Why would God leave his perfect message in the hands of imperfect human beings to help others reach him. Since God cant physcially come down and let us all see him, why leave it to the hypocrites, the fundamentalists, judgemental christains, liars, and extreme forms of Islam.
2007-10-20 09:06:05 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Isn't it strange how an all-powerful being "cant physcially come down and let us all see him"?
Think about it.
2007-10-20 09:17:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
All normal minded and imperfect human beings have the opportunity to know God because God is Spirit, Eternal and Infinite - He is everywhere (omnipresent) among other things... and because of this God's "perfect message" as you put it is available to all in their soul. God doesn't have to "come down" from anywhere, by the way. A piece or fragment if you will, of God's great spirit indwells all those who've made moral decisions. God is fully aware of the imperfection of human beings that's why human beings are experiential: they grow and learn all through life and even beyond this life through the many intervening levels to eternity.
Everyone can know God for he is a personality, even one so great as God is knowable now, right here... or anywhere, any time.
God does not want to lose a single one of his children on this world. His hope is for all to find him.
Jesus message was not only for those on this world...there is a vast universe of universes filled with God's creatures and beings. And it is astounding to think that every single one of them has the opportunity to know God right where they are any time.
2007-10-20 16:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Holly Carmichael 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What you said about hypocrites ect. would be true even if God Himself printed the text! The Bible is a composite of different views, and is richer in meaning for that. A great truth about God is that he has always revealed himself by relying on human beings to act as intermediaries. This is a most wonderful aspect of God that is lost if we ignore the role of the human intermediaries behind the Bible. To appreciate their role is to appreciate the way in which God works in the world, and our own role in acting as God’s intermediaries for the benefit of others.
2007-10-20 16:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Correction: God CAN come down and "let us all see him".
He does it everyday.
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
Just because men ignore Him doesn't mean He (or His reasons) are imperfect.
2007-10-20 16:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by lady_phoenix39 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
He didn't.
Hebrews 1:1-4 says it like this, "God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, (2) has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds, (3) who being the shining splendor of His glory, and the express image of His essence, and upholding all things by the word of His power, through Himself cleansing of our sins, He sat down on the right of the Majesty on high, (4) being made so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."
He didn't leave His perfect message to the hands of imperfect people. That's why He sent Jesus to come down physically so we can see what God is really like, and get rid of all the bad rumors.
Jesus was once asked by one of His followers, "If you would show us the Father, that would be enough." Jesus replied, "Have I been so long with you, and you STILL don't understand? When you've seen me, you've seen the Father." "I and the Father are one."
So, we don't have to depend on imperfect people - look to Jesus. Read about Him, the life and times of Jesus Christ, as written down by four men who lived with him as disciples (students) of His, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to get a very clear picture of God through His Son Jesus.
2007-10-20 16:12:30 · answer #5 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He left his word in the hands of humans because we're the ones who need it. I'm sorry if you've come across some people who claim to be Christian and then have actions that completely contradict things they claim to believe (I know out of frustration I've been one of them from time to time). But please don't let that be the deciding factor in whether or not to believe. Satan uses any means he can to try to turn people from God, especially Christians that may be in a point of weakness.
2007-10-20 16:13:33 · answer #6 · answered by Linnie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think God let his perfect message in every human soul,but in time,people missed the ability to see his message so they let their minds to invents others messages which they believed that are his messages,but in fact we all human beings have the primordial and perfect massage of God in us - we just must try to rich to the bottom of our soul and there it is(in our days it's harder and harder to do this, but is not impossible)
2007-10-20 16:29:39 · answer #7 · answered by Claudia A 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It shows the heart condition of people. Those who search hard enough CAN learn more about him DESPITE the actions and untruths and lies spread by others.
Proverbs 2:1-6
"My son, if you will receive my sayings and treasure up my own commandments with yourself, 2 so as to pay attention to wisdom with your ear, that you may incline your heart to discernment; 3 if, moreover, you call out for understanding itself and you give forth your voice for discernment itself, 4 if you keep seeking for it as for silver, and as for hid treasures you keep searching for it, 5 in that case you will understand the fear of Jehovah, and you will find the very knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah himself gives wisdom; out of his mouth there are knowledge and discernment."
If someone told you you had a million dollars buried in your back yard, would you grab a spoon and slowly chip away at the ground to find it? Chances are you'd grab several shovels and make a real effort to find the treasure. In some cases, you may even hire someone who understands big machinery and get a backhoe or somesuch involved.
Likewise, we need to delve into the wisdom of the Bible with all seriousness to learn what it's saying. And if we don't understand, we need to search for someone who can help us, though freely (after all, Jesus and his disciples taught the people freely... so should teachers of the Bible today)
And how did Jesus teach? He taught as one having knowledge and authority. He taught with humility and illustrations and love.
True footstep followers of Christ do as he did. We are not extremists or radicals...
God's word is greater than any treasure. Don't let the tarnished teachings of false prophets discourage you. If you keep searching and praying, you will find the knowledge of God.
2007-10-20 16:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Xyleisha 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God gave His message to humans because we needed to be able to relate, to have a frame of reference in understanding that can only come from another human. I don't think some people would have been able to handle it if it came to each of us individually directly from Him. God could come down here at any moment he chose, but He gave humans dominion over the earth. He will only step in when we want Him to; that's why we pray, to let God know that we wany His intervention. Because we have free will, there are people who choose to pervert or exploit the message for their own ends, but they wil be judged in the end. If you pray and ask for understanding, it will come to you. God bless and keep you!
2007-10-20 16:17:03 · answer #9 · answered by bainaashanti 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He gave us the right to make our own choices. We choose who to follow and who or what to believe in. He never put those people in charge, and if they are judgemental, liears, hypocrites, etc. then they arn't true christians so therefor why would you listen to them?
"The human race has things mixed up....maybe we have to believe in order to see"
2007-10-20 16:14:16 · answer #10 · answered by M_2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋