The point being in my first post that the things Christians believe are contradictory. God cannot see into the future at the misery that happens on the planet then decided to start it all anyway so he can fellowship with us and that not be selfish.
If I brought two children into the world knowing that one of them would murder the other but decided to do so anyway because I wanted children that would be very selfish of me. According to Christian “doctrine” this is exactly what God did.
How can it be loving to allow pain and suffering to happen when you could of prevented it. and If God is all powerful then he could of prevented it. It just does not make sense.
and Jesus would not have had to die for us if God had not decided to allow all this crap to happen in the first place, so in a way Jesus is just God doing CYA.
2007-06-20 06:28:18 · 8 answers · asked by Inez K 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Man having a free will does not change the fact that God made all this for himself in spite of the misery it would cause for others.
As far as never getting it, I guess not, if you who believe can't even explain it then how am I suppose to get it?
2007-06-20 06:40:03 · update #1
I give up, no one addressed my concern at all
2007-06-20 07:02:11 · update #2
So I take it you are against free will but would prefer God created you to be his robot? He could have created you to be born to know the truth and accept the truth and not allowed you to make a mistake...but I don't spend a lot of time questioning an all knowing God. God chose to make man theis way and the end result of his creation is perfection and paradise.
Edit Of course free will has everything to do with the world not being perfect If a man can choose to steal or murder or rape...then evil is in the world and people get hurt and die.. It is impossible to have a free will world that is a perfect paradise...God has made a paradise for those who love the truth ansd who accept the atonement and are changed to his righteouness.
2007-06-20 06:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by djmantx 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
you still don't understand it.
if you knew you were going to die tomorrow, would you kill yourself today? likely not.
pain and suffering is our fault. this is our world after all. unless God needs permission to enter the world just like all other spirits: through humans. since God doesn't possess like demons do, it's not as simple.
denying a being existance would be wickedness. it would be the highest form of murder. God's job is to be the righteous judge, not a murderer.
I doubt you'll ever understand it
2007-06-20 06:35:22 · answer #2 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh please. Jesus is the same as God but he isnt God. God has been around WAY longer then Jesus and besides there would be no jesus if God didnt create him.and God isnt selfish. he does things for a reason. He is here for a reason because he is our father our friend and no one can take his place in our hearts and souls.
2007-06-20 06:42:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, He isn't. God gave us a free will to decide to do good or be evil. We mess up everything all on our own. God has nothing to do with our bad decisions.
2007-06-20 06:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is our choice to do wrong. It's like having children, you love them, but you cannot stop them from doing drugs or having sex or getting in fights. God wants us to make the right choices, he does not want to dictate our lives.
2007-06-20 06:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by Megan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well they blame it on Eve.. Because she ate that mushroom and listened to the "talking snake".. And ate a apple... Thats the only way I'd be able to see a snake talking to me.. Sorta sounds like a fairy tale.. the one where sleeping beauty ate the apple and fell asleep.
2007-06-20 06:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by shawna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's designed this way to teach us to appreciate the afterlife...cuz things can't possibly be as bad up above as they are down here...can they?
2007-06-20 06:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by Mizz SJG 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try a bit of tibetan buddhism may be you will relax.....
IM AM NOT SURPRISE YOU DO NOT GET THEM....
2007-06-20 06:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by dreaming 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋