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Another question for Christians
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Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 8:32 am
Why won't God heal amputees?
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 9:25 am
Healing costs big time and from what I hear, that miracle costs an arm and a leg.
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 9:49 am
God is concentrating with a series of guest appearances on toast and in hard water stains.
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 9:52 am
(May 17, 2018 at 9:25 am)Antares Wrote: Healing costs big time and from what I hear, that miracle costs an arm and a leg.

So God can't afford it?

Yeah I see what you mean. How silly of me. It's not like he has unlimited power or anything!
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 9:56 am
Because god foresaw the amputation (and the punishment?). To correct it would unmake god (or at least one of it's defining qualities).
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 9:57 am
(May 17, 2018 at 8:32 am)Hammy Wrote: Why won't God heal amputees?

Why should He?
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 10:36 am (This post was last modified: May 17, 2018 at 10:38 am by Edwardo Piet.)
(May 17, 2018 at 9:57 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:
(May 17, 2018 at 8:32 am)Hammy Wrote: Why won't God heal amputees?

Why should He?

Because he's an unfeeling, uncaring and uncompassion being for not doing so when he is capable of doing so? And it's not like it would be any cost to a being of infinite power whatsoever. And it's not like an omnipotent being is incapable. Or that he doesn't know it is happening.

The answers from Christians on this matter is so poor.
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May 17, 2018 at 11:06 am
(May 17, 2018 at 10:36 am)Hammy Wrote:
(May 17, 2018 at 9:57 am)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Why should He?

Because he's an unfeeling, uncaring and uncompassion being for not doing so when he is capable of doing so? And it's not like it would be any cost to a being of infinite power whatsoever. And it's not like an omnipotent being is incapable. Or that he doesn't know it is happening.

The answers from Christians on this matter is so poor.

I do not know the inner workings of Providence. I also do not assume to know the full extent of the choices God must make to achieve the best out-comes in both the short and long term. Usually, when someone chooses to do one thing it often requires not doing something else. I wish I could give you a better answer because I would like to know myself.
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 1:44 pm (This post was last modified: May 17, 2018 at 1:46 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Sometimes god makes poor and regrettable choices, to hear the story told...anyway.

Besides, if you heal one amputee then next thing you know it;s a nanny state. Get a job and put your own arm back on, ya fuckin moochers!
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RE: Another question for Christians
May 17, 2018 at 1:48 pm (This post was last modified: May 17, 2018 at 1:53 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(May 17, 2018 at 8:32 am)Hammy Wrote: Why won't God heal amputees?

As I said in the other thread. For whatever reason that we cannot know in our extremely limited knowledge and limited view, God has deemed it better to make this a natural world without supernatural divine intervention. The next life will be different.
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