Why do so many people question the power of God?

Question

Are they lost forever?

Only answer if you have read the Bible and understand the Bible. I'm not interested in hearing from the perpetrators themselves.

It's never too late to repent. He loves you.

Answer 1

Which God do you mean? Zeus? Allah? buddha? Ra?

Man I wish you guys would be more specific there are so many different gods to choose from.

Answer 2

Um, such a paradox. I HAVE read and understand the bible. But I also understand it for what it really is, and would qualify as a "perpetrator" in your definition of one. Your questions asks why so many people question the power of god. But you only want to hear from people with the same opinion as yourself. Think about that for a minute and ask yourself why. I'll tell you why. You need to feel reassured of your decision to be a part of the group of people who believe the bible's stories are a truthful and accurate history book. It is not. But, since you've already demonstrated your closemindedness, I won't bother to elaborate any further. Good luck. Have fun reading all the answers that tell you you are soooo right and we atheists are all going to hell.

Answer 3

Look in any legal case and you'll find two very powerful words: Reasonable Doubt.

The job of the church is to answer every, single question fully, without contradiction and to the satisfaction of everyone. In essence Christianity has a book that says what happened. Other religions have other books that say differently.

Also, there's usually an answer that's far more logical easier to believe.

In short the onus is on the church, and they've fallen short of the mark. I've embraced my ignorance and am happier for it.

In my experience, there are those who actually do believe wholeheartedly. I respect, admire and (sometimes) fear them as they have a pillar of strength in their lives I do not, nor will I. The rest just sit in church and say the prayers out of a vague sense of decorum and an even vaguer fear of hell.

If I am lost, then at least my back's straight and my nose isn't brown. I can live with that.

Answer 4

I haven't read every single line of every single book in the Bible, but I think that the answer is simple: Belief in the power of God is a matter of faith. By definition, faith is believing in something without needing proof. For instance, you believe in God, but you've never actually seen him performing miracles. If something is taken on faith, it is only logical that people will question it. After all, God's existance hasn't been proven and there is no way to prove his existance. (If you prove God's existance, than there's no longer any faith in him.) Therefore, questioning God's existance is normal, especially when you consider that different faiths have already come up with hundreds of other Gods.

Answer 5

For the same reason you question the power of Ahuramazda, Allah, Brahma, Baal, Odin, Yu Ti, Zeus, etc. Mom's father was a pastor, so I learned much about the Bible since birth. At age 7, I saw errors in it. As I grew older and wiser, I saw ever more flaws in it, so I did not join Mom's church, in spite of being urged by many to do so when I was a teenager. In college, i took bible history. With my background, I am certain I know much more about the Bible than you do. You surely say your deity is real but others are not. Well, I see that they are all imaginary, including yours that was invented by Moses and called YHWH by him and later God in English, Dieu in French, Gott in German, Kami in Japanese, etc.

Answer 6

I've read the Bible a number of times, and think I understand it as well as I'm likely to.

Having done so hasn't resulted in my believing it well enough to question the power of God, because I don't believe the God it describes has any power.

Answer 7

No, they're not. They are just curious. That's why they ask questions. Questioning is a good thing. It leads to knowledge. Some people question the power of God and they are led to a deeper faith. Others question the power of God and are led to agnosticism and atheism.

If one doesn't question, one is apt to be easily manipulated by unscrupulous people posing as religious leaders. I wonder if the people in Jonestown questioned the pronouncements of Jim Jones. I wonder if the "Heaven's Gate" crowd accepted all they were told as "gospel."

Answer 8

So many people have never seen the power of your god. Seriously now it's a made up story. Put some thought into your life. Your living your life based off a fictional story.

Answer 9

The power of god? And how or where exactly have you seen this so called power? There is no credible evidence or events that signify any such thing. A mere belief in such things does not make them magically true.

Answer 10

Because since the development of science and logical thinking, people are now smart enough to say, "wait a minute- why are we all bowing down to an all powerful invisible being that we have never found proof of existance?"

My dear, the time has come for you to stop asking if everyone else is lost, and realise that you are the one who is lost.

Answer 11

My best guess would be that since Satan questioned the power of God and therefore, in a sense, created sin, and all humans are born into sin (Romans 3:23), you could use some form of circular reasoning to say that people questioning the power of God is inherent. However, they are not lost forever. They can still seek redemption through the blood of Jesus (John 14:6). Of course, those seeking redemption must be sincere, but all are able to be forgiven. However, in a side note, Jesus says in Matthew 12:31 that blaspheming the Holy Spirit is the only unforgivable sin.