If you had a son that tuned out rely bad, would you beat, torment and aflict him without letup for as long as he lived posibly for ever if you had the caperbility.
2007-05-15 02:31:50 · 21 answers · asked by trefrog56 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
how can we say that we know god through the lens of mankind?
i see no evidence that god has been afforded a true voice, only a voice convoluted by the efforts of men to translate, or create.
2007-05-15 02:40:13 · answer #1 · answered by bluebear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God didn't "beat, torment, and aflict..." His Son. We did. Yes, He could have stopped it but that is the whole point, it was a sacrifice on His part too, because He loved the rest of us so much.
2007-05-15 02:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by Scott B 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course not.
But if that child chooses to run away, torment himself, live in drugs, dirty, crime, etc., there is often little you can do about it. Those who end up in "hell" are people who have made that choice. They have rejected God, run from him, and refused his offer of heaven. God does not torment anyone in hell. They torment themselves with their own sins, hates, rehection, disobedience, etc.
Rather than beat, torment, and afflict his child, God came down in human form and to the beating, the torment and the affliction for them. so they don't have to. Or have you forgotten about the cross? If they refuse it, what more can he do?
2007-05-15 02:39:00 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Justice is not always considered the 'nice' thing to do,
but more often than not, it's the only right thing to do.
God is the Ultimate Judge and no one can question His Judgement. All we can do is accept our sentence and
spend eternity where God decides we should....Nice
Place or not so nice !
2007-05-15 02:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You decide. If you were going to be killed and someone stepped in and took your place, would you call him a nice person? I wouldn't. And that is exactly what Jesus Christ did for you. God sent Him to die on the cross for you so that you could spend eternity with God.
2007-05-15 02:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by Jayaar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is more than nice he is love unconditional love read john-3-16 that is love god gets the blame for all bad things that happen but remember as real as God is the devil is to and the devil/satin =is the father of all lies leading the world to believe all bad things are of god but that's not true God is faith full to forgive us of our sins if we truly ask and believe and we forgive our neighbor/fellow man i hope this helps please read your bible it will learn you alot
2007-05-15 02:49:36 · answer #6 · answered by az_george_63 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if I had a big enemy and decided to punish him severely... I told all my children that whoever doesn't acknowledge me as their parent will be lost along with my enemy.. I even go ahead and give my life so that they dont suffer with that enemy...
Then suddenly am surprised they aren't afraid, they follow the enemy.. they infact question my credibility, my position in that house and claim that my enemy is fairer than me yet I offered my own life for them....
what else is there for me to do...
2007-05-15 02:45:38 · answer #7 · answered by Redeemed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not a person, nor is He/She an idiot.
Organized religion with it's judgmental punishing God is little more than a lie about God.
Love and blessings Don
2007-05-15 02:39:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes of course
And so is Flying Sphagetti Monster
2007-05-15 02:39:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAQ: How could a loving God cast people into hell?
"And I have the keys of hell and death, signifies that He alone can save. By "keys" is signified the power of opening and shutting; here the power of opening hell, that man may be brought forth, and of shutting, lest, when he is brought forth, he should enter again. For man is born in evils of all kinds, thus in hell, for evils are hell; he is brought out of it by the Lord, to whom belongs the power of opening it. That by "having the keys of hell and death," is not meant the power of casting into hell, but the power of saving, is because it immediately follows after these words:
Behold, I am alive for ages of ages;
by which is signified that He alone is eternal life (n. 60); and the Lord never casts anyone into hell, but man casts himself. By "keys" is signified the power of opening and shutting, in Revelation also (3:7; 9:1; 20:1; also in Isa. 22:21, 22; in Matt. 16:19; and in Luke 11:52). The power of the Lord is not only over heaven, but also over hell; for hell is kept in order and connection by oppositions against heaven; for which reason, He who rules the one must necessarily rule the other; otherwise man could not be saved; to be saved is to be brought out of hell" (Apocalypse Revealed n. 62).
2007-05-15 02:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋