...He created us, so wouldn't He love all of us? wouldn't we all go to Heaven?
and for all the people who argue the whole Jesus dying for our sins thing, God created the world... therefore He created sin, right?
2007-12-27 15:34:36 · 19 answers · asked by Payton 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've been asking that question of priests, preachers, and bible thumpers for years. I have never, ever received a satisfactory answer. Mostly what I get is "Study your scriptures, my son."
If you accept your god has a "plan," and everything is preordained, why would we be punished for following the plan? Unless, of course, the gods are just sadistic, which is also entirely likely.
2007-12-27 15:40:56 · answer #1 · answered by link955 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You've asked a big question. First of all, I believe that God has not "planned" our entire lives. We may have been foreordained to do certain things in this life, but our choices will determine whether or not we fulfill the callings that we were sent to this earth to do. Our Father in Heaven will not and cannot force us to do anything. That would be contrary to his plan of free-agency.
Satan was actually the spirit in Heaven who wanted to force all of us to do what was right in this life - no exceptions. Jesus Christ presented a plan to our Father in Heaven that allowed us all to live as we choose and our choices will determine the next steps we take in an eternal progression.
I do believe that our Father in Heaven loves us all and that all of us will go to Heaven. We are not to judge others, but the glory we earn in Heaven will be determined by how we live our lives on this earth. We are saved by grace alone, but the glory of a righteous servant in heaven will be greater than that of someone who was less valiant. There will be consequences to the choices we make in this life, especially when we disobey the commandments and fail to repent.
Foreordination definition:
In the premortal spirit world, God appointed certain spirits to fulfill specific missions during their mortal lives. This is called foreordination. Foreordination does not guarantee that individuals will receive certain callings or responsibilities. Such opportunities come in this life as a result of the righteous exercise of agency, just as foreordination came as a result of righteousness in the premortal existence.
2007-12-27 16:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by rndyh77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right, He created some for heaven and some for hell, so that is why they both exist.
Romans 9:22 What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction?
2007-12-27 15:39:45 · answer #3 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He did not plan out our lives. We do what we want, and bear the consequences, good or bad.
And yes, God did make sin, or Evil as stated here
Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
He is not evil, but He did make all things, according to His purpose.
2007-12-27 15:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is for the people who want to do it their way, in a nut shell.
The question is not whether He loves us or not, the question is do you love Him to do what He ask of you?
This goes for anyone: IF you really want to know if Jesus loves you and to what degree, please consider reading the Book of John from a King James Bible. Let God though His Word speak to you as you read it. Then make your decision.
Yes, God does have a plan for our lives, BUT only if we are willing to allow Him to direct our lives.
No, sin exist because of satan. Refer to John 8:44
In spite of someones comment here, you don't make it to heaven because you kept the Law of Moses. A person that believes this needs to read the entire chapter of Galatians 3.
2007-12-27 15:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! GOD did NOT create sin. Sin is rebellion against what GOD tells us to do for our own good. Just like telling a child not to play with matches or they will burn themselves. WE CREATED SIN!!!
GOD bless
2007-12-27 15:41:31 · answer #6 · answered by Exodus 20:1-17 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes God has planned out our whole lives, but he also gave us free choice. I'm sure it hurts him that some people decide not to follow him, but like any loving parent, he's not going to force us to do anything we don't want to do.
2007-12-27 15:39:35 · answer #7 · answered by Crystal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exactly. It is completely illogical to say that God has a plan for all of us, and then for some of us to be condemned because of something that we have no control over.
That is why I am not a Christian; the beliefs do not make sense to me.
2007-12-27 15:39:44 · answer #8 · answered by Kioshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You go to heaven if you obey God's laws, you have a choice and if you are bull headed and choose to disobey, then hell is waiting for you.
2007-12-27 15:45:39 · answer #9 · answered by onyx1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in predestination because it eliminates free will unless you want to go with we already made the decisions now we must live it out to understand why.
2007-12-27 15:45:12 · answer #10 · answered by Rational Humanist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋