WHen God created us....he made us with different level of faith, strong faith and weak faith....
we as humans are saved through faith...so, if God wanted someone to be saved, he'll just create him/her with strong faith ...
sooooo.....isnt calvinism correct? wat is there to argue
2007-07-21 20:17:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When God created us, he made us Perfect. Not ageing or dying. Adam and Eve screwed up and God removed perfection gradually from them. Each human nowadays has to deal with many outside factors which determine what he will end up believing (due to a little thing called free will) and God permits it, because he wants us to come to him out of love and not obligation.
2007-07-21 20:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Dear noob,
The Bible does acknowledge that people have different levels of faith- but it doesn't teach that God created some with weak faith and some with strong faith- giving the ones with strong faith some kind of advantage.
We all enter into life with certain advantages and disadvantages- the socio-economic status of our parents, etc.
The point being that the Bible does teach repeatedly that our faith is to be active and growing. And that even with the faith of a mustard seed you can move mountains. So i think it's important to know that ultimately what we do with our faith is what counts.
People don't just get saved because they have strong faith- in fact many people get saved- and have weak faith- and have to work at strengthening their faith- along with help from their brothers and sisters in Christ.
Each believer when he/she is saved receives the Holy Spirit- who directs us and the strength of our faith is determined by our willingness to obey God.
It's not God's fault if people faith are weak, it's a lack of obedience and discipline. The Bible talks about how firm and rooted our faith can be if we submit our lives to God and His Word.
Calvinism is a whole more complicated deal- which includes answering questions regarding God's promises for the Jews and other things... i'll be more than happy to try to answer your questions regarding Calvinism, if you email me.
Hope that helps. Kindly,
Nickster
2007-07-22 03:27:21 · answer #2 · answered by Nickster 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
We brothers and sisters in the faith, are instructed to help one another and to build each other up in our faith; therefore we are not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together . . . How boring, if all were the very same building block of the body of Christ! Remember, what Psalms 118:22 says about Jesus? "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone." and ". . . God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues." I Cor 12:28 (NIV)
2007-07-22 16:36:16 · answer #3 · answered by trebor namyl hcaeb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe we all have a God given purpose. Some more glorious than others.
Our bodies have parts that look great, our(guys) big biceps, girls legs, etc. Some parts don't look so great but their role is just as significant if not more so.
We shouldn't question our role, or anothers role for that matter. We should just trust His plan and try to diligently to follow the plan He has for us.
Sadly, I also believe some miss out.
2007-07-22 03:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thing is that Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree.
God gave us free will to choose to be saved or to live in sin. He wants us to choose Him but we have to choose Him and His Way.
It is said in the Bible that the road to eternal life with Jesus is very narrow, the sinful world makes it is hard to stay on it and easy to veer off of it; and the road to hell is wide and easy to stay on it.
It would be nice to have God let us into heaven without us trying but would we be deserving?
We need to have faith that God will fulfill his promises. We need to have faith that he will answer our prayers.
2007-07-22 03:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by julie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God didn't create us with different levels of faith, God created humans with free will, to believe or not to believe as they so choose. To exercise your beliefs or not exercise your beliefs it all comes down to free will. God created humans in his image, that of having free will, what you do with that will is entirely up to you.
2007-07-22 03:25:20 · answer #6 · answered by sara r 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God didn't create us with faith.
A newborn is completely oblivious to who God is.
We gain faith by getting to know Him.Our faith is strengthened according to how much time and effort we put in to PROVING to ourselves who God is.
2007-07-22 03:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by ZEE 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Through freewill you choose how strong your faith is or if you even want to believe. God doesn't decide what our level of faith is its up to each of us to figure out.
2007-07-22 03:21:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
God created us with free will. God chose all humans to come back to Him, but we as humans also need to make a choice, and that choice is whetehr or not we are ready to return to our Creator.
2007-07-22 03:21:34 · answer #9 · answered by Abbey loves Jesus 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well maybe why you get confused is because satan is the suthor of confusion,,He dont want you to know truth so he will do everything he can to keep you that way,,start by prayer and asking the Holy Spirit to guide you in truth...
2007-07-22 03:21:37 · answer #10 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋