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God is not evil. God created evil. Everything comes from God.
"out of Him and through Him and for Him is all" (Romans 11:36)
"Former of light and Creator of darkness, Maker of good and Creator of evil, I, Yahweh, make all these things." (Isaiah 45:7)
“I applied my heart to inquiring and exploring by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: it is an experience of evil Elohim has given to the sons of humanity to humble them by it.” (Ecclesiastes 1:13)
"out of Him and through Him and for Him is all" (Romans 11:36)
"Former of light and Creator of darkness, Maker of good and Creator of evil, I, Yahweh, make all these things." (Isaiah 45:7)
“I applied my heart to inquiring and exploring by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: it is an experience of evil Elohim has given to the sons of humanity to humble them by it.” (Ecclesiastes 1:13)
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Eventually, through logical thought and free will, we will, scientifically speaking, understand "God". The world will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord, and the lion will lay down with the lamb.... Saying we can never fully understand Him is a weak statement unworthy of being associated with Him. Progress will be made in increments, most not revealing Him as He truly is, but these Next Steps will continue to occur whether most people doubt or believe.
And to stress, although I use HE and Him to refer to "God", this entity we seek does not exist as an object in space and time. Shame that the Bible often presents Him that way
And to stress, although I use HE and Him to refer to "God", this entity we seek does not exist as an object in space and time. Shame that the Bible often presents Him that way
O
Why would he want to?
You see,
Everything that is done has to be according to God's will; if he doesn't will it, then it will not be.
Thus, if he randomly created an object he couldn't lift, there would have to be will of it. If there is no will, then it will never be. For God acts according to his will or else he would contradict himself.
Besides, God could will that the object not ever be lifted, and then will that the object be lifted.
God is Almighty; if it's according to his will, then it will be done.
That's what messes up this little paradox up here, because God accomplishes both ideas of having an object he wills to not be lifted, and also the same object can be lifted.
Nice try - but this question is tired
You see,
Everything that is done has to be according to God's will; if he doesn't will it, then it will not be.
Thus, if he randomly created an object he couldn't lift, there would have to be will of it. If there is no will, then it will never be. For God acts according to his will or else he would contradict himself.
Besides, God could will that the object not ever be lifted, and then will that the object be lifted.
God is Almighty; if it's according to his will, then it will be done.
That's what messes up this little paradox up here, because God accomplishes both ideas of having an object he wills to not be lifted, and also the same object can be lifted.
Nice try - but this question is tired
O
Indeed;
What seems to be ignored, is that we need to understand enough to understand God's salvation work; if we don't, we can't get salvation.
A friend of mine is an atheist, and I love the way she words it:
" I don't believe in God, because it is unfair that we have no way of understanding if God is true or not, yet we are going to be put in hell for not believing? How can God punish us if he never made a way for us to understand?"
Excellent point;
If God truly exist, God will eventually reveal enough on our behalf for us to understand; this was done through Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ said it will be done again by 2nd Coming Christ.
The idea is that when Christ comes again, we will be beamed up the heaven; this is false, because if there is no clear way of understanding God, how will we understand what we must do to reach heaven? A lot of people believe that God's salvation work was complete by Jesus Christ, and we get a free pass to heaven from there on - but if Jesus's sacrifice made us righteous...why are we not in heaven?
There is more to be done, and more to be revealed in our generation for our understanding. God is aware of onslaught of human philosophy, falsehood in the churches, and engraving of mankind's traditions on God's directed traditions; the idols that have been casted and block our spiritual sight.
How can there ever be faith on the earth, when there are no ground for faith anywhere?
The Bible speaks of our time as the " scattered sheep," who have been left as food to the beasts of the wilderness because there is no true Shepard; thus God says he would come as the true Shepard.
So, we have to seek 2nd Coming Christ essentially, in order for a understanding to be gained of God, or else we're left thrown to the wolves of falsehood and humanism.
Christians are so eagerly awaiting judgment day, but how can one be so safe in their spiritual position, when easily one can look around and see the truth of God has been lost? The way to salvation blocked?
The Atheist ( oddly enough,) see this reality quite clear, which is why they can beat down on Christianity so much; so then, why are the Christians so oblivious to the obvious?
What seems to be ignored, is that we need to understand enough to understand God's salvation work; if we don't, we can't get salvation.
A friend of mine is an atheist, and I love the way she words it:
" I don't believe in God, because it is unfair that we have no way of understanding if God is true or not, yet we are going to be put in hell for not believing? How can God punish us if he never made a way for us to understand?"
Excellent point;
If God truly exist, God will eventually reveal enough on our behalf for us to understand; this was done through Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ said it will be done again by 2nd Coming Christ.
The idea is that when Christ comes again, we will be beamed up the heaven; this is false, because if there is no clear way of understanding God, how will we understand what we must do to reach heaven? A lot of people believe that God's salvation work was complete by Jesus Christ, and we get a free pass to heaven from there on - but if Jesus's sacrifice made us righteous...why are we not in heaven?
There is more to be done, and more to be revealed in our generation for our understanding. God is aware of onslaught of human philosophy, falsehood in the churches, and engraving of mankind's traditions on God's directed traditions; the idols that have been casted and block our spiritual sight.
How can there ever be faith on the earth, when there are no ground for faith anywhere?
The Bible speaks of our time as the " scattered sheep," who have been left as food to the beasts of the wilderness because there is no true Shepard; thus God says he would come as the true Shepard.
So, we have to seek 2nd Coming Christ essentially, in order for a understanding to be gained of God, or else we're left thrown to the wolves of falsehood and humanism.
Christians are so eagerly awaiting judgment day, but how can one be so safe in their spiritual position, when easily one can look around and see the truth of God has been lost? The way to salvation blocked?
The Atheist ( oddly enough,) see this reality quite clear, which is why they can beat down on Christianity so much; so then, why are the Christians so oblivious to the obvious?
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Well what I think we should not do is to draw conclusions about issues we don't understand or know enough about to draw firm conclusions. Christians do that all the time: saying, God did this or that for such and such reasons when we just plain don't know enough to form firm conclusions about a ton of stuff. I'm talking about issues Christians (all believers) battle over endlessly, issues that have divided the body of Christ over 2,000 (denominations) different ways from Sunday.
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I answer them partly because I was an atheist a little while ago, and I wanted answers. Also, these questions can really hurt people's faith if they are asked; I've been asked these by others at my church and I want to be able to provide a decent answer to defend against them.
Atheists are the leasts of the argument problems though; surprisingly enough the Christians have been doing all the persecuting lately.
Atheists are the leasts of the argument problems though; surprisingly enough the Christians have been doing all the persecuting lately.
O
The division was the work of Satan; Jesus explains in the weeds and wheat how the enemy would sow his seed after Jesus and the aposltes died.
That seed was the massive church authority at that time, which gave birth to the Reformation and various denominations.
The Bible tells us to both seek God ( meaning seek answers,) and to test the spirits that claim they are of God, because there are many false prophets.
We cannot just sit aside and allow ourselves to be spoon fed by whatever ritzy pastor or seemingly knowledgable Christians comes our way;
wolves in sheep's clothing, will devour us in this case.
It's not easy, and I did fall into atheism for questioning the truth of God after hearing so many dead - end, and uncertain fallacies presented by the greater Christian ideaology. However, I found God again, though this time ha ha -
I'm so blessed, but I had no idea how incredibly deep God really was; and it's not even a shaving off the tip of the spiritual ice berg
L
Part A
“Why have children?”, because a woman and a man chose to. "Is the world corrupt?” yes it is. "Is there a chance that the child may grow up and decide to be a criminal?” yes again. "Is it possible that the child will be famous?” yes. Therefore, when parents decide to have children it is their choice if they want to participate in bringing new life into this world. According to their rational, the joys outweigh the disappointments—they make babies.
Unlike natural parents, God knows who will be good and who will be bad. He knows how many will be saved and how many will not. "So, should he deny the good ones an opportunity to live and enjoy His gift of life?” you decide. While you ponder that question, consider this, Jesus only came to save the good seed of humanity, yet justly giving everyone an opportunity to receive eternal life.
Part B
The business of God concerning his creation operates according to His laws as Creator. He who has the power makes the rules; that is a law. "Will you allow anyone else to rule your house, room, or space?” judging from your Avatar I doubt that you would.
God has given us insight into His personality: love, wrath, justice, and longsuffering. Too often, women and men focus on His love. They believe that because we have "choice" it is our right to dominate, rule, and live any way we chose without consequences, while others act out as spoiled and tell God let me live the way I like. The wages of sins is death; that is His law for all self-aware beings.
This subject is much broader and involved but I am willing to continue if you are.
“Why have children?”, because a woman and a man chose to. "Is the world corrupt?” yes it is. "Is there a chance that the child may grow up and decide to be a criminal?” yes again. "Is it possible that the child will be famous?” yes. Therefore, when parents decide to have children it is their choice if they want to participate in bringing new life into this world. According to their rational, the joys outweigh the disappointments—they make babies.
Unlike natural parents, God knows who will be good and who will be bad. He knows how many will be saved and how many will not. "So, should he deny the good ones an opportunity to live and enjoy His gift of life?” you decide. While you ponder that question, consider this, Jesus only came to save the good seed of humanity, yet justly giving everyone an opportunity to receive eternal life.
Part B
The business of God concerning his creation operates according to His laws as Creator. He who has the power makes the rules; that is a law.
"Will you allow anyone else to rule your house, room, or space?” judging from your Avatar I doubt that you would. God has given us insight into His personality: love, wrath, justice, and longsuffering. Too often, women and men focus on His love. They believe that because we have "choice" it is our right to dominate, rule, and live any way we chose without consequences, while others act out as spoiled and tell God let me live the way I like. The wages of sins is death; that is His law for all self-aware beings.
This subject is much broader and involved but I am willing to continue if you are.
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Why would he want to?
You see,
Everything that is done has to be according to God's will; if he doesn't will it, then it will not be.
Thus, if he randomly created an object he couldn't lift, there would have to be will of it. If there is no will, then it will never be. For God acts according to his will or else he would contradict himself.
Besides, God could will that the object not ever be lifted, and then will that the object be lifted.
God is Almighty; if it's according to his will, then it will be done.
That's what messes up this little paradox up here, because God accomplishes both ideas of having an object he wills to not be lifted, and also the same object can be lifted.
Nice try - but this question is tired
You see,
Everything that is done has to be according to God's will; if he doesn't will it, then it will not be.
Thus, if he randomly created an object he couldn't lift, there would have to be will of it. If there is no will, then it will never be. For God acts according to his will or else he would contradict himself.
Besides, God could will that the object not ever be lifted, and then will that the object be lifted.
God is Almighty; if it's according to his will, then it will be done.
That's what messes up this little paradox up here, because God accomplishes both ideas of having an object he wills to not be lifted, and also the same object can be lifted.
Nice try - but this question is tired
"Why would he want to"? That isn't the question
So you're saying he can contradict himself if he wants to?