will to decide for yourself. If it was already known to be a certainty before you were born, obviously you could not change it after being born. Are Christians too crazy to think, or just too lazy to think?
2007-09-27 16:36:33 · 11 answers · asked by JiveMan 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Lazy. Also afraid that if they open minds those minds would stop depending on them to further the nebulous concept of 'God' that keeps reality safely hidden behind our perceptions. It's a circle of dependance. Creepy.
2007-09-27 16:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have the power and responsibility ourselves to seek and find the truth. We are responsible for if we are good or evil.
Furthermore, the Word of God has been recorded by the Hand of Man, therefore the scriptures we receive are fallible. The Bible has been translated at least seven times just to reach its current form and has been deliberately misinterpreted and edited for the sake of those who would rule.
Secondly, it must be nice to be able to blame all of your problems on someone else. If you want see your prayers start being answered, get off your knees.
Thirdly, I don't think God sets a date for our death, or at least not a concrete one. Some people die in REALLY DUMB ways and I think that God (hopefully) didn't have a hand in it but may be enjoying the joke as much as the rest of us.
Lastly, the ultimate message of God I hope is one of mercy, compassion, and forgiveness to all people. As such the idea of Hell not an institution that God made. I would also challenge anyone to point out to me specific evidence where God itself claims and proves to have ultimate power.
2007-09-27 19:32:51 · answer #2 · answered by nwyvre 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to me, you are moving from one group, "those that say God knew before you were born that you would reject him, then say you had the free will to decide for yourself " and aplying that to Christians, while there may be some Christians who say that, there are many i am sure that do not.
also, i think the whole meaning is different then you are arriving at, That God knows what choices you will make, before you make them, doesnt mean you still didnt have a choice
its like offering your child a choice of cookies or ice cream, you may know your child, and know they will choose ice cream over anything else, but yet the child still has the free choice to make the decision,
2007-09-27 16:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by dlin333 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well mortal man is not God.
And God had an eternal plan of salvation for every man to either accept what he did on the cross to save him or to reject his free gift of salvation.
Christians are not too lazy to think about this. In fact we've taken the step to accept his gift of salvation that is offered to every one.
2007-09-27 16:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by Uncle Remus 54 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They're scared, of their own brains. Thinking is a huge responsibility. And they want nothing to do with the responsibility of independent thought. That's why god is always a Daddy figure.
2007-09-27 16:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by phil8656 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unlike us god dos not live on a timeline. he has no begiining mudlle or end. therefore he sees are life as a whole. thus if god is watching you right now and he can see what you are doing do you feel you have any less free will. of course not, the same goes for furture events.
2007-09-27 16:59:30 · answer #6 · answered by thinking 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well that is flawed, because of the law of free will God really doesn't know anything. That is anything about what we are going to do or how we are going to do it. He has a really good idea and try to pass that good idea onto you but ultimately it's all up to you.
2007-09-27 18:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by superdude89898989 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No you are confused, and Christians are neither of those, i know cause i am one. God is the one who set your future. Things that God has set for you i life can never change are things like death. You never know when you'll die, but God has set a day for it for everyone, and no one can change that.
2007-09-27 16:51:04 · answer #8 · answered by Memories of Another World. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Omniscience makes free will impossible.
However, they could make the argument that they have the "illusion" of free will based on their incomplete knowledge.
2007-09-27 16:54:35 · answer #9 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know one fiction can be built on another and thus go one and one to make the tour of this planet.The essence out of it is that you are on the exercise- keep working your brains.
2007-09-27 16:44:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋