RE: Prayer?
August 4, 2012 at 11:32 pm
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2012 at 11:34 pm by Drich.)
(August 4, 2012 at 7:19 pm)Stimbo Wrote: Ok, let's forget about our hypothetical little boy for a moment. Maybe he's just too small for a god to notice or bother with. Instead, let's pray for an end to all cancer; wipe cancer from the face of the planet. It would be trivial for an entity with the powers of a god; after all, mere human scientists have done just that with smallpox (apart from samples held in extremely secure storage, just in case). Just imagine the suffering that would be alleviated by ending a horrible disease like cancer. What would happen as a result of our prayer? And I'm not talking about praying for medical science to stumble upon a breakthrough, either; it's a now-you-see-it-now-you-don't thing I'm after. Is that the sort of prayer this god would listen to?
Yes and no.
No in the He would not answer this prayer and leave the world as it is. (in sin)
Yes, when "His Kingdom Comes and His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." Meaning when Man's reign is over and Christ returns to rule.
(August 4, 2012 at 11:28 pm)Ryantology Wrote:(August 4, 2012 at 11:19 pm)Drich Wrote: As 'we' have already discussed God is not subject to your expectation of 'loving.'
Which raises the question, why would anyone wilfully dedicate their souls to the kind of shithead who would give a kid cancer to teach a lesson. To scare the rest into unquestioned compliance with his caprice?
That's worth getting up early on Sunday for, all right.
Why do you think God gave anyone cancer
