2007-12-04 12:32:03 · 14 answers · asked by chem sickle 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Exactly! If God came down and made everything right, then there'd be no point to faith! Everyone'd believe in Him because they've seen Him, but that's not what He wants. He wants believers to follow because they love Him.
2007-12-04 12:40:39 · answer #1 · answered by Skunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the free will part, but if God showed himself to us, I would guess that this WAS part of his plan.
2007-12-04 20:35:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ace Librarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that happened you would have no choice other than to obey and recognize that He is God.
If God showed him/her self to us, we would be obedient out of pure fear instead of Love. We would do the things we do and act in different ways that weren't of our true selves.
If a theif knows he's under surveillance, he's probably not going to steal, but if it remains unknown, you see his true colors and he acts out what is inside of him. Anyone can behave for show, few can do it for integrity.
It is the very nature of God to give us JUST enough to keep our faith, but not enough to destroy our free will.
Jesus said, after Thomas had to touch his wounds to believe, John 20:29 "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." I believe this verse is transparent to todays world as well.
2007-12-04 20:43:37 · answer #3 · answered by HC Johnson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free will? 3/4 of the world will carry on the religious beliefs of their parents, though many change denominations. Child indoctrination is highly psychological. There really isn't much free will behind religious belief.
2007-12-04 20:41:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not see how that would get in the way of free will. Adam had free will and it says that he walked with God in the afternoons.
2007-12-04 20:35:52 · answer #5 · answered by Old guy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is not a person. God is a Spirit, beyond time, gender, and space. God is in you, and everything in God's creation. Does that answer your question?
2007-12-04 20:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if God showed himself to everyone we would all die, were better off partying on the sun.
2007-12-04 20:34:42 · answer #7 · answered by mg© - anti VT™ MG AM© Fundi4Life 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
<.< yes if God showed himself we would all die, because it will never happen so the sun will explode before that
2007-12-04 20:36:49 · answer #8 · answered by Paul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not capable to live as if you see God then make sure he sees you.
So behave yourself :)
2007-12-04 20:38:33 · answer #9 · answered by new comer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to traditional Christian theology, it would kill everybody and initiate the Apocalypse.
2007-12-04 20:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋