2007-10-13 15:28:44 · 16 answers · asked by jackhighbluff 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm a Christian also.
2007-10-13 15:28:58 · update #1
He*........
2007-10-13 15:29:43 · update #2
I guess also, why did He create everyone in Noah's era, if He knew He would have flooded them out?
2007-10-13 15:31:19 · update #3
It is how we are purified. The same way gold becomes purified by going through the fire. Just because He knows how we are going to react to a trial, doesn't mean that we don't have to go through it to get the needed result. It's just sort of like growing up. We have to go through lifes experiences to grow up.
2007-10-13 16:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by BERT 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
There's a few ways to look at this;
either.
a.) their god IS non-existant.
b.) their god has very major control issues.
and/or
c.) their god is nowhere near as loving and noble and good as is claimed.
quite personally I'm thinking A is -->most <--- likely
with a mix of c and b as a reasonable second place â¥.
blessed be.
2007-10-13 17:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by jess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gave us free will. He knows what we will do, hopes for us to make the best choice, and loves us in spite of the choices that we make.
We are tested to gain spiritual strength.. a refiners fire of sort...
hope this helps!
2007-10-13 15:39:26 · answer #3 · answered by feliciathefierce 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Simple. 2 words...free will. That is why we are all here. It is a test, our lives, and although God already knows everything that we will choose and what will happen, it is a test for us to CHOOSE and demonstrate our love for him. It is all out there and given to us if we just accept him. That is all we have to do. God's greatest gifts, his blessings, his love can all be ours, and he wants us to accept them, but that is the test. In times of hardship, do we turn to him for guidance, and comfort, or do we ignore him and turn to wordly things, such as alcohol, drugs, sex, money, etc. to make our difficult times 'easier'. He is testing us.
2007-10-13 15:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by KrazyKakes 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Christians will tell you God tests your faith for your benefit, not His. As for Noah, this is another one for our benefit to show what He can do if we don't obey. Great questions :-)
2007-10-13 15:41:19 · answer #5 · answered by me 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We were created with free will. God can trace paradoxes based on the choices we make, but the choice is still ours; we do not live by predestination.
2007-10-13 15:34:45 · answer #6 · answered by Aeon Enigma 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because he doesn't exist.
God is something people thousands of years ago made up because they could not explain certain confusing things around them. Plus they needed something to hide behind when they screwed up their lives, so they go "I did this because god told me to!"
bull ****.
2007-10-13 15:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Lil 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
problem with believing in a myth it will never make complete sense not matter how many rationalizations you invent that make no real sense . it just will never wash.
2007-10-13 17:14:57 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We are purified by being put through the fire. This is how we grow and learn.
2007-10-13 15:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by linnea13 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
God doesn't test our faith for his benefit. He does it for ours.
2007-10-13 15:35:57 · answer #10 · answered by Craig R 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋