1. Heaven is described as paradise and there is no way people who have only known a sinful world could comprehend a perfect world without sin. God is our creator and knows every possible desire of our hearts and the possibilities like God are infinite.Imagine the greatest day of your life multiplied by eternity then imagine it will be even better.
2. Every part of the Bible is true though scribes have transcribed the Bible repeatedly and a word could be out of order or a letter or a number. These are called scribal errors and do not effect the truth that is inerrant.
3. God created man with free will that a man might choose to worship God as opposed to being mde perfect and worshipping God because we are perfect. this free will allows man to sin and when sin entered the world it caused many bad things to happen and the worst of these is death.
Sin does cause disease and death. God is all knowing and did provide for mans salvation even before he created us.
God came to the world in the form of a man Jesus to be tempted and to remain perfect and to be a savior for us that we might be by faith made new.
We by faith are made new and are perfect according to God's righteousness but we are still in the sinful world in our flesh and are still subject to the things that happen in this sinful world.
4.Yes God is all knowing and knew before creation everything that would happen to the world and each of us individualy.
5.The devil has powers but he too is subject to God and is allowed to do only that which God allows.
6.God created this world for us. He is bringing his creation to his righteousness and we who love God will be with him forever in paradise.
7. Much more.
May God Bless You in your search for truth!
2007-07-27 09:45:18
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answer #1
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answered by djmantx 7
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Q #1. Revelation 21:1 says that after the Tribulation, the 1000 year reign, and the Day of Judgement that God will create a new Heaven and a new Earth. And that God will dwell among the people of Earth. I think we will be doing a lot of the same things that we do now in eternity. I think we will have jobs, and relationships with friends, and that sort of thing. The main difference will be that there will be no sin and instead of having to have faith that God exists, we will be able to walk and talk to him. I think it will be like God intended it to be in the Garden of Eden.
Q #2. I believe that every word of the Bible is true. It is sometimes confusing, but if you truly study the Word it has never been proven false.
Q #3. When bad things happen it is not because God wanted them to happen, and not neccesarily because the Devil caused them either. When Adam sinned the Bible says that the earth was cursed, and therefore earthquakes and hurricanes and natural disasters began to take place. Men and women also have free will and therefore make dumb choices that result in car crashes and other deaths. Becasue Adam sinned and was kicked out of the Garden abnormalities were introduced into mankind resulting in birth defects. Bad things happen basically because one man sinned, but we can all enjoy a perfect eternity because another man didn't sin and died for us.
Q #4. When you read the book of Revelation and the descriptions that the author gives of some of the horrible beasts that cause destruction during the Tribulation it is very easy to draw similarities to modern devices such as tanks, helicopters, and even nuclear warheads. Simply, I believe God knows everything, even what life was going to be like in the future.
Q#5. The devil is fallen angel. He is not equal to God and does not have the same powers of God. He was created by God and rebelled against him in the same way that man has. As a Christian you can overpower the devil because you have God living inside of you to give you strength.
Q#6. The Bible doesn't really give a specific reason for why God decided to create the universe, it just says He decided to do it. Maybe He just got bored and wanted something to entertain Himself with for a while.
Q#7. In a word, Yes. God isn't restrained by the physical characteristics of the universe. He is spirit and therefore does not live within the natural spectrum of our world. Hopefully without sounding too science-fiction, He exists in a different dimension than we do.
I hope that these answers help and do not confuse you more. I'll check back on this question if you have anything else you would like to ask I will do my best to answer. God bless you!
2007-07-27 09:54:36
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answer #2
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answered by real illuminati(Matt) 3
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1. Imagine the world without any of it's problems...no poverty, no disease, no hatred, no pollution...imagine that everyone gets along with everyone else, and everyone has something fulfilling to do, like write, or paint, or sing, or build, or care for animals, or even keep house, or sweep the street, but nobody has to work for money...imagine a world where there are trees and flowers everywhere, and the weather is always beautiful, where one can ski or swim, all in the same day... If you can imagine all of that, you have begun to scratch the surface of what heaven will be like.
2. There's lots of stuff in the Bible. There is history, and archeology has shown the history in the Bible to be spot-on. There is poetry. Is poetry true? There is prophecy. Much of it has been fulfilled...some not. It is always easy to look back, hindsight is always 20:20. It isn't so easy to look forward. There are parables. These are like Aesop's fables, only not all the characters are animals. Are parables true?
So, you see, the Bible is true...but not all of it is literal.
3. Human misery has many causes. Car crashes are usually caused by poor drivers. If someone gets drunk and chooses to drive, how can he then blame God when he hurts himself...or, worse, someone else? However, I can't answer you about diseases or natural disasters. My guess is that, since mankind was given dominion over the earth, when he fell, he took the whole system with him.
4. I believe He did.
5. Too d.a.m.n much!
6. The Bible says, somewhere, that God is love. Love is a creative force. To me, that explains the why.
7. Yes, He is. All at once. Boggles the imagination, doesn't it?
You are SOOOOO welcome, Hun, and may God bless you!!
2007-07-27 09:49:04
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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1. The Bible says that "good and faithful servants" will be "put in charge of many things." So in addition to praising God, I believe we will be praying for people/causes on earth.
2. Every part of the Bible is truth.
3. People suffer sometimes because other people do sinful things (drunk drivers) or because we live in a deteriorating world (earthquakes) or for no reason at all (leukemia). The important thing is that God can use our suffering to make us better people and make the world a better place, if we let Him.
4. God knows everything and exists outside of time, so He has a constant knowledge of what is going on here on Earth. Personally, I think He reveals science stuff (like how to harness electricity) to people who are eager to be (a) creative and (b) helpful, which is what it means to be created in God's image.
5. The devil has as much power as you choose to give him.
6. God created the universe because He is a creative entity and it is His pleasure to create.
7. Yes, God is bigger than you can possibly imagine...but He doesn't have a physical form.
2007-07-27 09:54:51
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answer #4
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answered by sparki777 7
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1. Those humans who go will be part of the government to rule earth with Jesus in his Kingdom.
2. Yes it is. Parables and illustrations were never real but the points they were told to make are real.
3. It is the work of both Devil and man messing up on his own. The bible shows God has allowed time for the challenge Satan made of God's creations not needing God when they could rule themselves. That is why suffering is allowed. Fortunately, God can resurrect from the dead those who have suffered and died unjustly.
4. Look outside at a bird in a tree. Do you notice if it is building a single nest or a duplex? God may or not have bothered to look forward. Being so far advanced from man as from bird, it would not matter.
5. He has power to blind, confuse and influence. He can kill but not resurrect. He does not have seemingly a lot of brains. He thought all men would never worship God other than for what they could get out of it after all. He was not stupid enough to challenge God's power to rule. That would have been a fast way to death.
6. For Him, it was a project He loved. Most craftsmen make things because they love to do it and love what they make. Have you been in a custom furniture makers shop? The smell of the wood is wonderful. The pride and smile of the carpenter's face is almost as good. It is the same way with god. We were created in His image, meaning we share the same qualities with God. All He asks of us in return is our worship as that is the only thing He did not make Himself.
7. God is a spirit creature, existing outside the physical world. His influence can be felt everywhere and has angels to carry out those wishes. In any town, there is always the richest man who is the most powerful man in town. He employees people to carry out what he wants. Seldom is this done only for good, righteous purposes, but the story is the same substituting God and the universe in the story.
2007-07-27 11:55:37
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answer #5
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answered by grnlow 7
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1. it says we will be in charge of cities (what that means exactly i don't know) this earth will be gone but there will be a new earth that is perfect we will be working but beyond that there isn't much...
2. yes, if you'd like i can send you more on why i believe that.
3. all pain and suffering, if you trace it back far enough is a result of the devil. God will use those things to teach us but they are not His doing.
4. yes, God knew how everything would end from the very beginning of it.
5. he doesn't have much... he is a created being with limitations in power and abilities
6. He is a creator and it is part of who He is to Create... He also did it as an opportunity to show love to imperfect beings
7. yes, there is nowhere where God is not present
2007-07-27 10:01:50
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answer #6
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answered by Anonymous
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1) Maybe nothing but it will be enough. One of my teachers pointed out that Jesus ate after the resurection, so maybe we will get to eat. ???
2) You can't believe in the Bible at all if you don't believe in every part of it.
3)Bad stuff happens because God gave us free will. If he wouldn't have we would all be in the Garden of Eden. We do this stuff to ourselves.
4) God knew and still knows everything. Even every tiny decision you would make including you writing this question and me answering it.
5) The question is how much power are we willing to give him.
6) I'm sure the answer is in the Bible somewhere but I think God could have been lonely and bored. Maybe it was always in the design.
7) The Universe is small to God, thats what you have to remember. He created it all and to him one of our lifetimes is like a day. Yet he hears and answers every prayer. It's normal to have questions. I'm glad you have such a thirst to know these things. Just remember God loves you, you are His child, and no matter how many times your faith is shaken He will always love you.
2007-07-27 09:36:09
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answered by wazup_dude2007 4
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1) who knows... but science has spend many, many, many years trying to figure things out... perhaps we continue that... and there should be many cool folk to party with.
2) what is true? if you mean literal, then no... much is allegory.
3) a lot of mishaps are just people being stupid... nothing to do with god or the devil
4) if god is all-knowing, then yes; otherwise no
5) the bible says he's the prince of the power of the air, or something like that...
6) who knows? lonely? bored?
7) if god created our 4 dimensional space/time, then he/she doesn't need to be bound by the rules of physics as we know them
Have you heard about the Flying Spaghetti Monster?
2007-07-27 09:36:37
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answered by Anonymous
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yeah you're on the right track loads of questions, I believe we will know when God shows us, but the hope we know will be fulfilled sooo amazingly beyond what we already know. Blindness and such is the condition not intended
but God is sooo gracious. we were supposed to occupy the whole universe but we are stunted through death, His plan was for us to be subjects of eternity but Ohh no we have a choice now through Jesus, wether we take it or not.
2007-07-27 09:36:57
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answered by galatianwarrior 2
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1.boring, why there is nothing up there Jesus father want you to be happy and free. He made earth for us to enjoy, but we as man as abused it, he do not want you up there, he wants you down here.2.Yes even though man has taken parts out to benefit them and their relgion.3.Yes it is the devil he is the god of this world.have you read the bible he send Satan down here because he and his followers came down here to have children with the humans and he wanted to be god almighty .Satan want to be the ruler and he told Jesus father that no one would love him heart soul and body because he did miracles for them. Jesus father told him that is not true and he hurled down here to prove Jesus father wrong.4.Jesus father gave us the ability to have our on mind he gave us the mind to want is wrong or right now want we do with that is up to that person.
2007-07-27 09:51:26
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answered by sdlm29 1
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