Who are you to question his wisdom?
2007-10-25 01:35:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Psalm 14:1
2007-10-25 01:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We believe that the sinner has no excuse in Allah's Divine Decree because he commits his sin by his freewill, without knowing that Allah has decreed it on him. That is, because no one knows Allah's decree before it takes place: "No soul knows what it will earn tomorrow." (31: 34) How can it be possible, then, to present an excuse that is not known to the person who is advancing it when he commits his offense? Allah invalidated this type of argument in His saying: "The idolaters will say 'Had Allah willed, we would not have been idolaters, neither our fathers, nor would we have forbidden anything.' So did the people before them disbelieve until they tasted our might. Say: 'Have you any [true] knowledge that you can produce for Us? You follow nothing but assumption, and you are but lying." (6:148) We say to the sinner who is using Divine Decree as an excuse: 'Why did not you perform deeds of obedience assuming that Allah has decreed them upon you since there is no difference between them and sins in being unknown before they happened from you? That is why when Prophet Muhammad told his companions that everyone's position in Paradise or Hell has been assigned, they said: "Should not we rely on this and stop working?" He said: "No, work and every one will be directed to what he is created for." (Bukhari & Muslim)
We may say to the sinner who is trying to find excuse in Divine Decree: "Suppose, you want to travel to Makkah. There are two roads that may take you there. You are told by a truthful person that one of these roads is dangerous and difficult, the other is easy and safe. You will take the second one. You will not take the first road and say it is decreed upon me. If you did, people would consider you crazy.
We may also say to him: "If you are offered two jobs, one of them is higher in salary. You will certainly take the one with the higher salary. Why then do you choose what is lower in the Hereafter and use Divine Decree as an excuse?"
We may further say to him: "We see you when you are inflicted with a disease, you knock every physician's door looking for treatment and bearing whatever pain that may result from surgical operations and the bitterness of medicine. Why do you not do the same when your heart is spiritually sick with sins?"
2007-10-25 01:47:27 · answer #2 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not an atheist. By your question, it is obvious that you believe in God. Perhaps you just resent being unable to contact God. If you don't believe in a God, He wouldn't exist to you. How can the non-existent make you?
2007-10-25 02:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are here for our examples of how not to be...
I believe you are just that person. : )
J/K
No but seriously though... You choose your own path, right or wrong, that's the beauty and curse of free will. Whether you are right or wrong it is still your life and your decision.
God made us in his likeness. Meaning
1. a representation, picture, or image,
2. the state or fact of being like:
3. the semblance or appearance of something; guise:
Genesis 5:1
[ From Adam to Noah ] This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.-----Genesis 5:3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.
But his son still did whatever he wanted because he had free will.
So... that's it.. the rest is up to you through free will.
2007-10-25 01:39:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
You might have better luck trying to convince this crowd that it was actually God's followers that made you an atheist.....
Just a suggestion....
2007-10-25 01:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by Adam G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Weeeelllll Actuuuuuualllly, we are all born on this Earth as NonBelievers.
I don't know if you would call that atheist or not.
Don't know.
I'll just say "We are Born UnBelievers"--all of us.
2007-10-25 01:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*laughs!* I like the logic. Just please don't be one of those radical types like Madeleine Murray O'Hare, who complained about the astronauts broadcasting a prayer from the Moon.
I mean, there are much better uses for atheism than that.
2007-10-25 01:50:09 · answer #7 · answered by Chantal G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never question the wisdom of God.
He gave you free will and you chose athiesm.
2007-10-25 01:38:53 · answer #8 · answered by missingora 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
that's like saying that alcohol made me alcoholic, but i don't believe that alcohol exists
2007-10-25 01:43:06 · answer #9 · answered by 777 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your question is ambigous
2007-10-25 01:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋