn, you can apply to your life every day.

Answer 3

"If our Heavenly Father really loves us and wants us to be saved, why does he make it so hard to believe?"
He tells you. If the Bible is the word of God, inspired by Him, he answers your question:
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

If you don't think that you have enough faith, then tell him that you want more. It's legal.

"I don't understand a Father who speaks only through the unclear words of people appointed to speak for him."
Weigh what the Bible says, and what I say on God's Spirit. You are supposed to have access to God's Spirit if you are saved. It's seems that you don't have much of a relationship with him yet. Tell him and trust him to give it to you. Jesus said that you have not because you ask not. Try asking him with respect, and I'll bet that you get on with things better.

About the people he appoints: It better be good enough for you. You say he appointed them, and that the words are unclear to you. Who's problem is that? I don't have a problem with who he chose, why isn't it good enough for you?

"The words are inevitably confusing and open to a wide variety of interpretations."
I wonder how much time that you spend learning from Biblical scholars? If it is important to you, read from Biblical commentaries. If at all possible, from multiple sources. Then make up your mind as to which sounds truer. I think that you will find that there is more agreement than you think.

"If He was a truly loving father, wouldn't he want to make it easy for everyone to become converted to His one true religion?"
I don't know where anyone gets that. God does not want everyone. No, he didn't make it easy to understand except for those who he wants to understand. 'Many are called, but few are chosen". Jesus said,"None come to me except the Father draw Him to me, and I will raise him on the last day."
What you are proposing is not scripturally accurate.

"Why not just descend, clearly state within everyone's view and hearing distance what he wants us to do, and then leave us to obey?"
I refer you to what I said just a moment ago. There is a time set by God where Jesus will return and comvince everyone who is left that he is the King of the World. Have you ever heard the song, Joy to the World? It's a prophetic song about the return of Jesus. Think about that.

"Yes, we wouldn't agree 100% on what God said during his visit, but if he really said the same thing to everyone at the same time, we would certainly agree 95%, wouldn't we?"
He set the time and the manner of his return. He didn't say that he was going to return and then leave again.

Answer 4

1. Believing is not hard, one must simply make up their mind and do it.

2. The word of God is not confusing if you study it for yourself. And despite the popular belief to the contrary, it's not open to a variety of interpretations. The bible is written in plain language.

3. You can't blame mankind's stubborness and refusal to agree on God. And you shouldn't base your belief on the popularity of an idea. Facts are not a democracy. Either something is true or false.

Answer 5

He promises if you seek Him, you will find Him. He's given everyone a tiny bit of faith, like the grain of a mustard seed, and promises that's all you need to believe, just as a mighty tree grows from that mustard seed. Ask and you will find Him. The Holy Spirit will come to you and reveal God to you in a way you understand. I pray you will not give up your search, but will be persistent until you are covered by the blood of Jesus.

Answer 6

It is not hard to believe if you seriously believe but if you dont want to believe then God makes that arrangement too,God does not want to interfere with the freedom which we have been given,but He wants us to love HIM now LOVE cannot be by force its voluntary.The moment you want to see GOD then He activates all HIS agencies to give us the knowledge of HIM & then He will direct you to the people who have realisations of GOD because HE is more desperate than you since HE knows that we are going to suffer terribly in this material world and as a TRUE father He cannot tolerate that but we because of our attachment to the glitter & glamour of this material world we do not turn towards HIM,we are still thinking there is still some way we can enjoy without having to surrender our freedom to GOD To give up our FREEDOM and surrender to GOD is most difficult thing to do but it can become easy if we PRAY to GOD only by HIS power can we give up our so called FREEDOM & get real FREEDOM from this material miseries that is the ultimate solution for humanity otherwise there is only sufferring of being caught up in the birth & death cycle. There is no liberation from this hellish world otherwise.

Another good news for all of us is that HE has already descended in HIS name incarnation or HIS holy scriptures which gives a detailed description of GOD,this material world,action,time and lastly soul. We only have to connect ourselves to these scriptures & HIS pure devotees.

Answer 7

1. you have to seek it with all your heart (this is a promise that you will then see the truth)

2. Satan is involved in this whole confusion and shaking up the different religions/changing them, and making them less truthfull and more about the people and money etc...

3. If you get with a good bible based church, and it's not about money or greed and it is making sense to you, stay there, if not... search with all your heart and pray to God that he help you and that you really want to know the truth with all your heart. He will reveal it to you, in his timing, just don't lose faith it will come to you, it is his promise!

I'm praying for you now as well.

Answer 8

Yes, that would be nice. Not everyone wants to believe, and or love him. The father the son, and holy ghost is not about religion, all one called the trinity one King. He is about love friendship and relationship, not everyone lives according to his will, that is why there is so much confusion out there. Discerntment through Christ lets you know how not to be deceived by the man who leans on his understanding and has nothing to do with the love of Christ. God, Abba our heavenly father is all about love...

I hope you dont let anyone confuse you, if you have Jesus in your heart he lives in you, because the holy ghost lives in you, when you look at yourself you were created in his image, and you will understand why? Everything is according to his will, but how badly do we not want to do the things of this world, what I mean, to find pleasure in all the things of Satan, as to let our flesh do what is not of God, if we let the flesh do for us, then we dont do what God has asked us to do for him, because we forget to walk according to his will. We must die in the flesh in order for him to be able to do what he needs to do to keep us protected from the enemy...

Don't trust in mankind for the answers, trust in the Lord, ask him to show you, and he will guide you through scriptures in the Holy Bible. Pray for courage, knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Mankind will disapoint you, God wont...Remember we are all sinners, and have fallen short from the glory of God...

Answer 9

Your marriage isn't properly worth saving. you receive married to a stranger (someone you had no longer lived with or probable no longer slept with). You promised God that you've been going to be with this guy you infrequently knew continually. and then guess what? It did not exercising consultation, because once you receive to understand this guy you discovered out you've been no longer quite like minded with him and he grew to change into out to be a offender. you at the on the spot are hiding out of your genuine ordinary jobs by waiting for God to revive your existence, or depending on the advice of non secular those who're no longer professionally qualified to assist keep your marriage. eventually you opt to awaken and scent truth. Divorce this guy, pass out and discover genuine love. Get to understand this individual with a lengthy engagement, residing jointly etc. and then if after many years, evaluate marriage.

Answer 10

He doesn't make it hard, we do, we are influenced by teachings of God all around us, if we want to be worthy of God we have to work to find out where he truly is in spirit, on this earth, we have to make sure that what we are learning about him is true. The Bible helps us to learn where he gives his spirit, to the ones who are truly worshiping him "in truth and spirit" we are the ones who through faith must "exercise that faith" to find him.