RE: Where's the Justice?
July 7, 2012 at 10:37 pm
(This post was last modified: July 7, 2012 at 10:59 pm by FallentoReason.)
(July 7, 2012 at 2:24 am)Godschild Wrote: You should know better than that, I believed you knew scriptures better than that, I'm actually disappointed. If you are going down this road about God then why do you not tell those you pretend to worship with the truth. You do not because the truth is not in you, unbelievers do not and can not live as Christians of the light of truth do. Keep on waiting and these people you consider friends (why I do not know, you think they are stupid for what they believe don't you) will turn away from you in a heart beat, they we see you as a betrayer of their love for you. Mark my words it will happen. I say this to you for your friends sake, not yours.
I'll begin by saying I do not think any Christian, or theist for that matter, is stupid. None deserve to be called that because there is reason for why they believe. Obviously we have discussed those popular reasons on here and I don't agree with them, but I don't blame my friends for believing. They simply haven't considered those difficult questions that we all do on here regularly.
Quote:All those children who starve to death in Africa will be in heaven, God has made provision for them. Again shame on you.
This is rather interesting. I've realised that this theological question is one of the few where you have to tread carefully and think ahead before responding. I think my pastor answered it better because he didn't dig himself a hole. Long story short, at youth group we had an 'interactive night' where people could anonymously ask questions. This question was brought up and my pastor had a difficult time responding but came to the conclusion that they go to hell because they are not technically a Christian i.e. don't have faith in Christ. This pathway leads us to a rather devastating dead end, but a dead end nonetheless. Your answer I find is devastating on a much grander scale.
This answer implies that because they never knew Christ God will have mercy on them. Well... why are missionaries mucking that up? The western world has been 'infected' with the knowledge of Christ and according to theology now it's possible for us to also go to hell, because we have been made aware of God and therefore have a choice to make. So I guess the problem I see stems from Jesus' teachings. Why would he tell us to spread the Gospels when not knowing would guarantee a ticket to heaven?
Does God have a deal with Satan?
(July 7, 2012 at 2:52 pm)Drich Wrote: Two questions. Why do you believe God is all loving, and Why do you believe that those children are being punished for anything?
Because for God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
There's the answer to both your questions.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
