Why would God sentance more than half of his children to eternal seperation from him (or if you go by another belief, seperation from him until he throws them all into a lake of fire)?
A relative seemed to think that it was all, the creation of evil and everything, in order to provide the basis of "Free Will" for the children who will go to heaven. But even he had a problem with the theory.
The more fanatical tend to tell me "You are trying to limit God to your moral code." Which, sorry, seems like a copout and not a way to answer the question.Of course I'm equating God to human morals and characteristics its what He gave me to work with.
Part of my own "free will" is to be curious about these things. And this post has no intentions in tearing down the Christian belief. Its an honest question.
2007-12-16 04:21:22 · 14 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope, doesn't make you a bad person. It makes you smart for questioning things that do not make sense to you, rather than just blindly accepting what someone else tells you to think, which in the long run will make you a more intelligent and well balanced individual.
2007-12-16 04:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by Crystal clear 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I understand your question, and your right the way your friend and whom you call fanatics answered you are not correct...because speaking of your free will to be curious you are right and you are not bad for having free will, it is ours, we all have it and through this wonderful thing "fee will" we choose to be with God or not...being curious is just the beginning of the journey towards knowledge, but it is something you must do for yourself and come to know things that are revealed to you by your constant questions and research its a life long thing if you want to know God, you learn evey day, and it is always a struggle to choose to walk the way it is shown.
We all choose to learn and grow or not, so you see it is not God condemning anyone he just knows that certain humans will never choose to do the right thing no matter what....this is why that is written it is not a condemnation just a fact because God is all knowing, and if anyone so chooses can call on him...His arms are always open...
How do you do that, it doesn't matter what faith you follow, they all have the same theme, one God the creator, its what you do in this life that matters, how you treat other people, yourself, how you try to overcome what has been shown to you as being a negative trait, maybe you will never overcome but at least you tried and you recognized, follow His commandments this is required of you and all of our morals and ethics are built around them in Society, it only makes sense if you study them. Have fun learning and don't stop having your own views and questions because it is confusing sometimes when you take the Bible literally, it was not meant to be in some instances much of what you read has occured only we don't know about it, unless you are a scholar of these things.
2007-12-16 04:41:07 · answer #2 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to ask those questions and find honest answers without tearing down the christian religion. Analogy: when everyone believed that the world was flat they were offended and defensive when presented with the fact that they had been believing a lie. that is the way it goes. People never like to be shown that they are wrong and will only do so grudgingly. think about this: what do Muslims, Jews, catholics, and christians have in common? Yhwh, the god of the o.t. This is the one who claims to be the creator of evil and advocates murdering innocent children and animals. Does not sound vey much like GOD to me.
2007-12-16 04:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by single eye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kind of the quandary with claiming that a god is all powerful while trying to retain one's own free will....
If a god is truly omnipotent, and a creator of all things, then nothing can possibly come as a surprise; there are no "what if's" to such a being. Not only would such a being have created everything and everyone, it would also have pre-ordained precisely the life, death, and afterlife of every living thing to occupy its universe. There's no such thing as being "mostly omnipotent", or "kinda all-powerful"....they are absolutes.
Therefore, in creating a hell, this being would also have known which of us would wind up there and which would go to heaven. More than that, it would have actually created us precisely for the purpose of ending up in hell. I sometimes hear the faithful claiming that the only real choice we're left with is the acceptance of christ as our lord and savior....blah, blah, blah. Claiming that we have a choice in anything is to deny god his omnipotency. This is placing limits on an all-knowing being in order to bring yourselves the comfort of free will; the two simply cannot coexist.
As to whether or not you're a bad person for having such questions, I offer the following quote from Thomas Jefferson: "Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.”
2007-12-16 04:25:08 · answer #4 · answered by the waterbourne AM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a good question. It is not Gods wish that any of his children be separated from him for all eternity. But, because of free will he does leave the choice up to us. If we truly repent and follow in his way we will always walk with God. If we chose not to walk in his way than it is a choice WE made, not him. therefore WE are condemning ourselves to a life without him, not the other way around.
2007-12-16 04:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, you're not bad at all. I often wonder the same thing. I mean, I'm a parent and no matter what my kids do I will always love them. I won't like everything they choose to do, but I won't stop loving them because of it.
It's an honest question.
2007-12-16 04:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its Jesus's fault there is even a hell. Their is no mention of hell in the old testament. Then 1,000 years latter jesus comes along and starts a cult and adds to the Bible (just like joseph smith) Then uses fear to get others to follow. Its such a joke.
2007-12-16 04:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you a bad person for trying to understand the nature of evil?
No.
Are you a bad person for trying to understand the nature of Free-Will?
Perhaps, from a religious perspective you're questioning the will of God.
Still, i believe Free-Will is Free for all, and as part of your free-will you can use it to try and understand free-will.
So in essence you're trying to understand how to understand.
It all gets very cyclic at that point.
2007-12-16 04:26:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if god does send more than half of his children to hell, then i don't see any reason to worship him in the first place. your own rational thought should have much more meaning to you than the bible. harness it, and then decide if you really want to follow the people who believe that god creates everyone, and then dooms half of them for eternity.
2007-12-16 04:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by Reid G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you're a human being and we're supposed to ask questions. That's why we became the dominate species because of our logic and reasoning. I think you should question everything in your life...
2007-12-16 04:25:33 · answer #10 · answered by clint 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋