Here's some questions?

Question

Just wanted to get some other people's views on these

1. Why do you think God allows us to stray off from him sometimes?

2. God's greatest Commandment is to love HIM first and foremost. How can we show God that we love him?

3. What does Salvation mean to you and how do you get it?

4. What are your views on premarital sex?

5. What do you think God thinks about smoking and drinking?

6. What can you do to reach non-christians around you?

7. Why is it so important to pray?

8. If God forgives us everytime we ask, then why do we sometimes still feel guilty?

9. How can you know what God's will is for your life?

Answer 1

Ask them in separate questions. The list is too long and the questions are too important to address in one answer.

Answer 2

1. Why do you think God allows us to stray off from him sometimes? maybe to show us we really do need Him. when we wander from Him our world seems to fall apart.

2. God's greatest Commandment is to love HIM first and foremost. How can we show God that we love him? in our praise and worship with our whole heart

3. What does Salvation mean to you and how do you get it? being with God for eternity. asking Jesus in your heart, confessing Jesus is Lord, repenting of your sins, believing He died and rose 3 days later.

4. What are your views on premarital sex? it's not pleasing to God.

5. What do you think God thinks about smoking and drinking? some ppl use the scripture "your body being the temple". i have not read anything bout smoking cigarettes so therefore i dont feel its a sin. drinking we shouldn't do excessively. i read good every now and then for the stomach.

6. What can you do to reach non-Christians around you? actions speak louder then words.

7. Why is it so important to pray? this is where your relationship comes in with God. how can you have a relationship with some one you never spend time with?

8. If God forgives us every time we ask, then why do we sometimes still feel guilty? this is where satan comes in. he likes to condem us. he knows will be to scared to go before God if we feel condemed. like we dont feel worthy enuff to ask God for anything.

9. How can you know what God's will is for your life? pray! read His word! when your going on the right path every door will open and you will have peace bout it.

Answer 3

1. We still have our Free Will. God doesn't want puppets. He never leaves you but we can and sometimes do stray from Him. He loves you anyway.
2. By trying to live as He lived. By loving your neighbour. By doing His will.
3. Salvation can't be bought or earned by good deeds alone. We have salvation through Grace and Faith and by confessing our sins,
4. More to the point: what are Gods views? You know the answer.
5. Our body is often described as a Temple. Would God want you to smoke or drink in a Temple? I know that He drank wine but I very much doubt He drank to excess. In fact in the Bible it says to "Drink a little wine for thy healths sake"
6. Don't Bible Bash. This turns a lot of people off. Action speaks louder than words, so show by example. The Bible also says "and they will know you are Christians by your Love". Prayer is powerful. Pray for all people.
7. Prayer is communion with God.
8. Because we sometimes have a hard time forgiving ourselves! You know God has forgiven you. Let it go.
9. Let the Holy Spirit guide you, pray, read the Bible, attend Church. If you sincerely want to know Gods will for you in your life, he will show you and guide you on the right path.

Answer 4

Wow, that's a lot of questions.
(1) Even Christians have free will.

(2) By loving and helping our fellow man.

(3) Salvation means everything to me- the only thing worth having in life. You get it freely by asking for forgiveness from God and turning away from your sins.

(4) Premarital sex is fornication and is a sin. It can be forgiven, but you should not continue to do it after asking forgiveness.

(5) Smoking defiles the body which is God's temple. Drinking to excess is the same as doing anything to excess that will harm your body.

(6) Tell non-Christians about God's love and how He sent His own Son to die for us.

(7) Praying is a way to share your worries, thanks, and your life with your Saviour.

(8) God forgives us, but it is often very hard to forgive ourselves for having disappointed God.

(9) Read the bible, pray and ask Him to show you what He would have you to do. It will become clear when He wants you to understand.

Answer 5

1. Why do you think God allows us to stray off from him sometimes?
I am not making a wise crack here. I am totally serious: He wants us to learn something that usually requires humiliating us. There are parts of ourselves that do not want to let go of something. So He will even create the circumstances in order for us to hang ourselves, but will always remain faithful to His word. If we are not completely humiliated, how can we be humble? lol I grit my teeth when I think of how I have been humiliated, but it was necessary for me to learn.

2. God's greatest Commandment is to love HIM first and foremost. How can we show God that we love him?
Deep down I think you know. I know. Prayer, fasting, giving of ourselves, giving to Him without expectation of getting in return. Dedication, which is a definition of the word 'holiness' can't be faked and done right. Do these things just to show Him you love Him. For no other reason, and I would recommend taping your mouth shut when you do. The human part of us spoils these things by what comes out of our mouth.

3. What does Salvation mean to you and how do you get it?
Salvation means peace, deliverance, prosperity, and safety.
You get it by trusting God through His Son Jesus Christ. There is no other way.

4. What are your views on premarital sex?
It can be good. But it usually is a mistake. And usually someone gets hurt.

5. What do you think God thinks about smoking and drinking?
I really don't think He cares. If He does, He will change you.

6. What can you do to reach non-christians around you?
I do them.

7. Why is it so important to pray?
Because it's an act of faith. And faith connects us to God, and then His Spirit flows through us, and through His Spirit we become better saints, and His life begins to change us according to His plan for us.

8. If God forgives us everytime we ask, then why do we sometimes still feel guilty?
Because you have a conscience. And that's one of the things Jesus told us:
7 But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and in regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. (John 16)

9. How can you know what God's will is for your life?
I can know that God's will is in my life because I know what it's like when He gets my attention! I trust Him. And I remind myself daily, "Trust Him, just trust Him. Keep trusting Him." That way, I get in line with Him.

I trust Him, and let my own ears hear me saying that.

Answer 6

1. because he gives us free will
2. do everything in his name and for his glory
3. salvation to me is accepting jesus into your heart as your savior
4. premarital sex is a sin, and you are only supposed to share that bond with your husband/wife.
5. i think God doesnt like smoking becuase we are supposed to take care of our bodies, and drinking is ok, but not a lot, jesus had wine, but drinking accesivly is not ok
6. you can show them how God has changed your life and just be a light to others
7. praying is so important because its the best communication to God and its important to spend time with him.
8. because you havent forgiven yourself and if u cant forgiven yourself then Gods telling you that you need to deal with it.
9. you pray about it all the time, pray that God will bless you in watever u do, and if something doesnt feel right then u dont do it.

Answer 7

I will reply to your questions below in **

1. Why do you think God allows us to stray off from him sometimes?

** He gives us our free will agency. We are not robots or droids who are forced to obey. Our natural tendency is to stray and we have to prove our love to God by forcing ourselves to not stray. Even Paul taught this:

1 Cor. 9: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

2. God's greatest Commandment is to love HIM first and foremost. How can we show God that we love him?

**Like a Father who admires a son who emulates him, we show God we love Him by emulating Him, by following His examples and teachings.

3. What does Salvation mean to you and how do you get it?

**By keeping God's commandments, one of which is baptism by immersion. The work itself isn't exactly what saves you per se, but the keeping of God's commandments which shows to Him you want to be His child and follower, and when we do this, by baptism, then is the Blood of Christ applied to us and our sins are washed away. Then we must continue to strive to keep His commandments and endure unto the end.

4. What are your views on premarital sex?

**Spiritual suicide, just as it is with adultery, homosexuality and other sexual misconduct. It can turn a loving relationship into a carnal relationship that destroys love. Friends become strangers. I can't explain why, but the opposite is true for sex in marriage. Don't believe me? You will find out the hard way then.

5. What do you think God thinks about smoking and drinking?

**Smoking is slow suicide. You would be better off smoking used toilet paper... really. Tobacco contains arsenic and radioactive elements that give a higher radiation dose than what was released during 3 Mile Island. There are no scriptures about smoking because it probably was not done back then. Alcohol was mentioned in the scriptures but only strong drink, drinking in excess, and drunkenness are condemned. Small amounts of wine used in moderation are not condemned in the scriptures, yet since so many can't seem to control it, I wouldn't recommend it regardless.

6. What can you do to reach non-christians around you?

**Doing it right now. At work try to be a good example.

7. Why is it so important to pray?

**It is how God chose for us to reach out to Him. Often when we do, not in ritual, but with real intent, He reaches out to us in profound ways.

8. If God forgives us everytime we ask, then why do we sometimes still feel guilty?

**Maybe it is a good thing so that we don't forget and repeat the sin. Some sins are very greivous such as when Paul consented to the murder of the martyre Stephen. Paul considered himself to be the chiefest of sinners and probably never forgave himself for persecuting the Christians, yet obviously God forgave Paul and used him as a mighty Apostle to bring the Gospel to millions. I also think Paul's guilt helped keep him humble so that he would not be lifted up in pride as if he was some sort of mighty pope.

9. How can you know what God's will is for your life?

**Largely He already tells us His will in the scriptures. There may be special times in your life that your need direct guidance, which can be obtained through sincere repentence, fasting and prayer. I have had at least 3 direct revelations in my life, and countless inspirations. Case in point... I was driving to work and thinking about a governor candidate who had said he "he had no problem with feeding the bums" which I thought was hillarious they way he said it. On the way to work I got a burger, fries and coke to go and at an intersection was a homeless man with a hungry sign. So I gave him my food and went my way. God's will in this case was already spelled out in the scriptures, yet inspiration (remembering the candidate's comments) helped remind me what I should do, and at least in this case, I actually did it (not to boast, I fail many other times).

Answer 8

Let's start by establishing whether God exists, and if so, whether God allows, thinks, or forgives.

Answer 9

You need to ask these as seperate questions. There is no way to answer all of those in one post.