Why won't God heal amputees?

[The Grand Nudger]

Soul forge.

[brokenreflector]

This question makes sense only if you presuppose that the point of life is to be happy.

Do you believe God physically heals occasionally?

If the contents of the Bible is true, then He has.

Outside of that, I do believe God has healed and continues to heal certain people.

But my main point is that you're fooling yourself if you think God created this world and gave us life for the purpose of being happy or physically healthy. No where in the Bible does it say that. Rather, our purpose is to be a reflection and worshiper of God--which leads to complete fulfillment. Life is a pilgrimage that is designed in such a way to maximize our chances of entering into a saving relationship with God and becoming a proper image bearer of His.

The people who do not learn and who do not turn to God are doomed to chasing after drugs, sex, money, health, status, accomplishments and other things in an effort to fill a void that God is meant to fill--then they die.

[no one]

Life is a joke, and death is the punchline.

[The Valkyrie]

But if you're interested in your true purpose, then you must turn to God.

Which one?

There is only one.

Odin AllFather.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

The people who do not learn and who do not turn to God are doomed to chasing after drugs, sex, money, health, status, accomplishments and other things in an effort to fill a void that God is meant to fill--then they die.

Well, I’ve never turned to God, so let’s run down your list.

Drugs: Apart from alcohol, I’ve never been into drugs. I gave up drinking years ago, but God wasn’t involved.

Sex: Guilty. But I hardly see chasing after sex as a bad thing. Sex is fun, it’s good cardio, and it brings people together (in more ways than just the physical). But don’t you find it a bit puzzling that God would give us not only the equipment for sex but also the drive to have sex if he didn’t want us to have sex?

Money: I’ve got a fair bit of money laid by, but I don’t think I ever ‘chased after’ it. I’ve never wanted money for its own sake or for just things. I’ve been very fortunate.

Health: Guilty again. I tend to look after myself, not to fill some sort of void, but because being healthy feels better than being unhealthy.

Accomplishments: You’ll need to be more specific here.

So, other than religious trappings being more or less forced on me when I was very young, I’ve never had God in my life and have never felt the lack. What else ya got?

Boru

[brokenreflector]

Well, I’ve never turned to God, so let’s run down your list.

Drugs: Apart from alcohol, I’ve never been into drugs. I gave up drinking years ago, but God wasn’t involved.

Sex: Guilty. But I hardly see chasing after sex as a bad thing. Sex is fun, it’s good cardio, and it brings people together (in more ways than just the physical). But don’t you find it a bit puzzling that God would give us not only the equipment for sex but also the drive to have sex if he didn’t want us to have sex?

Money: I’ve got a fair bit of money laid by, but I don’t think I ever ‘chased after’ it. I’ve never wanted money for its own sake or for just things. I’ve been very fortunate.

Health: Guilty again. I tend to look after myself, not to fill some sort of void, but because being healthy feels better than being unhealthy.

Accomplishments: You’ll need to be more specific here.

So, other than religious trappings being more or less forced on me when I was very young, I’ve never had God in my life and have never felt the lack. What else ya got?

When you don't have God at the center of your life, then money, sex, status, etc., become your gods.

There's no doubt in my mind that there are people whose hearts have been so hardened that they do not feel any pull from God and are left with entertaining themselves until they die. You seem to be one of these people.

People who do not feel any pull from God or who have suppressed God's prompting to such a degree that they no longer feel it are guilty of blaspheming the Holy Spirit, which is the unforgivable sin.

[Foxaèr]

These illogical theistic arguments never change or improve. Boring.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Well, I’ve never turned to God, so let’s run down your list.

Drugs: Apart from alcohol, I’ve never been into drugs. I gave up drinking years ago, but God wasn’t involved.

Sex: Guilty. But I hardly see chasing after sex as a bad thing. Sex is fun, it’s good cardio, and it brings people together (in more ways than just the physical). But don’t you find it a bit puzzling that God would give us not only the equipment for sex but also the drive to have sex if he didn’t want us to have sex?

Money: I’ve got a fair bit of money laid by, but I don’t think I ever ‘chased after’ it. I’ve never wanted money for its own sake or for just things. I’ve been very fortunate.

Health: Guilty again. I tend to look after myself, not to fill some sort of void, but because being healthy feels better than being unhealthy.

Accomplishments: You’ll need to be more specific here.

So, other than religious trappings being more or less forced on me when I was very young, I’ve never had God in my life and have never felt the lack. What else ya got?

When you don't have God at the center of your life, then money, sex, status, etc., become your gods.

There's no doubt in my mind that there are people whose hearts have been so hardened that they do not feel any pull from God and are left with entertaining themselves until they die. You seem to be one of these people.

People who do not feel any pull from God or who have suppressed God's prompting to such a degree that they no longer feel it are guilty of blaspheming the Holy Spirit, which is the unforgivable sin.

That may be the case. It may also be the case that rejecting the whole idea that there is a God who demands that we worship him is the ultimate destiny of the human species and the surest path to happiness.

It’s a very petty God who wants us to spend more time on him than on each other.

Boru

[brokenreflector]

That may be the case. It may also be the case that rejecting the whole idea that there is a God who demands that we worship him is the ultimate destiny of the human species and the surest path to happiness.

Happiness is vaporous and fleeting. It's something that a child will chase after.

It’s a very petty God who wants us to spend more time on him than on each other.

I think I'm going to go with the commands and advice of the being who actually created me and who is omniscient over whatever you're selling.

[Foxaèr]

Happiness is vaporous and fleeting.

Happiness born from belief in god is vaporous and fleeting. Remember, you heard it from the theist first.