RE: God's Checklist
February 29, 2012 at 1:51 am
(This post was last modified: February 29, 2012 at 1:52 am by Whateverist.)
Well if it's a challenge you want, God's Child, here you go.
Easiest level: Can you accept all that science finds out as the best guess we have regarding the natural world without diminishing your faith?
Medium level: Can you accept that heaven and hell are states of mind you incur based on how you live your life without resenting God for depriving you of an eternal after life as you are now?
Hardest level: Can you accept that the bible is a compilation of materials some of which may be inspired by your God and some of which were not?
[Bonus Points if you can accept that God has also inspired other authors of other books, both holy and secular, at various times in history.
To my mind it should be possible for a follower of Jesus to meet every one of these challenges. If you fail at any of them, IMO it is a measure of the weakness of your faith.
Easiest level: Can you accept all that science finds out as the best guess we have regarding the natural world without diminishing your faith?
Medium level: Can you accept that heaven and hell are states of mind you incur based on how you live your life without resenting God for depriving you of an eternal after life as you are now?
Hardest level: Can you accept that the bible is a compilation of materials some of which may be inspired by your God and some of which were not?
[Bonus Points if you can accept that God has also inspired other authors of other books, both holy and secular, at various times in history.
To my mind it should be possible for a follower of Jesus to meet every one of these challenges. If you fail at any of them, IMO it is a measure of the weakness of your faith.
