Hypothetical for Christians: Please Answer?

Question

Imagine this scenario: Two of your children are hanging by the tips of their fingers from a 20 story building. I am on the roof of that building. The children are both pleading for my help and screaming that they cannot hold on much longer. I grab the hand one of your children and pull him/her up to safety. Then, I stand there and do nothing. The child I pulled to safety realizes that I am not helping the other child and tries to help his/her sibling. However, because they are only a child, they are not strong enough. They lose grip and the other child falls to his/her death. Would you consider me a just person? Or would you just say that I work in mysterious ways?

Answer 1

hmm

well since youre not labeled a "god" by them youre an evil person.

but of course if it was their god then he would just work in mysterious ways.

its amazing just how far christians are willing to go to defend their god and his actions, regardless of how horrible they are.

ask any christian now if destroying soddom & gomorrah was a good thing and theyll tell you yes, completely ignoring that there were many innocent people who were wiped off the face of the earth by their gods wrath. or the flood. how many countless millions of not billions of people were killed because god wanted to push the reset button?

was the flood a good thing?

in their viewsthe answer is most likely yes. so theres no distance theyre willing to go to defend their god and his actions. although most dont understand the implications of gods wrath on the inocents. all they see are the people who were punished...as far as they know there are no innocent bystanders or victims...at least that they havent considered.

Answer 2

This is not really an accurate Hypothetical question about the nature of God. Your hypothetical question has two children who are assumed to be innocent and you (God) allows one die and saves the other with no particular reason.

Now if you add into to the fact that the one you saved is innocent but the other one just murdered her younger brother then a just God would punish her.

See what people think is that God is this mean natured thing that is just playing with us, and he's not. God is a loving and just God. God punishes the guilty according to his standards not ours. See we weigh our sins and think that one sin is heavier than another. For example we think Murder is a far worse sin then telling a "white" lie. But in God's eyes a sin is a sin is a sin. All sin is equal, so murder is just as bad as lying to God.

Another thing we need to realize is that no person is a good person. We are all bad according to God's standards because we all have sinned.

So next time take a moment a think of a hypothetical question that is a fair question.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I think anybody would have the moral duty to help both children in this situation, because nothing would be stoping you. I would be glad that one of my children is stil alive, crushed that the other one died, and consider you weird. I could not be anrgy at you since you did save one of my children, and they would have been both dead if you weren't there, but wouldn't be very thankful to you either

But I don't think this is a matter of religion, it's about what kind of person you are. I'm not religious, but however in my view anybody would have the moral duty to save a person's life if he can and if he doesn't risk too much for himself

Answer 5

Now, imagine this scenario - You and I are hanging from that ledge. God puts out a hand to me, and another hand to you. I take His hand and He pulls me up. You tell Him "I don't think you really exist.", refuse His offer of salvation, and fall to the pavement. By the way, this scenario isn't really hypothetical, now is it?

Answer 6

I would say that you are a human that is trying to put God in a realhm with humans and that cannot be done.

We are not here to command God, we are here to accept or reject his commands.
The sooner we all figure this part out, the sooner we can get on about doing his will and not our own.

Answer 7

I would say that I'm thrilled you're not God. Have you opened a Bible? I mean, have you ever touched one? Just curious. It's obvious from this question that you've never read it. And if you have read it, show me exactly where it says "God works in mysterious ways." It's not in there. God does not work in mysterious ways. He's there if we'll just look - no mystery about it.

Answer 8

Analogy needs a bit of tweaking- a non-Christian wouldn't be calling to you for help if you represent God.

Answer 9

I would have to say you watched "The Good Son" too many times...... and are trying to apply it in a "spiritual way or something....without thinking it through.... :)

Answer 10

Only a person with a name like yours could ask something so wacked!