why would he knowingly make an earth that would doom people for eternity. Why not have people born into heaven? or is it just more fun to see people suffer and become confused about religions. Than the masses than reject beliefs that are hard to grasp than burn for all eternity.
2007-10-20 10:36:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your question is answered if you read this scripture. Isa. 45:18
He did not knowingly make an earth that would doom people. Quite the opposite, he made and earth for people to live on forever. Psalms 37:29. People choose to do either God's will or they choose to make their own decisions. Which causes suffering. A person would not be confused if he ask questions and allowed the scriptures to answer it. For example Hell The teaching of this word is so mis-used in the English language that it confuses people to believe wrongly. Read (Psalm 16:10) . . .For you will not leave my soul in She′ol. You will not allow your loyal one to see the pit., (Acts 2:29-32) . . .“Men, brothers, it is allowable to speak with freeness of speech to YOU concerning the family head David, that he both deceased and was buried and his tomb is among us to this day. 30 Therefore, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one from the fruitage of his loins upon his throne, 31 he saw beforehand and spoke concerning the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he forsaken in Ha′des nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God resurrected, of which fact we are all witnesses.
The Hebrew word Sheol, and the Greek word Hades= The English word Hell= Grave
Webster’s Dictionary says that the English word “hell” is equal to the Hebrew word Sheol and the Greek word Hades. In German Bibles Hoelle is the word used instead of “hell”; in Portuguese the word used is inferno, in Spanish infierno, and in French Enfer. The English translators of the Authorized Version, or King James Version, translated Sheol 31 times as “hell,” 31 times as “grave,” and 3 times as “pit.” The Catholic Douay Version translated Sheol 64 times as “hell.” In the Christian Greek Scriptures (commonly called the “New Testament”), the King James Version translated Hades as “hell” each of the 10 times it occurs.—Matthew 11:23; 16:18; Luke 10:15; 16:23; Acts 2:27, 31; Revelation 1:18; 6:8; 20:13, 14.
2007-10-20 11:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know everything about it, but I agree with Don H's answer.
We all have something to accomplish here. We're in training here. We're being tested. Sometimes it seems mankind is failing the test pretty bad, but all the evil in the world also works to refine the good and faithful.
We live in a fallen world so there is evil. How well we bring to pass righteousness in this fallen world is what God is trying to test. He sent His Son Jesus Christ to help us do that.
Satan is hard at work, so mankind will always fight about something. If there were no religion, mankind would find something else to fight about. It's not religion that causes the hatred.
Don't worry about the masses that "reject beliefs that are hard to grasp" because we know that God is perfectly just and mericful - He will provide the way for all of His children to learn and know and understand all truth, and for all to have to opportunity to accept or reject the love of Christ. Spiritual work is now currently being done on the earth in behalf of those who have died without the opportunity to accept His gospel.
2007-10-20 18:00:03 · answer #2 · answered by seekingtoad 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont know maybe its the natural progrssion of events. But heres what I do know. I will never in this material form understand the power and ability of a being that could with a thought create every atom in the universe. So I will say that every one here is wrong and at some point you will find your answer just not here
2007-10-20 20:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not a body that has a soul.
You are a soul currently experiencing as a body In a material universe.
You were born into heaven. Your spirit life is your primary reality. This physical existence is a sort of a secondary experiencial reality that we use to gain knowledge in certain areas that would be difficult if not impossible from our spirit reality.
Love and blessings Don
2007-10-20 17:43:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Going to Heaven is so easy, God made us to serve him, he is the potter and we are the clay, its not hard to go to Heaven, just believe, its that simple. Jesus came and made a new covenant that puts the Holy Spirit in your heart if you are saved, this makes it easier than the old Mosaic covenant, God says he wrote his laws in our hearts and minds, we all no right from wrong, its up to you to choose to do right. If you will just serve Jesus you will have a peace full fulfilly life, its that simple, When Jesus arose from the grave the third day he forever opened the door to salvation thru faith alone, no more sacrifices, no more law. Jesus fulfilled the law with his death burial and resurrection. If you believe the Bible accept him today. When you know the Bible is true and still you go against it life will be miserable, God is a Jealous God. He will give his Glory to nobody but Jesus Christ, accept him today, just pray this simple prayer and be saved, just say, Dear Jesus, I know and confess that I am sinner in need of salvation. I believe you died on a cross at calvery and arose from the grave to wash away my sins, I ask you right now to come into my heart and save me, I pray this Prayer believing in the name of Jesus Amen. If you prayed this prayer with a sincere heart you are now a child of God, rejoice that your name is written in the Lambs book of Life. Jesus will now send his Holy Spirit to come and live in your heart and guide you into all truth. If you have any questions just send me an email, God Bless YOU!!
2007-10-20 19:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here we go again - around that same tree!
NO! God did NOT create people to suffer. God created people to be with Him in heaven!
We choose to not go to heaven when we tell God (in word, thought, deed, or attitude) that we do NOT want to live with God by His rules, but that we would rather live by our OWN rules.
If you live in a country and you just do NOT want the rules of that country controlling you, the only other option is to move to another country.
But if you DO defect and change nationalities, any benefits and priviledges that may come from living in the first country is no longer available to you.
Now then, if you don't want to live under God's Authority, He's not forcing you to. But when you leave God, remember this, "ALL good things come from God", so you leave behind the benefits and priviledges of God's Kingdom, "ALL good things"
That means you WILL live without God interfering, but you will also have NO GOOD THING, since ALL good things come from God.
Let's see now ... That would include love, since love is a good thing.
That would also include such other things as joy, peace, comfort, escape from pain, no sorrow, and above all else, HOPE! (Imagine living for all eternity with NO HOPE!!!)
But, hey, that's your right - you live in God's Kingdom under God's authority and receive God's blessings, or you choose to leave God's Kingdom and live with no love, no joy, no peace, no comfort, no escape from pain and sorrow, and no hope.
Don't go blaming God for YOUR choices! That's like blaming a judge when you receive a prison sentence when you break a law!
Like they say, "If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!"
But if you DO, then only blame yourself!
2007-10-20 17:48:24 · answer #6 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If we all knew this it wouldn't be any fun, now would it.
We are his own little chess board, if I was to be a believer. That not being the case, so I have no answer for you, but maybe you answer your own question about your own belief in God.
2007-10-20 17:46:47 · answer #7 · answered by thebaked 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God had nothing to do with it. Indeed, there is no reason to suppose that a god even exists, let alone has any interest in, or intervention in, human affairs, and it is provably useless to believe in any such thing. See:
2007-10-20 17:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 45:18 - "For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he established it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else."
2007-10-20 17:43:35 · answer #9 · answered by Virginia B (John 16:33) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Moses 3:24-26, "And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell; And we will aprove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them; And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
2007-10-20 17:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by newwellness 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋