(August 27, 2015 at 2:13 am)robvalue Wrote: I keep hearing "life without God is meaningless" but still no one will tell me what this meaning is if there is a god.
I could make another thread about it I suppose, but I get barely any answers when I ask difficult questions like this. I've kind of given up bothering to try anymore. I know we don't have many theists, but I only get about 5% of them to answer, if I'm lucky. Clearly they don't want to think about certain questions.
How does a super-powered being keeping a tally of good deeds versus bad deeds give life any meaning? To me it reduces the whole thing to a joke, a joke I must live through none-the-less and I'll do it as best as I can and ignore the insane tallying God.
I suspect the "meaning" is invested in the hope that life isn't going to end. This implies that a finite existence is utterly pointless, which is a very scary conclusion; but a big insight into the mind of the person claiming this to be the case. This isn't any meaning at all of course, it's just a delusion to avoid having to face reality. (Cue the argument from ignorance.)
The meaning of life is to enjoy God. ( if you want to start one I will join it just point me to it)
God being all knowing knows how many wrong or rights you are doing He doesn't need to keep a tally. He already knows you far more about you than you know yourself. Also He is sitting there on the edge of His seat just waiting for a chance to smite you.
So I am going to use myself as an illustration. I have a tendency towards wanting to be comfortable and pride. I have grown and I believe one day this will not be a problem but yep that is what I struggle with. So before I was even born God knew this yet He still determined to die for me and make Himself known to me. I have failed God, I don't know how many times, yet even when I get mad at Him He is waiting patiently for me to return. It has been about 25+ years with God and I have done some really stupid stuff yet God is still with me because it isn't based on my ability to do good. He already knows I will not always do what is right. Or relationship is not about what I get right and what I get wrong. It is about getting to know Him and the more I know Him the more I want to be like Him. At this time in my life I enjoy God more than I ever have. He is so near to me and gives purpose to every aspect of my life even something as mundane as taking care of the dishes. So yes God hates sin, absolutely, because His standards reflect His nature. Yet He is willing to stoop down and make anyone who is willing right with Him If they would repent and trust in Him as their Lord and savior.
