Can anyone smart or Intelligent enough to answer these questions ?!!?

Question

** ( These Questions Were Asked many Times - But I still found no satisfactory answers )

1. Does God exist?
2. Do all religions lead to God?
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering?
4. Is Jesus God?
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus?
6. Is there really right and wrong?
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity?

Kindly be asure that I am not pushing an extreme view or seeking unnecessary confrontations - just answer with the deepest meaning if you can !!

Answer 1

It's all actually very simple and no one can answer but yourself. We all have our own thoughts but the fact is that none of us really know for sure. So to find the answer that you are seeking you must ask yourself one question, once you have the answer to that question you can answer the rest of your questions?


The question simply is:

Define GOD?

Once you know what god is, then the rest falls into place. Every persons view of religion, faith etc stems from This question.

The atheists believe god is mythical.
The agnostics resign to the fact that there is no way to determine if god is real or not.
The Christians state there is a god and we know so because the bible tells us so.
The Pagans believe there is a god that lives in everything.
The Wicca’s believe in god that represents the feminine and the masculine.
The Jews and Muslims believe in the same God the Christians do, just have other differences among the religions.
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Answer 2

1. Yes, God does exist. Earth did not just burst into being. Even atoms, particles and ions had to be created before they could exist.
2. No, you can only go to the Father through the Son, Jesus Christ.
3. Read the Bible. God gave us "free will". We make our own decisions.
4. Yes, Jesus was God on Earth. The Trinity is the Father (God), the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit (the Comforter). They are three entities, but they are all one and the same.
5. Before the end of time, all on Earth are to be exposed to the philosophy of Jesus. But should there be babies or young people or other peoples unable to comprehend the concept, they will be saved.
6. The Bible and God's word distinguishes between right and wrong. Yes, there is right and wrong.
7. All those wars were prophesied in the Bible including the 6 Day War of Israel rising up against the Muslims.

These are my beliefs and because of my beliefs I seek no confrontation either.

Answer 3

1. Does God exist?

Yes, at least I believe that there is a god. "Nothing is true until it is perceived as true; until such a perception occurs, my words are but the ravings of a madman."

2. Do all religions lead to God?

That's kind of like asking "Do all roads lead to the center of a town?" Essentially, yes, but it's not the road that truly does the leading, it's the will of the person. A person with the will to seek the Divine can find it, and can use any religion to begin that journey.

3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering?

Because saying God is good, and God is a Master Puppeteer, are mutually exclusive terms. People blame God for evil and suffering in the world because the alternative would be to blame the person in the mirror, and we just can't have that now, can we?

4. Is Jesus God?

No reasonable answer possible. Different denominmations have different opinions on this, and no one has empirical evidence to support those opinions.

5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus?

According to the bible, if they are good people of moral character, they will be fine. Ref. Romans 2:14,15

6. Is there really right and wrong?

Yes. And no. This is something that, by and large, needs to be settled within your own heart. If you follow what is defined as right and wrong because somebody else told you, you are obediant. If you follow what is right and wrong because you feel it in your being, down to your very soul, you are a moral person.

7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity?

There is no such thing (imho) as a religious war. Wars are fought for riches, power, and real estate, and little else. It just happens to be that religion makes a great catalyst for motivating people into risking there lives by consenting to the war.

Just my thoughts,
-- Th' Madman

Answer 4

1. Does God exist?
I don't know. Many have faith that he does, but faith by its definition requires no proof. Bertrand Russel was agnostic on the subject. That means he didn't believe for sure there was, but he also didn't believe for sure that there was not. He didn't have enough proof to make a choice, so he let go of the worry and lived the best life he could. A just God would judge the life, and who needs an unjust God? When asked what he would say on Judgment day as he stood before God, Russell said, "I'd tell him the same thing I'll tell you. NOT ENOUGH PROOF!"

2. Do all religions lead to God?
Since we don't know the answer to your first question, the second question is circular. We can not answer it. I think all religions have adherents who believe they will find God. However, some believe strongly that others who believe differently will not.
I don't worry about whether or not I'll find God. If he needs me, he'll find me.

3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? Most religious people would say because there is free will to do evil or good, and some would say because Satan is actively involved in doing evil. I think it would probably be because human nature is erratic. Also, nature isn't especially concerned about humans, so floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis and so on that might be seen as evil are simply there. They are only evil in the context of human existence.

4. Is Jesus God? Again, circular. The answer will vary greatly with your particular faith, and again, faith needs no proof because it is by definition, belief without proof. Jews believe he was a teacher. Muslims believe he was a prophet. Both respect him as a scholar and wise man. Christians believe he is the savior. SOME sects believe he is the same thing exactly as God, God incarnate. Some believe he is God's only Son, and thus also God. I'm not even sure he was an actual person, and not a composite character or a collective myth. Have you ever read the biographies of some celebrities? They don't always have a lot to do with fact.

5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? According to my early training, the Christians' job is to make sure that everyone has heard of Jesus. Your question implies that we know what happens to the souls of those who die after they have heard of Jesus. We don't. There is no proof. Many have faith that God will not punish those who never learned of Jesus' role. However, many more think it's moot.

6. Is there really right and wrong?
This one I think we can take out of the realm of faith. It is possible evaluate good and bad, and thus right and wrong. What makes the greatest good for the greatest number is generally a good thing. What causes harm is generally a bad thing.

7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity?
There are those who will argue that Christianity wasn't the cause of the wars, but rather greed or pride or fear. However, I think the wars fought in the name of any religion probably come under your question 6 about good and evil, right and wrong. If we can not justify the war objectively as bringing about a larger peace, as the US and others did in defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II, then we probably should not go to war. I don't think we can justify the Nazi aggression or the Japanese Imperialism, nor the western colonialism of an earlier time.

Answer 5

1. Yes. Look around and you will see his existence every day. This earth with all it's planets that are aleigned so perfectly, could not have just "happened" Everything is to the humans advantage and the bible of many different writers gave that glory to God, so there must be a higher power who they identified as Jehovah God.
2. No. Some religions teach false doctrines and can not be Godly if they are knowingly teaching false.
3.God is very good, but God has decied that sense we have proclaimed that we know what's best for ourselves and don't need his guidence or his council....to let us have at it ...so to speak. Satan is the ruler of this world. He is the liar and the destrution. If Satan wasn't the ruler of this world why did he offer it to Jesus when Jesus was being tempted? It amazes me how people blame God for the Bad that happens to us and Satan gets no blame.
4.No. No where in the bible will you find, Jesus saying I am God, worship me, when he in fact gave the glory and praise to his Father. The are in union together with truth and that makes them unseparable.
5.They will get the chance to hear the good news and then they will have a choice to believe and worship God or be destoyed.
6.Common sense should answer this question for you. Would you think it wrong to take anothers life? How about taking your Mother's or your spouse or your child's. Same goes for stealing. If you don't like the idea of it happening to you, why would you think that it would be ok for you to do it. I know there are a lot of what seems small to us....like smoking.....but God tells us that our bodies are our temples.
7. In the old testament God helped his people with war. This is not the case anymore. True Christians do not kill. Jesus gave a new commandment and that was for us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. If I love everyone then I will do no harm to anyone.

Not very smart or intelligent....just love God!!

Answer 6

1. Does God exist? We do not know for a fact that 'God' exists, for noone who has died has come back and said there is a God. Some would say thre Jesus did, but no teveryone believes in that theory.

2. Do all religions lead to God? No, plain and simple. Some believe that there is no God (atheists). I was sent an e-mail that stated this:

A man died and went to heaven. There he found God and asked him "why, if you created humans do they all believe in different Gods?"
God replied, "whether they pray to Ala, Pan, Zeus or Hades, it all leads to one thing, me."
Then the man asked "what about Atheists?"
God said "they will find me when they pass away. That is why I gave free will to man."

3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? Theory says that it is because we were given free will. Another theory says that it is because of the devil. My theory is because we all make choices and some are not always good.

4. Is Jesus God? Some say yes, some say no. The most compelling story I heard said no.

5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? Those who never hear about Jesus, have nothing to worry about. If they have their own belief then they are fine.

6. Is there really right and wrong? Yes. We all have our own belief in what is right and wrong. The community decides what is right and wrong in public and parents decide what is right and wrong at home. It all depends on a persons morals.

7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity? What about them? I think they are what has made this nation what it is, but that they have hurt a lot of people in the long run, most knowing now that they were wrong.

Answer 7

God does exist. Look around and up to the sky and figure no one BUT, God coud have done this. 2.. No, they do not. Some are dead set against the idea of God, But most of them worship God, but, in a different way. 3. Because there is evil in the world and satan put it there and we are to turn to God for the help to defeat the devil.4. The trinity is ONE. God the Father , God the son, and God the Holy Spirit. It's like an egg. There's the shell, the white, and the yolk, but it's all one with a different reason to be there.54. The only ones to go to hell are the ones that hear of Jesus and had a chance to repent and chose NOT to. I believe there is [place for them but, they may all ahve a chance before Jesus comes back. 6. Yes, I'm sure you know the difference of right and wrong. The conscience will tell you. lIt's like the oppisite of things. Up and down. in-out. over---under hot-cold SEE ? 7. There are radicals in everything. It doesn't have to be in Christianity. Some say they are Christians but I could say I'm an atheist--------but I'm sure NOT. Besides if there weren't wars the population would overrun the world. Perhaps these are the same answers you had before but, I pray I could give you at least one new one.

Answer 8

1- absolutely , without a doubt in my mind
2- NO- Jesus is THE way, THE truth and THE life, not a way, a truth and a life
3- God is good but Satan and our sin nature is not
4- absolutely
5- if for some reason a person never sees evidence or hears about Jesus, God would be merciful and take him/her to heaven. Like if a baby dies, God takes the baby directly into heaven.
But read Romans 1 and see how much proof is there, even if Jesus is not mentioned= interesting to see what you think about this passage of scripture
6- There is absolute truth not matter if someone believes that or not. If there was no wrong, then murder would be ok. DONT THINK SO
7- Some wars are actually ordained by God, read the OT- some wars are for self defense, and yes some wars should never have been- killing in the NAME of Jesus does not necessarily mean Jesus desired it.

Answer 9

I will try for you, and you have to eventually accept something.

1 yes and No. God (in the context of any religion) does not exist. If we are talking all powerful, all knowing, etc. then why would God have to be a being? This is a limited view of God, isn't it? My thought is that God is the sum of all the atoms, of all the molecules, of all the objects, of all the thoughts, of all the energies, of all the universes known and unknown. Why would that be a being? Why would that need a language or words?

2. The first question answers the second one...Yes and no.

3. Evil and suffering are states of mind, and desire is the reason for it. To know warm, it has to have been cold, etc. You can either say you are suffering, do something to make reality closer to your percieved ideal, or adjust your percieved ideal to more closely match your reality.

4. Whatever you choose as your self imposed limitations!

5. Nothing! Everyone has heard of Jesus, how many really do what he asked of mankind? There have been other prophets, and they are just as valid.

6. Absolutely! Wicca teaches "do as you will, but harm no one". The core of right is to not harm anyone else in any way, and the core of evil is to further your goals without consequence, it is really simple.

7. All wars suck! My race is nearly extinct from "manifest destiny", so there is a lot of apologizing Christians could be doing.

Hopefully, a little of this will help.

Answer 10

1. Does God exist? Yes
2. Do all religions lead to God? No
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? Because sin entered the world. God gave Adam and Eve free will to choose whether or not they would obey him. They chose to do the one thing He told them not to do.
4. Is Jesus God? Yes. Jesus is God made manifest. Jesus was from the beginning. He is the actual person of God who created the heavens and the earth.
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus? God only knows for sure.
6. Is there really right and wrong? Yes. God told us what was right behavior in His 10 commandments. Deviating from these commandments is wrong. Sin is transgression of the law of God.
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity? Don't blame God for human actions. And Christians weren't the first to go to war in the name of God.